How many work on Christmas Day
How many of you in IB actually worked on Christmas Eve / Christmas Day?
If so, do you have family? How did they react?
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Worked 7 hrs from my kitchen table while watching basketball
I know a lot of places are open on Christmas eve, including where I work. It's actually not a bad day to go in if your family lives real close because you aren't going to be doing any real work and will be let out early.
I went in on Christmas Eve... I have family and they all understood... Just showed up a little later.
Worked on Christmas eve, but only went into the office for about 5 hours.
Worked Christmas Eve, not bad at all. Left at around 1 to take the train back to the burbs for family time/dinner.
contrary to what most ppl outside finance think, its actually not that BAD to work on a holiday. you mostly dont have much to do, and even if you do have work to crank out, you are generally very productive because you dont have any random staffing requests to bother you.
Christmas eve 2008 I worked until 2 or 3 am on Christmas day. Sometimes things happen.
Worked xmas eve, went in for 2 hours, watched netflix, left.
Worked Christmas for about 4 hours and did nothing
in PE now - took this and next week off (as did just about everyone in the office). when I was an analyst in banking both years I took xmas eve off through new years day, and everyone in my group was encouraged to do the same
worked in PE as an SA last year - was asked to work on Xmas and New Years. Ended up sleeping 2-4 hours under my desk. Needed to close a deal and the seller was Asian Co. Lunar New Years is more important in Asia and they don't celebrate Xmas or New years as much
still worked lunar new years tho since PE fund is american...
hah sorry i meant intern - but to be fair I continued my internship from the summer throughout the fall into winter...
think this is different from most situations since it was an internship and just about any work can be thrown at interns. for FT analysts it is all based on what teams you are on / companies you cover; if nothing comes up for your teams youre off the hook, but if you're smack dab in the middle of a deal that is in full momentum, it could be a polar opposite situation.
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sounds good :)
I work in CF and had to work on Christmas eve and the day after christmas. Sometimes shit happens no matter what you job you have.
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