How to coast as an associate? (A2A)
To give some context, I've been at my firm for ~3.5 years. In the beginning, I was planning on PE, but over time, I realized the grass isn't that much greener. By the time I was finishing my analyst years, I had gotten decent at my job: while the hours are the same, I probably use less than 10% of my mental capacity in a given day. I rarely pay attention during meetings, but instinctually know what to say.
At this point, I'm considering coasting for another 1-3 years. With this objective in mind, does anyone have any tips?
Feels like there's a limit to how much you can delegate, especially if you aren't working with very competent analysts. Between more complex models, dividing up slides, and meetings, I'm still quite busy. Granted, I now eat 1 hour lunches, 1 to 2 hour dinners, and take a few 30 minute breaks throughout the day. However, it would be great if I can further improve my lifestyle.
Any suggestions?
Kind of a stupid question if you’ve been in banking for 3.5 years you will know how
Its also almost like asking how to spend your free time, I dont know go to the gym?
Dumbest post award goes to…
Need tips
Establish a good reputation early on by working hard then ride that rep out for 1-2 years, hard to really coast more than that unless you're also sucking someone's dick (which is another idea!)
I slightly disagree: A good rep just leads to more work!
Remember, the shitty analyst/associate get less work because people don’t want to work with them and have low expectations.
Et optio officia nihil velit. Excepturi quaerat commodi veniam est magnam corrupti architecto. Culpa et libero suscipit.
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