I know that weekends are the days to go all out on nightlife, but as an intern, what did /do you do on weekday nights? bars? sports? clubs? rooftops?
Please suggest fun things to do while I'm here.
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Are you in NYC?
yes
Must be nice bank if it gives you enough free time to go out during the week :)
as a SA in IB, I feel like my group is lax with hours so I'm not working the ridiculous 100 hour weeks that everyone speaks about
Neither are 90% of bankers. People love exaggerating hours.
figured. in light of recent events, seems like as long as work is done people are free to go by evening
Maybe, but there are still very few at the BB's who have enough time to go out during the week.
Guess you're not in Barclay's Power and Utilities.
On a side note, when my buddies were SAs, they hung out in the city with whoever they can. Just have fun.
Good to see you've gotten over trying to find "meaningful work" and are focused on the right thing (having fun).
haha im receiving more and more meaningful work, luckily. there is some downtime usually in the mornings though, and was wondering how I can best make of NYC as an intern in the summer
Good. That means you're doing good work with what they have given you. Keep up the good work.
And yeah mornings are usually slow(ER). Good time to catch up on the journal, sports, etc. (WSO). And definitely make sure to enjoy the city, and make sure to go out with other interns. They will be great contacts as you progress through your career.
Check out Turtle Bay on Wednesday nights. A lot of finance interns end up over there and its an overall solid happy hour spot ($1 beers).
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