Is IB modeling that complex or is my friend trying to act smart?

I work at a real estate shop where we sell commercial property level assets worth on avg. $100M to portfolios that are billions. My job is pure excel modeling slavery at the analyst level with slight deck stuff.

My friend on the other hand works at a tech boutique and they’re selling companies that are similar value to the deals I sell. He talks on and on about howww complex these models are and that you have to be wicked smart to do them. He hasn’t touched a model yet and it’s been 6 months. Seems like he’s got his hands tied making decks on 3 deals while I’m modeling like 8+ at a time. I understand that companies would be more complex but to what degree? We work similar hours.

Is he cappin?

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