JPM London hours
Hi all,
Asking for some real feedback from people working there. What are the hours for associates at JPM in London?
I often see crazy hours on WSO of people pretending they work 100h weeks and sleep 5-6h a night but at my bank I usually work 9:30-12 with a break to work out around dinner time and finish wfh after that; most days I sleep 8hrs. Obviously sometimes I pull 2-3ams but this isn’t the norm. Minimal weekend work usually (understand: in my group we can push back on bullshit requests and only work weekend for time sensitive live stuff or to finish a pitch)
Also, what’s the stance on WFH? (can you WFH on Fridays? How about in the evening?)
Asking as I’m considering a move but have a decent WLB currently (60-80 hrs) and online reviews are pointing toward significantly more so wondering if people actually pull 2-3ams every day (which seems unsustainable?)
Where do you work? Honest question
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interested in analyst hours as well
Very group dependent, heard for instance FIG is working very nasty hours whilst industrials is much more managable
any insights or hearsay you have on other groups? Tech / M&C / Healthcare?
I worked in their M&A Sponsors team for four years, from my experience once you reach ASO level, hours become much more manageable as you can rely on analysts to start working on things. WFH was only allowed on Fridays.
In my case, I used to go back home around 10 or 10:30 and then log back in until midnight or 1am, however leaving before 7 or 7:30 would probably look bad on you. Having said that, other groups might have different policies, but as long as you show up from Mondays to Thursdays and you get things done on time, no one will challenge your leaving time.
Thanks! Ok this seems relatively similar to how things go at my firm. Did people work much on weekends ?
And how was the workload as an analyst ?
I worked in a very M&A focused group, which means I had some terrible weekends (working full time on both Saturday and Sunday), but then I had many relaxed weekends. My colleagues in coverage did not have these super intensive weekends but on the other side they had to do at least some work every weekend.
I have heard they are setting up some new policies like protected Friday evenings and Saturdays, protected weekends every quarter, and hours capped at 80 so maybe things will get better.
Thanks! Could you please expand on that?
1) What do you mean by M&A focused group and how does that differ from coverage groups (assume you mean sector coverage) ? Don’t the sector teams hold the models ?
2) Why do the sector guys have to do stuff every weekend ? Do they receive more BS requests ?
3) Are you implying that some sector groups are more ECM focused than others?
Can someone share any insights into their Media & Comms group? What is the culture now, especially at an asso level?
interested as well
Any insights on the hours / culture in their Real Estate team?
Thanks!
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