Just missed out again...regretting my analyst experience
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You stayed up for 3 days straight? Look, I admire that work ethic... but that's crazy.
Either you're not working efficiently enough, or you need to stand up for yourself/your health and refuse to work 3 days straight. That will put you close to death.
Perhaps you were exaggerating... but if not, that conveys a flaw in both your firm/your seniors, and your ability to monitor what's best for your long-term interest.
But congrats on the great exit.
I think this was my main takeaway as well.
You burnt yourself out to the point where you did permanent long-term harm to yourself and your only concern is that you werent placed in top bucket due to lack of politcing? I remember being young and wanting to grind my absolute hardest with no regard for my own well being but this is beyond absurd. You need to take a step back and realize that a MF offer and all the money on Earth wont be worth anything if you continue to literally work yourself to death. Please consider taking better care of yourself, and remember that you are not the president of the United States. Anything and everything related to the SALE OF A COMPANY can wait until the next day, especially if you have already been up for 48 hours. As the prospect above mentioned, your inability to draw a line in the sand and say "I have been up 48 hours straight, I am going home to sleep" is a sign of being in way too deep. When I was your age I had the same mentality. As I have aged, the idea of risking my life and well being for a corporation is the most retarded shit I have ever heard, and I want to hit myself with a 2x4 everytime I think back to my younger self with the same mentality. Take care of yourself and let work come second. Get at least SOME sleep each night. Work will always be there in the morning, and you will still be seen as a strong asset to your team.
Internal politics are extremely challenging - this is true in absolutely ANY career, just stings a bit more in banking when you're working such brutal hours. Take this as a learning experience, you have a fresh start at an amazing firm where you can more than make up the money. And you've already identified what you need to improve on, you're way ahead of the game!
Try to be more of a relationship guy at your next role, instead of just the quiet grinder. Network with seniors, take your VPs out for coffee. Do not grind so hard to the point your physical health is suffering. Instead, build some political capital. Find out the seniors' favorite sports team, and follow them a bit so you can chat about it. Ask them their thoughts on an industry trend you read an article about and they have a lot of knowledge on. Have personal goals for networking and chatting, just like you would have performance goals.
Those small items are WAY more important than being in the office M-F when no one else is there to see you, or being the absolute best at your job very quietly.
I'm just imagining a emotional frenchman sighing and fainting and falling to the ground dramatically like a 1960s movie actress