Memorable Moments of Exasperation

Currently waiting on comments from a new lateral VP staffed on a deck trying to be the hero (and inadvertently making an entire team waste a day on turns and emails that brought us back to where we started the day), while an Associate sends me demeaning emails on another deal.

That being said - what are your moments in IB where you just found so exasperated to the point of quitting or laughing like a maniac at the ridiculousness of how this job has made you a dumber glorified executive assistant lying about numbers?

 

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