This is probably group dependent, but can anyone comment on how much VPs are working for MMs like Lincoln, Blair, HL, Baird, Piper, etc. (particularly in Chicago)? Hours, lifestyle, anything on that. Interested to hear if there's a nice drop off in online hours after associate for these groups. If anyone has worked in both NYC and Chicago would also be interested to hear differences in culture / hours / intangibles. Any comments on pre-vs-post COVID also helpful
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Aint like you're gonna get there regardless chief worry more about what McDonald line cook hours are like
My VPs are working 80 hour weeks
LFG. Can confirm.
Baird VP here. I work 10 am to 4 am on Sunday to Friday, and 7 am to noon on Saturdays. At this point, I’m willing to lateral to Stifel just so I have time to sleep and shit.
Industrials?
That’s crazy, my VP stops replying to shit by 10:30pm. Is it because you’re not being efficient? Or your team isn’t performing therefore you need to do associate work?
No. Baird is a sweatshop (used to be only industrials but now includes the tech group). Source: used to work at Baird where I regularly saw my VPs and sometimes Directors crank beside us until well after midnight.
You work more than A1s bro
Thought no Saturdays….sorry man
Great outcomes, done well.
Dude are you ok?
I remember talking to a VP at RJ Chi during a second round SA interview. He told me he just came out of a live deal and pulled an all-nighter and still worked around 60hours a week normally. He didn't seem in the happiest mood and started spamming technicals. I thought I bombed but I still got sent to the super, guess others messed up worse. I didn't really miss any but I was indecisive and stumbled.
“didn’t seem in the happiest mood and started spamming technical.” Idk y this was so funny to me.
"...started spamming technical." This feels like it could have been a line in the Big Short..."look at him, that's my quant. Your what? My quantitative!"
Started spamming technicals lol
Move VPs I have worked with work until midnight on average.
London. VPs here melt the phones, easily 75+ hour weeks, regularly doing 9-2330
That is misery. What hours do analysts and associates typically work?
At a London MM atm. Analysts typically do 9-1+ and some even go home and continue working till around 4.
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