SA Smoke Break?
Incoming SA at MM bank, I do not smoke that much but I usually smoke cigarettes like twice or thrice a day to stay awake. I do not get anything through coffee and nicotine helps me. Is it a bad look to get a smoke on break? I barely smoke twice a day and I cannot vape since I do not like it and nicotine gum is weird for me, I just have an addiction to tobacco tbh, something with the taste.
Point is, would this affect me in terms of a return offer and negative rep? office has a balcony which is a smoke zone 2 floors down btw.
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lol. You'll be fine so long as you aren't supposed to be on a call or something or are missing deadlines. Tons of kids take smoke breaks
At MMs you can smoke at your desk
Wouldn’t recommend it. The smell is strong and you shouldn’t be stepping on people’s toes as an intern. The sissies in this industry get mad about any and everything
Just find the smokers in your team and go together with them. Of nobody in your team smokes you don't wanna work there
Why is a group having a smoker or not part of which group you'd work in? There are lots of very valid health reasons for people not to smoke and/or have quit smoking. Just judge people on work product, not on irrelevant things like smoking or not.
Depends on group culture. Frankly in the Americas, there are not many smokers, some people vape and some others may do zyn's but most juniors do not do it in public in the office. Have worked across only in a BB, but would assume it's similar.
Either way, it does not matter to me. Frankly, all that matters as an intern or analyst is that you do your work correctly, have a good attitude, and are professional. However, I will be honest with you and tell you in the Americas it could indeed give you a negative rep if certain people find out. Lots of people strongly against smoking might hold some initial negative opinions on you if you haven't worked with them yet. That said, work product trumps all and if your work product is good nothing else should matter.
Just go outside and rip a cig
I did. Those credit docs make me need cigs
EB in US? What’s the call here? Any other smokers in your team?
EB NYC. Yea, I smoked with other SA's
I wouldn't recommend tbh - I'd hate having to sit next to someone who smells like cigarettes for 12 hours a day
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FWIW, I wouldn’t want to sit near you if you reek of cig smoke. Not being holier than thou or anything (I rip Zyns all day, I get it) just being honest. Would strongly consider making the switch to a vape / zyn / etc. Banking is a client service business and eventually you’ll meet clients in person too. They might have even stronger views than I just expressed.
I agree, I am trying to leave it by smoking half of it and leaving it out there. Definitely fucks up your lungs and have to make sure I leave it soon regardless of SA stint or not.
That makes sense. I usually don't reek of cig smell since I smoke 1 or 2 a day and perfume myself well. I am definitely trying my best to leave it this semester, working towards that goal once summer hits hopefully.
Are you in Europe or the US? I'm at a bank in London with a few smokers.
Seems highly location dependent. Substantial stigma against cigarette smoking in the US but very prominent in Europe still.
Drop the cigs.
If I gotta sit next to some loser who reeks of smoke we're throwing hands
lay off the smoke bruh
Vape like a real man
Highly recommend you find a way to curb your cig habit for your career. Nobody is really going to like you that much more for being a smoker, but there are going to be quite a few people who will judge you more negatively - from a smell perspective, opinion perspective, and from a perception you're not working as hard perspective if you're taking more breaks.
Makes sense. Trying to leave it for sure.
Not sure what’s the problem with breaks.
If you're gone 2-3x a day just for smoke breaks people might notice you're at your desk less than somebody who doesn't take those breaks, and that may be perceived as being less available / not as diligent as somebody who chains themselves to their desk.
Discretely vape in the toilets like a real man
I don't like vapes. I've used it and despised them, I have some weird inclination to tobacco.
Are you retarded? Just use zyn like an adult
Only goated part of working in Europe is you can rip cigs with the partners as an intern.
Also true in the US, just not as much.
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