Hi guys,
Currently interning at a bank. I can't really do much atm since nothing has been set up for me yet(access to cap iq for example). I am reaching the 8 hour mark and was wondering if I should stay longer in case they need help with some trivial tasks. I do get paid for overtime, so that's sort of the problem here.
What should I do?
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depends on the vibe, would they want to pay you for overtime or is it something you have to get approval for or is it kind of a "suck it up and do it" kind of thing?
also, are you saying that in 5 minutes you're hitting the 8 hour mark? you probably should've asked this earlier in the day when you found out you weren't able to do anything.
Everyone's pretty chilled and I asked previous interns and they said they put in the hours they were required to do actual work.
Thing is that sometimes they ask me to do some random things(pulling up data from BB terminal), so I can be of help some times..
Should I just get up and leave? lol
get off of WSO and see if you can help out. don't ask us at 4:45 if you should leave at 5. c'mon man.
btw: this is something you should be doing every day if your assigned work is through.
Why are you asking WSO and not someone at your workplace?....
Go practice Bloomberg terminal research. Before you do, ask if anyone needs any information extracted from Bloomberg. If not, just explore Bloomberg, look up some companies etc.
Come back around 6.15 and do the rounds again, asking if anyone needs help.
Don't leave before 6.30.
Ask your supervisor, you wizard.
But if he leaves before 6.30, he'll turn into a pumpkin. There are unwritten rules, man.
glad you answered, had no idea this was a thing. hallelujah for PWM
I would stick around until at least a few folks have left, but only book 8 hours of work on your time sheet. Were you technically at work for longer than 8 hours and legally entitled to overtime? Yes. Did you produce 8+ hours of work today? No.
Ultimately, sticking around longer is mostly for your benefit, both from a facetime / politics perspective and from a learning opportunity perspective as well. The Company your interning with shouldn't bear the cost of that, but at the same time, you shouldn't feel compelled to lose out on these opportunities just because of a time sheet.
Make sure if people ask that they know that when you're sticking around late waiting for tasks, you're not booking OT so they don't think you're milking the system. Make it clear that you just want to be available and around in case stuff DOES come up and you can be helpful.
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