I have to fly home for a family event (not emergency) and am flying out in the evening around 7pm. I'm going to get the wifi and plan on working during the flight. However not sure how any meetings/calls would work. Is this a bad look? Recommended? Just started my 1st year stint btw.
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Flag it to your associate. Would be worse if they/a superior kept calling you during your flight not knowing you are just unable to pickup.
Okay will do. I am only taking the flight because my girlfriend is on the same one. I could just take the 9pm flight as well, would I be better off making the switch? If this is a big deal and would be a bad look, I will definitely make the switch. But if letting the associate know in advance (flight is end of the month) will be okay, then I would rather just stick to it.
Couldn't he set some sort of automatic voice message during that time though?
An Associate in my group does this nearly every month over the past year and is universally hated for communicating it the day prior and disappearing off decks.
If it’s not every week you’re doing this and let folks on your team know with as much advanced notice, you should be fine. You’d be amazed at how people “busy” or “jammed” are just taking time to themselves to travel during WFH, etc.
Yeah, I'd definitely give them at least 2 weeks notice. I could tell them now also but I just started and don't want to be known as the guy blocking off time right off the bat. Would the best way to handle this be blocking off the flight time on my schedule and then saying I am reachable via facetime/text?
Yeah I hear you on the optics of it since you just started on the desk. Whenever you decide to tell them, would say in an affirmative tone "I learned I have to go back home for a few weeks and will be out of pocket from x to y that day." But as you already noted would end up "But I'll have my laptop/phone with me to and from the airport, and be able to log back-in once I land. I'll also have Wifi and plan on working during the flight on any requests." Unless you've joined the greatest sell-side of all-time on a psychopathic team, I don't see why anyone would expect somebody to be back online at 3am or something to do work so nobody should be able to bother you.
No need to provide all details of what you're doing or why. Think you're (understandably) self-aware about the optics as a new analyst but overthinking it. If you gotta travel, travel.
You can use zoom on a plane if you use a vpn as it’s normally blocked otherwise. I’ve done it, but only to listen in on stuff. It’s inconsiderate to actually talk
That's my issue is I don't wanna be talking. But as a brand new analyst I doubt I would be talking on a zoom unless my MD has comments they want to discuss one-on-one
Yeah so if you load a vpn, you can probably join, but I wouldn't 100% count on it.
How long is the flight and what day of the week? Shouldn't matter either way if you let people know ahead of time. But if its a Friday night then it REALLY doesnt matter.
its a 6 hour (coast to coast) from 6pm ET arriving 12am ET (office is in ET) on a Tuesday. Alternative is a 9pm departure arrival 3am ET
Okay so its a fairly long flight. Probably isnt an issue but since its 6 hours with limited access should just let staffer/associate know like that guy commented above so they arent confused if you delay in a reply while you're in the air.. People are human, shit happens.
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