What do I do about my dog
Going into my 3rd year summer internship, likely looking to stay in IB for the next few years. However, I have a (small) dog. She's my childhood pet (I got her when I was 15), but when my parents got her, they made me promise that when I graduated college I would take her to live with me (they love her, but don't like the idea of having to take care of another thing, and "want their freedom back", in their own words).
I absolutely love my dog, and have had her for so long that it would actually shatter my heart to have to give her away. How can I manage taking care of a pet and working in banking? Does anyone else here do it, and if so, what did you find to be effective in caring for a pet while managing those hours?
- Find an employer who allows pets at the office (most likely only dogs, they often don't want cats)
- Find a partner who stays at home and watches/walks your dog
- Find a roommate who gets along with your dog
- WFH more often and look after your dog, on the remaining days there are dog sitters
We have a cat and we both work corporate jobs. It is tricky, but it works out somehow. You'll make it work.
Why do offices not prefer cats?
We have a cat and my gf's work allow dogs, but not cats. When we inquired why, they said cats are often harder to train, more independent and more into "mischievous acts during work". Cats also react in different ways to changing environments. While some cats don't have a problem being in new places (if they traveled as a kitten or similar), many of them go a little wild when they change places.
Society also expects cats to be more in tune with themselves when they are alone, people say you can leave them alone for longer. They don't have to go on walks, go potty outside, etc. . And because they are physically smaller (compared to most dogs), a large apartment is often stimulation enough. They can be pure indoor cats and that would be fine. A dog would have to go out every once in a while.
Low tier critter
Dogs in the office was a byproduct of ZIRP. Even then, wouldn’t happen in IB.
I have personally seen dogs at satellite offices at UK banks. Not the main office though and it wasn't in IB either.
But yeah, unless OP goes to a Fintech, it's unlikely to happen.
Doable, will be tough, definitely easier with a partner, probably going have to pay a lot for doggy daycare/dog walker. Have coworkers who live close to the office and they can drop by to walk or check on their dog during the day.
Get a dog walker and have them come do walks at lunchtime and ~5pm so your dog gets out enough. Or get a roommate who loves dogs and cut them a break on rent (add up what walker costs, guessing a few hundred a month) in exchange for some help with care
Sylvester Stallone was so poor before making Rocky he had to sell his dog because he could no longer feed it. After he got paid for Rocky, he camped out and found the guy he sold it to and paid him something ridiculous (to the tune of $10,000) to get him back.
Your bank doesn’t care about you like your dog does. Even if you have to pay an apartment sitter to watch your dog, it will be worth it. The money will come back, but the joy that dog brings you is priceless.
Personally speaking, my dog died and I’d give the world to spend an hour with him. A piece of my heart would be missing if I had to give him away for a bank that doesn’t care about me personally.
.... damn
Where’s your office? Either find a roommate who’s fully remote and loves dogs, find a partner who does the same thing, or live right by your office so you can take 30 minutes every once in a while to walk your dog.
Living near the office is a great suggestion.
Small tip re: getting a roommate. So much easier to get the lease yourself and then put out a post looking for a roommate, rather than trying to find a person to search for apts together. I know it’s more money upfront to get the place yourself, but the payback is huge because you get the location/space you want and then select the best person from all the interested folks.
You're going to make good dough, splurge a bit on a nice doggy daycare. Sure, you'll get to see her less but you would anyway going into banking. At least with daycare, she'll get a some pampering, activity, socializing with other pups, the good pup life.
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I send my dog to daycare in the morning that’s close to my work.
Also chose to live close to work so if I work late I swing by daycare real quick and drop her off at home.
It’s expensive. Almost like a child. But I would do anything for that dog.
Find a roommate who WFH who you would trust with your dog, problem solved.
Can we have pictures of the dog?
I got a disabled dog at the end of my AN1 year. It was a difficult adjustment period but mostly because of her disabilities and not inherently owning the dog. Here are some tips I would give to you:
- You're going to need a dog walker for the afternoon (no question). If your dog is good with other dogs, then you can get a slight discount by doing group walks instead of solo walks.
- You're going to likely want to live as close to work as possible. That way, if you know you're going to have a brutal night, you can dip out of the office for 30 minutes to give the dog a relief walk and give 'em dinner (i.e. if your office is in Midtown on Park, maybe live around Murray Hill / Kips Bay despite the other considerations)
- Figure out who on your team is empathetic to you owning a dog / who isn't. You can be more open / communicative with the former on your schedule than the latter group.
PM me if you want to ask about specifics.
As others have suggested, go w/ a dog daycare. Very doable going down that route (have done that w/ various jobs / locations).
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