What is the hardest firm/group to work at in IB/PE/HF?
Most difficult hours?
Most cutthroat culture?
Most total stress?
The usual suspects will show up, but curious to hear any new takes as well.
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For HFs, bridgewater is brutal. Source: my psychiatrist has multiple clients working there. They’re all super depressed. The radical transparency stuff and rating people after meetings are the main issues
Wherever you’re at can’t be great either considering you see a shrink.
Probably Wendys fry cook. That place is open 24/7... do they ever sleep?
EVR is up there with longest hours
For IB: Left Lane Associates Transportation M&A group
there is no competition, an intern once told me he had to work past dinner time since this large (20k + EV) trucking business was based on the west coast.
tough racket
Everyone knows that the exit opps are worth it (think JEF, 7-Eleven cashier)
JEF and it’s not even close
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