What makes IB difficult?

I’ll be doing my first internship in IB this summer and I’ve heard some people say you often don’t use your brain or «a trained monkey could do it ». I’m also aware it’s very challenging, so what makes the job hard?

  • very high quantity of pretty simple tasks make it hard to stay on top of everything
  • the work is actually much harder than some people say and being insightful is the challenge
  • large range of skills required (analytical, numerical, communication, organisation etc.)
  • accumulated fatigue / stress
  • combination of the above / something else
  • nothing, if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life ;)
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Why in the world are so many Gen Z schlubs horny af to go into banking despite absolutely hating and/or sucking at accounting? It makes no sense to me. 

 

the hardest thing is honestly the learning curve at the beginning. you basically just wont know how to do basic things and will need a lot of guidance. people say that you're not actually adding value to your team until 6 months on the job.

its also pretty easy to get burnt out and feel like your brain is fried looking at a screen for so long. you also deal with a lot of tough personalities, id say that 1/5 people where are work are just complete douches. the best thing is to just stay mentally and physically in check through a good diet and exercise/support in your personal life. it can be easy to fall of the rails at work if you dont keep your personal life in check.

 
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