I am a sophomore standing in a non-target university. I work very hard, and these things pay off. I get a good internship at an international boutique management consulting firm, all founded by Chicago Booth MBA alumni. I can touch on some real business and projects, not just administrative tasks. (At least, compared to most of my friends who are internship-less, I am quite satisfied with my internship.)
Because I feel it is such a great opportunity, I work very hard in my internship, and try to impress the boss. But today my boss, after knowing I’ve been working so hard the whole day, told me don’t be a workaholics. I replied “it’s just a matter of personal choice. I want to work hard at the young age so that later in my 40’s probably I can retire and enjoy my life, not the other way around.” My boss was a very nice guy who used to work in BB, but after MBA he founded his own shop with his MBA classmates. He told me “all for you to learn yourself!”
Yes, that’s very true that life is the journey of exploring and understanding ourselves. It’s understandable for young man like me to make mistakes and learn from them. But I am just wondering do I really work too hard? As a summer intern, am I not supposed to work that hard? Is it true that bosses don’t usually appreciate hard-worker?
Please comment. Thanks.
You can work as hard you want, no one cares. Twice this week I left work at 3 pm, no one even asked. I hand in great work, my boss doesn't really care if I hand it in by the end of the day, or if I work long and hard and finish it by 10 am - infact if I hand it at 10 he'll just exploit my efficiency and work me like a mule. If all analysts started working likes mules, I'd do it to. However, this is like an oligopoly - When you cut your prices everyone else will and the industry will end up having less revenue.
Learn the art of the DSO. DSO stands for Delayed Send-off, which basically means that you should never send your finished assignments to your boss as soon as they are done. Wait until the time is right and then send it. Meanwhile, you could just act busy. So, not only you know you did the task right (because it was easy!), you showed your boss that you can get things done right and on time. :)
How does one know when the time is "right"? Wait until asked?
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