Work life balance

So it is extremely unlikely to have a healthy work-life balance(WLB) in an IB analyst role (or any role IB, really). In which finance prospects is it possible to have a moderate work-life balance?

Generalizing, WLB is poor across the board, I'm curious as to which prospects have WLB shops.

If you work in a PE, HF, or VC shop(or AM, CR, ER, GE, MC) and have a decent WLB, would you mind commenting your hours, salary, note any caveats, and describe the rarity of your position? Also, include comp for positions above and below you if possible. 

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intuitivemonkey

So it is extremely unlikely to have a healthy work-life balance(WLB) in an IB analyst role (or any roll IB, really).

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