Best WLB in PE with good pay
Hi all, curious to hear which firms in PE have strong WLB and pay as well. Thanks in advance.
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"I wanna be paid a lot and not work as much as other people being paid comparably" - that's how this reads.
If this is truly your selection criteria you should rethink PE entirely.
Don’t you though?
So that’s how skilled labor works…
Maybe I'm in the minority here but I feel like WLB does not equal working less. It means things like a culture of not creating pointless work, not working on Christmas or Saturday just for the sake of "this is PE". It doesn't mean you don't spring when a deal or portco requires it. I'm not at one right now but I have to believe these kinds of places exist.
Yes, what you’re describing is good culture. I think it does exist in PE. WLB is a different concept and I don’t think it exists in MM+ PE.
Totally agree
You want to be an LP. Get paid decently, don't work hard at all and pretty much never work a weekend.
Broad question, but could you approximate what "getting paid decently" means in $ figures and at what seniority level? Also, what types of LPs offer this kind of WLB?
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