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PE_guy19, hey, look at the bright side, at least you didn't get a ton of monkey shit thrown at you...here is my best guess on threads that might be helpful:

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  • From Private Equity Associate to VP in Private Equity know is right here. Private Equity Job- What Do PE Associates Do? PE associates' days are ... primarily spent on a few different things. Here's a day in the life of a PE from @samoanboy, a private ... their time directly below. Day in the Life of a Private Equity Associate As previously mentioned, ...
  • PE lifestyle? Hours, weekends, base, bonus, etc.? Can anyone already working as an associate in PE give an overview of the private equity lifestyle ... special perks working at your firm? (I hear some PE shops organize sweet company trips) private equity ... analysis, traveling, sourcing, etc.? (Or whatever is in the daily life of a PE associate? Are there any ...
  • West Coast Private Equity Firms with Great Lifestyles? Hi, I am starting to look into private equity associate recruiting, and an important factor to me ... is work/life balance. More specifically I mean: ~60-70 hours a week in the office give or take ... minimal weekend work relatively relaxed office culture-any other company specific perks? Interested in MM ...
  • Investment Bank Life Style Better At Boutiques? less intense hours. Our users share their insight on the work life balance, firms to avoid, and salary ... pitching and still putting in 80-100 hrs a wk. In short, if you want a good lifestyle then I-Banking ... Course Here Hours boutiques lifestyle Investment Banking Forum Resources Questions in IB Interviews ...
  • Re- Lifestyle in Private Equity (lower mid to mid market space) hours a week while doing it. Upper levels of PE are still stressful and you work a lot but lifestyle ... Long-term PE- Lifestyle " is so insightful (10 silver bananas) that I decided it deserves its own spot ... 40 hrs and him 70) but I don't have a client calling me up at all hours or saying I absolutely ...
  • Citadel Global Equities (pay, culture, career path, lifestyle) multi-managers (like Point72, BAM, Millennium) and (ii) roles at elite private equity firms (like Blackstone, ... I had a number of questions about Citadel's global equities team because I recently advanced ... broadstrokes perception is Tiger Cubs > Megafund PE >= Citadel > all other multi-managers, but curious ...
  • Banking vs. Consulting Lifestyle? employees work up to seventy-five hours per week. skdude- Private Equity Associate: MBB hands down. You will ... traveling Safe weekends Investment Banking Life Style Hours in banking in banking are going to slightly ... can expect to work 75 to 90 hours a week. mtnmmnn- Private Equity Vice President: People in Investment ...
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I can’t speak to Bain / THL or any of the other larger PE firms in Boston. I can say that PE hours in Boston are very firm dependent and are, on average, better than New York funds. My network is somewhat limited, but the datapoints I do have would suggest that Boston folks tend to value facetime slightly less (with some known exceptions such as Audax) and tend to be less cutthroat. However, it is important that you do your diligence on whichever firm you join because the variability in PE culture is much more massive than banking/consulting. Even individuals within PE firms can take different approaches to how they manage analysts / associates so working with one Partner could be vastly different than another Partner in the same firm.

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