Does your fund WFH at all?
Do you get any days WFH?
Are you still expected to FaceTime?
Looking to see what’s normal. Some friends can come in at 10 and go home at 5 and continue working from home. Others need a reason to not be at their desk at 8pm.
What’s normal these days?
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We're 1-2 days in the office and rest is WFH. 9am - 5pm. Very flexible. I'd go to another fund if I was forced to go in 3+ days a week.
What’s the size of your fund and city?
NYC ~$1.5bn
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3 days “mandatory” per week but nobody cares or checks. Most people default to coming into the office M-Th, with random days from home if the weather sucks or something. Fridays are maybe 10% capacity — usually just the people who live close to the office where the commute isn’t an issue.
overall feels pretty good. Default in the office is nice for productivity but having the flexibility to wfh whenever is great.
London based in a MM funds.
2 days "mandatory", the rest WFH but if you can't make it the "mandatory" days, no one cares.
Everyone’s in Mon-Wed, office is open Thu-Fri but not required. Maybe 20% of people come in on Thursdays, I’ve come in on Friday twice (once because I had a meeting nearby, once because I was having work done in my apartment) and was one of 3 the first time and literally the only one the second time.
Lots of flexibility to WFH Mon-Wed if you’re feeling under the weather or traveling as well
Currently crying because all the RE-focused funds I have been in contact with are in at least 4 days, outside of the lifecos.
London based, US MF
5 days a week in the office, little to no exceptions
What fund? Bx KKR Advent?
We are officially 4 days in office, but almost everyone is doing ~3 (usually T-Th, but variable). Nobody monitors or cares.
You really work at Apollo?
Yes, why?
I joined a terribly rigid LMM firm - chose those big fake carry numbers over obvious cultural issues - and have regretted it since day 1. So much so that I'm actually considering leaving outright for keeping my mental health in order and generally trying to be happy in this industry. One of those biggest issues...as a 33 year old VP I have to come in 5 days a week, in office no exception, with a requirement to be at my seat no later than 8am and leave no earlier than 7pm. Like a clock in line worker. If any of these mentioned criteria are not met, other members of the team (or their EAs) will inform the partners and you are met with sit-downs asking for explanation. It is worse than a college kid coming into an analyst role I swear to god lol. I'm about to bounce so fucking hard.
Partially posted this for the mental relief lol, but also, so some of you know these old school hardo shops still exists from lmm to mf. I'm jealous of the 3 day schedule that most of you (and my IRL friends and network) seem to have.
Bro that's nuts.. id bounce kind of signals lack of trust especially treating a guy in his 30s like that??
Yea man; its the worst. I feel like we all at one point say "fuck it, I'm done, what's the worst that can happen" but I may actually pull the trigger. Hiring market is not that great right now, and I've been wanting to leave for the past ~5 months or so. VP with good experience; kinda not worried about finding a fit at some point even if some hardos may think its bad signaling to just quit a role. Money isn't an issue. Not sure how much longer I can take this bullshit lol - we'll see if I've got the stones for it!
5 days / fully in office. Relatively chill firm too but unfortunately CEO wants everyone in.
Middle Market NYC. 4 days required with added flexibility if needed
LMM in a city outside of NYC. 5 days / fully in office
3 days in, 2 WFH, partners are flexible. Love the set up.
M-T in-office, F-WFH
At UMM fund: 3 days in office, if senior are not in the office, I am staying at home for a week sometimes.
Permanent WFH 1.2bn AUM.
Must be nice. Lmk if they’re ever hiring
For those of you at firms with some WFH, do you expect to be back in office full time at any point? Really hoping the firm I'm headed to doesn't go fully back
Not in PE but my firm recently moved to 4-days. Currently recruiting for other roles and roles that offer 2-days WFH / more flexible remote work automatically look so much more attractive.
It’s amazing how companies don’t realize how much of a massive benefit workers view this - especially for older workers. Sure, the young bucks that are still chasing the “dream” will go to the best firm and grind it out 5-days a week. Personally, I’m over that shit and just want good pay and balance. Firms with 2-days WFH shoot to the top.
No requirement written on paper but everyone comes in all 5 days so it just looks bad if I don’t do the same. Will lateral when my 1 year is up.
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