MF PE investor relations

Currently a 2nd year analyst, have received first rounds for some Assoc IR roles (BX, KKR, APO) and was curious if people know anything about culture / reputation / sweatiness / comp in any of the firms? From what I heard BX still makes you work like 70 hours a week in IR...  

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