On-cycle 2027 planning (office / interview logistics)

Ignore title, first/second analyst at MBB. When 2027 on-cycle kicks off, what is the right way to handle this assuming I am sitting in-person with my team? For example, if it kicks off at like 4-5pm in the middle of a really busy case day do I have to just tell them I'm going home for the day? Would love approach from other IB/MBB people who have had to do deal with this in the past

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ya more or less have to make up an excuse and just leave. might be less obvious in MBB but at most banks, droves of A1s will up and leave all at once so it'll ultimately be pretty obvious

 
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You’re going to get a really nasty case of the water poops. Make sure you tell your team in explicit detail about the molten slop that’s forcefully exiting your nether regions. Most of your managers will understand, but for the real ball busters you’re going to have to make sure they understand that your stink pickles now look more like a mud slide to let you off the hook.

 

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