PE/GE/VC Hours Worked Survey - Please take it!

In light of all the recent chatter regarding WLB in PE/GE/VC I wanted to be able to quantify just how good / bad everyone's lifestyle is and how that varies across firms.

If you currently work in PE/GE/VC please consider taking this survey. All responses will be aggregated and anonymized and then shared back here for the benefit of all those who work in / are interested in PE/GE/VC.

Thanks!

Survey link: https://forms.gle/nRsfxrNDKxCwNuNr9

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Sharing results! Final N = 31 (though the survey is open if sharing the results inspires more people to participate)

Three interesting takeaways for me:

1. Unsurprisingly average hours worked scale as you move from VC (59) to GE (68) to PE (72)

2. Latest fund size is not a good predictor of hours

3. People seem to like Growth the least from an NPS perspective (though N is low)

Rather than making a bunch more cuts I figured I'd just give you all the raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lPQtns22PR_9T5DXQMdkgJUEkEobMXv…

What insights do you all see?

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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