Is anyone else terrified to go back into the office?
I see all these posts talking about how wfh sucks etc and think you all are missing the point—wfh doesn’t suck because it’s wfh, wfh just happened to coincide with almost all banks closing more deals than ever before. Like many on this forum, I’m finding myself barely having enough time to eat or shower—the thought of adding a 20 minute commute two ways everyday makes me think the 6 hours of sleep I’m getting will turn to 5 and this job will be even worse. Am I the only one thinking about this right now? I just don’t get how people think returning to the office will make banks work juniors less hard. More likely I think they will demand the same output, but we will all have less hours in our day.
I'm not in IB anymore, but I'd imagine WFH is sweet for everyone except for first years. Trying to "drink through the fire hose" while remote just sounds like a terrible time.
I think so too. Especially with a lot of people saying that they will quit once they get their bonus in July/august and morale being low, its possible that people quitting will increase demand for work.
I might be wrong here, but isn't WFH and everything being online part of the reason for which there is so much more activity? I would imagine it's easier for MDs to close a greater magnitude of deals remotely.
I'm just a prospect, so I'm only speculating here.
That doesn't go away when WFH ends though. Its not like just all meetings will happen in person again. People realize how easy it is to set up a zoom/call and will continue to heavily utilize it.
Who do you think is more likely to close? a banker who tries to do a zoom call with a client or one who travels and goes out of his way to do meetings in person and plays golf with the client?
I don't think I can wake up at 8am anymore
This ^^ - not shaving, not putting on the whole uniform, not walking to the subway, not waiting for the subway, not waiting for the elevator, not being in the elevator anytime after 9am with my MD, not seeing sunlight. It will take multiple months for me to get used to that again. I need wfh to be hybrid at minimum
Do you think it will be hybrid going forward?
Very true. I'm terrified. I feel bad for folks who join in their first year and are remote, but for second / third years and above, WFH has made banking more tolerable. Doing that commute again, being presentable in front of client and MDs, waiting for people to leave and then going to the gym, and surviving on 5 hours of sleep that I did for 3 years is haunting me...
I mean, considering that my alarm is set for 8:58 am, yes.
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