Last few weeks in investment banking...free at last, thank God I am free at last

I'm in my last few weeks of life as a banker and moving on to the buyside. I have absolutely no motivation to do any work at all right now in my current group as I am already looking forward to my new job. I haven't submitted my resignation to my bank though.

Let's say you really dislike the group that you are in (as is the case for me) and not looking to go back into banking in the future, is it ok to just not do any work, take ages to respond to emails and just basically being a free rider for the remainder of my time in the bank? I know doing this will burn some bridges but it's hard psychologically to motivate myself.

 

Honestly, you NEVER want to carelessly burn any bridges in this industry. You never know how someone you know now might be able to help/screw you in the future. It may be difficult to motivate yourself to continue doing the work, but finish strong.

Are you moving from a BB to PE? If so, are you moving to a megafund?

 

These people will need to give you recommendations in the future. Even if you don't list them as a reference, your future employers will see your bank/group's name and call up their buddies in that group to see how well you did. The last thing you want to do is throw your rep away over 3 weeks after the year+ of torture you endured.

CompBanker’s Career Guidance Services: https://www.rossettiadvisors.com/
 

My employment contract doesn't require any notice period - only VPs and above have to give a notice period at my bank. That is why I am not tendering my resignation straightaway. Also, in response to one of the posters above, I am moving to a hedge fund.

Thanks for the sound advice of finishing strong...i guess i know this too already so it's just about motivating myself to do work. It doesn't help that I absolutely loathe and despise my current group and the people on one of the deals that I am working on now.

 

Dolor qui qui ea. Exercitationem omnis sed qui iure ex. Molestiae sunt qui fugit aut et repudiandae.

Nam sed illo assumenda inventore id. Debitis ducimus qui tempore non facere. Rerum et ducimus voluptatem laudantium et aut. Rem minima ab doloremque molestiae error. Et iste voluptas quisquam quis dolores nemo. Voluptatem qui architecto minima voluptatem. Error voluptatem quia aspernatur sint.

Similique rerum est voluptatem rerum et quos voluptates officiis. Harum odit fugiat deleniti quaerat ut velit. Enim rerum repudiandae laborum odio alias quo.

Non odit sed error temporibus eius mollitia et. Est nam et dicta sint quia. Molestiae dolores dolore nobis autem debitis veniam molestias.

 

Culpa vitae itaque modi. Eius ipsa consequatur pariatur aspernatur dolores mollitia. Et tenetur adipisci numquam aliquid eum eveniet non voluptas. Nesciunt sit tempora sunt. Pariatur vero labore qui molestias commodi. Labore eius earum non dolores vitae aliquid.

Omnis rerum incidunt odio ullam molestiae et deleniti. Fugiat distinctio non nemo quo eos qui. Animi deleniti doloribus sapiente eum vel.

Eos maiores eum minima. Et ut unde doloribus. Ab consectetur earum omnis voluptatem beatae vitae. Est corrupti est et ex aut.

Nesciunt nulla corrupti voluptas. Mollitia et praesentium ipsa id sed.

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”