Need advice/help. Can I slack off during a BB summer analyst job this summer, if I already have a better offer for next summer?
This post got a lot of Monkey Shit, so I think I'll take my leave. Though the title was worded pretty badly, it was to get people to look at the post. Oh well
I am at a BB this summer for a virtual internship and it is way less work, I doubt you'll be working banking hours and if you are, it will probably at worst be for 2 weeks. I think you will be able to balance both
Yes this is what I've heard from elsewhere. However, the group I got placed in is apparently one of the more intense at this BB. The people at the firm also seem to be hinting it will be like a regular SA gig. Who knows, it might still be less hours though. Thanks for the insight!
If you're at UBS this summer, you won't be working on any team-specific deal flow (regardless of group). Interns aren't allowed to work on live deal flow this summer. Disregard if you're at DB or another BB lol
It’s a small world and relationships are what matter most at the end of the day. Try just as hard as you would have previously.
definitely don't slack, don't get that reputation. Who knows maybe the people at your current internship will be hiring at that PE fund you want to exit to or they know the people hiring and they throw your resume away due to lack of effort prior. Its a really small industry, don't burn bridges or make enemies. You'll be able to do both just sleep less its 5 weeks dude
If class just requires 2 hours or work a day, do an hour before work and an hour after... plus, you've got weekend time. Or... if you can, drop your class and take it during regular semester.
I think if the work really does take 70-80 hours a week, the 21~ hours of additional applied math may be painful. But I get your point.
Put your full effort in. Like the earlier posters already said, it is a small world and your reputation matters going forward. Plus, in the off chance something happens to the junior year BB offer, you would rather still have a solid option rather than nothing at all It is always better to have maximum optionality and you would retain that by doing well this summer.
This post really rubbed me the wrong way for several reasons, but I want to make sure I've understood the situation correctly:
You networked for a sophomore internship, which is extremely hard to get and generally, and I would assume in this case as well, limited to specific diversity candidates, built relationships with alumni from your school and got into a good group, and are now considering not putting in effort after all of that?
You decided to sign up for a summer class knowing you had an IB internship, which would presumably be very demanding (and presumably before you knew you had another internship for next summer)?
You would require 2-3 hours a day to pass the class, and for that 2-3 hours you're considering not working hard at your internship and aren't able to somehow find a balance / use your spare time / weekends to study for the class?
You've taken on this internship to see if it's what you want to do / something you enjoy, how is that even possible to have been done without working the job / putting the effort?
Your own brand and reputation is worth a lot more than 0.03 points to your GPA. I've not seen this exact situation before, but if I was FT in the group you're working with now or part of your school's alumni / recruiting team that had helped you get that role and got a sense that you were intentionally putting in extremely limited effort, I would be pretty irritated.
You never know when you'll need someone's help or recommendation, don't take the risk of burning bridges. Over the years I've had several experiences with interns / analysts who displayed poor judgement with respect to recruiting in ways not all that different from this. While I and our alumni teams didn't set out to spite them, we would certainly not help them out in the future for roles / recommendations.
This puts it in a different perspective, which is helpful. Thanks. Here are some answers to clarify what I meant though:
Yes I put a lot of work into getting a good group/strong network so I could get it as a sophmore. I do have a very competitive application though, from a target.
I signed up for the class after getting the offer for next year. Probably should've gotten WSO's perspective first.
It would be 2-3 hours a day on average, and this would be do-able if I'm working 60-70 hour weeks virtually. If this was purely the case, I would make it work using spare time/weekends. However, the crux of why I asked this question is that both of these things have pretty long tails: the Applied Math class is probably going to be 30+ hours a week in the weeks leading up to the final, and from what I've heard interns sometimes work 80/90/100 hour weeks. I need to sleep, my brain turns to mush if I dont, and in the (possibly likely) case that both these things happen I have to go one way or the other.
Yes, this is fair. Though, even if I took the class for a grade (not pass/fail), and made sure I did everything to get an A in the class, I would still be able to work 50-60 hours a week. That isn't no effort, it is just less effort than I could have put in. I do think I would still be able to see if it is "something I want to do" and learn modeling working these hours. Do you think this is not the case? Ultimately, if I have to choose between a 90 hours work week or a 60 hour work week + 30 hours for my class, I am saying I would go with the latter.
Hope this clarifies. It's more a question of where do I prioritize when I am running up against a wall.
What type of college do you go to?
How is it that your offer doesn't expire until after the internship?
im down if you want to play warzone
this was such a dumb post I don’t even know where to start
In the same position. Secured junior BB and soph BB is a waste of time — best ways to slack??
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