Post-MBA Restructuring Associate - Life, hours, exit ops?

Topical given the current situation, but let's say for one of the top 3-5 restructuring shops - what's life going to look like over the next few months to a few years for a newly minted post-MBA Associate?

And, what are the exit ops like at the Associate level, given restructuring is a completely different animal than vanilla M&A?

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