MD's/D's pretty much always out of the office by dinner time when they come into the office. Problem is that they travel a ton and every MD also works from home a fair amount (but I'd much rather be the MD marking stuff up on my ipad during commercials for TNF than the analyst trying to decipher the scribbles).

VP's have similar lifestyles but maybe a little less travel and more time spent in the office, including a few later nights.

 

For S&T (am pretty junior but commenting on my interpretation of senior level):

How much better do the hours get (if you can give us a range that would be great)? No not really, it's pretty close to the the same as junior level, which hours aren't too bad to begin with.

Does the work change/become more interesting? It doesn't change too much, you're doing largely the same thing whether you're junior or senior.

Do you feel any less pressure/ more job security? No, as a senior person you're expected to perform, so arguably there is more pressure.

Jack: They’re all former investment bankers who were laid off from that economic crisis that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have zero real world skills, but God they work hard. -30 Rock
 

I did a S&T summer internship. From my perspective, it seemed like the senior guys do more or less the same stuff as the juniors, with the added perk of being able to make the interns/junior people deliver their coffee. That said, they do leave a bit earlier at the end of the day, but the difference isn't that substantial. As an intern, I made sure to be the last one out, which was typically only an hour or so after my director left.

 

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