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Comp is lower than peers. Hours are average, nothing like Apollo hours. Culture obviously group dependent... but generally will work you hard as a first year associate (to be expected)
what is average? 70?
I've heard 80 (up to 100 like any MFPE)
bump
From chats with other people from my banking class, have heard hours are bad, but not Apollo / H&F level. General consensus among my friend group - from worst to best hours (each line is a general bucket)
Small sample size, should be directionally helpful
Would say this was true pre-COVID - from friends from my banking class, would say it's changed slightly (only including those where I have high confidence in the information):
- WP / H&F / SLP (H&F hours are brutal but the people are much nicer than WP / SLP)
- BX / APO
- TPG / KKR
- WCAS
Note that this ignores compensation (WP and WCAS are on the low end, APO / H&F / SLP on high end), just hours / culture.
Appreciate the breakdown! Would you have any insights on how Carlyle / Ares / Oaktree compare to the names above?
Did SLP increase comp recently? heard they paid below the other MFs
Is this for NYC? Curious on differences in NYC / SF offices for H&F, SLP and WP
bump how is culture? at analyst level too
Any idea which groups have the worst hours/culture? Have heard that TMT is one of the better ones
Entirely group-dependent (and as a subset office-dependent) as it is with any MF. TMT is known to have a generally better WLB but it all depends on who you're working for directly. And for the record, even post-COVID while people may have varied experiences with how their firms/groups have handled the WFH culture, it's not like you'll see a very material shift in how things are done/facetime is expected
Very group dependent. TMT is okay. FIG team is a complete bloodbath.
Industrials?
Any idea of hours for Apax / Apax Digital? Which bucket does it fall under?
Anyone have updated thoughts on this? Especially for Industrials and Services and SIG now that they are split
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