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At least in tech it's a choice, though; I know lots of techies who work 40 hours a week (and, you're right, lots who don't), but I don't know a single banker wh
by lmartel 13y ago
At least in tech it's a choice, though; I know lots of techies who work 40 hours a week (and, you're right, lots who don't), but I don't know a single banker who doesn't pull this sort of crap. And I know a lot of bankers.
- s3r3nity 13y agoeh -- anecdotal evidence != real data though
- lmartel 13y agoYou're completely right, but while I'm not going to look these numbers up I'm very confident that the average investment banker works longer hours than the average software engineer; or even, yes, the average startup founder. I can promise you Google interns don't die from overwork.
- acchow 13y ago> I can promise you Google interns don't die from overwork. Hah. Overeating and binge drinking, probably.
- s3r3nity 13y agoYes and there were many people very confident that the world would end last year. The amount of confidence you have doesn't prove anything, especially if you have no basis for that confidence outside of a few anecdotes. Hmmm I love getting down-votes when I don't agree with the circle jerk.
- refurb 13y agoRandom anecdote: A good friend of mine is working as an investment banker and he often puts in a 40-50hr work week. Of course, there are the 80+ hr weeks, but he's got a sweet gig.
- gadders 13y agoWe need to differentiate between banking and banking IT, though. You rarely (apart from project crunches) get those hours in IT.