[Rudey]

Originally posted by texas*princess
I think it would be great to have a job where "big money" was a part of it... a lot of people I know in the finance industry work hard and play hard like someone mentioned earlier... they work WAY over 80+ hours a week, but they know that they will pretty much be able to retire by the time they are 40, so they can pursue other interests in life. I think that is pretty awesome, but I don't think that kind of life is for me. I was offered a position with a finance company not too long ago, but turned it down because I know it's not something I could do while I was in college (and keep my sanity!), and I know for sure that I don't want to spend every waking moment working... I want to be able to enjoy my life

So that wouldn't make me happy, and I realize that for some people it does make them happy, and I think that's great My whole philosophy is if you don't like what you're doing, don't do it!! Find something you like to do and get paid for doing what you like!

80 is usually average and goes down with time at the firm. Very rarely are there firms that put you through the 120 hours a week every week. The only one I can think of is Lazard. Some analysts just love bragging about how many hours they work so the might exaggerate.

-Rudey
--Unless they're really messing up and have to work incredibly hard to meet their deadlines for some reason.