Anyone who says they've achieved a work/life balance is either lying or unemployed.

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Not even almost true man, maybe in finance but even then only in banks and large funds. Plenty of people out there have happy, fulfilling lives outside the finance bubble

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Yeahhhhh. I work 60 hour weeks, no weekends. Is it retire at 30, “fuck you” money? No, but I also get a life outside of the office.

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Unemployment is an unbalanced status too

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I've been averaging 50-60 hour weeks the past month or so... Sustainable

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Currently work in IB with 40-50 hr weeks. You should never have the outlook that a work/life balance is unattainable, that's just sad if that's how you're spending your 20s. Even my buddies with bad work/life balance now don't think it's unattainable and plan on having it improve over time.

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Richard Branson eschews balance and seeks work/life integration. Maybe it means the same thing, but looking at it from an integration perspective seems more positive/optimistic, and it’s helped me.

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I work very reasonable hours, have comparable pay to my colleagues at other firms and actually enjoy work. I left my old grind which was killing me and haven’t looked back once. Also, I’m not in IB (thankfully), in asset management

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Or they're BO

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work life balance is in the eye of the beholder

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Or they just don’t make as much as you do but live a happier life.

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“Underemployed”

Geeez is GS that tough? I’ve heard great things about how seniors care about your work life balance and try to retain talents

1. Life isn’t as expensive as most people think
2. Work-life balance isn’t actually that hard to achieve if you enjoy what you’re doing and don’t prioritise the job over your health. It literally helps no one when you do that.

IBA2, how are you working those hours in IB?

Totally agreed

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