Are PE investing role WLB and Stress that much worse than MBB?

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My two cents- I think a lot of consultants struggle with the transition vs. bankers simply because there is a huge step up in hours and intensity. You are “on” for the entire day. Weekends are not at all protected (whereas very few people in MBB ever have real weekend work). Fridays aren’t a throwaway day. The benefit of being PTO regularly (and for weeks at a time) due to nature of staffing discrete projects no longer exists. Hours and intensity will be closest to your toughest weeks at an MBB

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Yes. For me, it’s been worse than EB IB

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Not in my experience. Though i am slightly removed from the associate role. First 2 years are intense.

What about WLB in areas like private debt, real asset?

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