At a bar in NYC with friends from all the big 4 firms. These assholes are comparing hours/week as if it's a competition

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So sad. The winner is actually the loser

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I was in IB/Equities before this consulting gig and people there talk about making $10k/day or $17 million the year before. No matter how rampant the douchebaggery was, they had real money to show for. When I hear these kind of stuff in our industry, I'm like bitch please, y'all get paid the same amount regardless working 40 or 80. It's like they're in a dick measuring contest, albeit long and thick nobody can even get them hard enough to actually fuck.

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Like college kids and how many beers they had last night

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The stay at home boyfriend 😎

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There's a point at which performance gets worse and you look like a loser, even to your bosses. Not to mention the health effects from overwork, and the fact that beyond a certain point, your bonus won't be bigger anyway.

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Big 4 loves working accounting hours...sad

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I actually laughed out loud at that^

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So.. Who's "winning"?

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Would love to see someone from banking chime in

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