Can’t remember a thing I work on. Even if it’s an assumption on a model as recent as 2 weeks ago or a slide I put together or a discussion even , I will have 0 recollection and now it’s starting to make me look unreliable.
Not sure what is wrong. Anybody experienced this before ?

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One of my biggest peeves about IB, so much work to be done (and is done) that you only learn/retain by forced osmosis.

Anyone expecting you to recall obscure details on a model/slide is unreasonable (sadly lots of bankers fit this mold)

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It really is a ridiculous expectation and shows such a disconnect between the juniors and more “hands-off” senior bankers.

How am I supposed to recall this information on my 3rd straight week of 3am nights spread across 4 live deals and 2 bake offs? Simply ridiculous.

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Same. I claim ‘brain freeze’ because I have too many things going on. I guess it makes me look unreliable but I do not want to worry about what I can’t change. I just say I have listed the assumptions in the sheet, if you give me 5 mins I can open it and share the facts.

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Yes, our brain can only do so much…

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Yes I experience that all the time. I write down as much as possible for the sake of writing it down and retaining a bit more

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Use the comments function to justify each assumption

I do that - but when the question comes up in conversation, I am pretty much lost

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