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Try just being honest. Tell your partner you want to scale back and target 50/week. I’ve had this conversation with my Deals partner and several MDs and they’re supportive. They just don’t put my name in the hat for everything under age sun anymore.
Just say your slammed and use your laptop for netflix so skype says you're online late. Been working for me for years 💅 also show your subordinates who is the boss. Sometimes you have to put fear in their hearts 💕
The firm has hired all these new people and most don't understand the pace of the work and nobody wants to critically think anymore...spoon feeding has become the norm.
Yeah I agree, I worked with some of the worst new hires I had ever seen in the last year. On one of my projects, the new hire basically signed off at 5 everyday and took half a day off on Friday without telling us while the rest of the team were grinding. Another new hire kept messing up simple analysis but blame it on me for not teaching him about the industry (which is manufacturing…)
Mentor
Deals/projects at once. I’d imagine the partner would rather have me at 50/hrs a week than at 0 (quitting) hours a week…there was one person in our group who had 65% utilization last year and wasn’t fired as well…
Bowl Leader
Same boat. Not sure how you can take on less deals though?
Mentor
Yeah the idea is to say no to the staffer, instead of just taking everything that comes your way.
Firm needs you more than you need them
Coach
Set boundaries. Don’t ask anymore, just tell them.
Coach
The only way I’ve accomplished less hours is leveraging those below me more and staying with them (e.g., thoroughly training the associate/senior and any oversee staff)…. I consistently work on multiple deals, but don’t feel the burn as much anymore because those below me are delivering consistently. Obviously takes some up-front work, but well worth it.
Just became SM - I did projects with India only after the Covid brain drain but now they’ve started giving me new hires
I think my utilization was like 70% in M&A Tax last year and I was promoted.
I had similar in FDD and was tier 2