Still thinking about that one interview where I asked about work-life balance and got hit with: “Well, this is finance.” Anyone here actually found a role in this industry that respects boundaries? Asking for my sanity 😅

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I’m in finance and there’s work life balance. That person probably doesn’t have children or hates his children

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Kind of. In a corporate dev role for a large midstream oil and gas company. They're annoying sometimes but I also push back hard with their unnecessary BS and call them on their shit so I'm usually around 30-45hr a week depending on projects

It is out there, don’t think that all jobs in finance have to be awful because that's just what they are. VP1 is probably onto something with they just didn’t have a reason to want WLB. I guess it's better to ask and find that out in the interview! Crazy they couldn’t even pretend to tiptoe around the question.

I know people who consciously miss their kids birthdays for work. I think this is a mental issue.

Yes it definitely exists, but I think in your case the interviewer just tipped their hand regarding culture and expectations at that firm. If it’s something that isn’t negotiable for you, I’d be looking elsewhere.

Pwm is going to give you the best, iBanking is probably the worst. "Finance" is a huge field though

Not that I have seen, thought I have only been with 3 companies in my career.

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