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If you’re burnt out from a sell side, you’re gonna get cooked on buy sides. I’d start looking for a new job that you feel passionate about tbh
Buy sides > sell sides all day
If you're burning out at the senior level you might need to think about a new firm or role fairly soon. TAS does not get easier to deal with at manager or director level
So many comments and none are helpful. I would suggest seeing the sell-side through to the end (or at least until you issue the report).
I was also an S3 and went on a 3 month sabbatical after a sell-side from hell. Came back refreshed, hit the ground running and got promoted on time.
A piece of advice my manager gave me: you can’t take a sabbatical every 3-4 years because you’re feeling burnt out. So go take this time off, but let’s find a sustainable way for you to not get to this point once you’re back.
Been back for over a year at this point and have not been close to the level of stress I was before I left.
Take the sabbatical. You’ll be surprised how nothing changes when you’re back.
But how do you find a way to not get to this point once you’re back? How do you know a sell side is gonna be a mess or not?
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Look up Wally Pipp.
Has somebody told you a sabbatical is even in the cards for an S3? I would just take a 2 week vacation. Burnout is def real but I would say it’s more on the individual to manage it