Bank of America investment banker dies from overwork- commies demand 100 hour weekly caps

[TechbroMBA]

My time in banking wasn’t great, but imagine dying for BofA FIG?!

At least Goldman Sachs TMT (the usual suicide spot) is a top group.

[TechbroMBA]

I genuinely do not understand what these people do all day that could possibly consume 120 hours a week.

Plug the numbers into the Excel model. Make the PowerPoint. You're not developing the atomic bomb or trying to discover penicillin.

No one actually works 120 hours. A lot of it is dumb rework and junk time waiting for senior bankers to make their (often dumb but time consuming) comments. You’re probably only really working 70-80 hours with a bunch of wasted time where you’re on call and can’t just go to sleep or head to the gym or do anything useful.

This falls squarely on the middle management here who’s entire job is basically to take the crazy ideas of the senior bankers and efficiently package and schedule it for the rest of the team.

[TechbroMBA]

I genuinely do not understand what these people do all day that could possibly consume 120 hours a week.

Plug the numbers into the Excel model. Make the PowerPoint. You're not developing the atomic bomb or trying to discover penicillin.

No one actually works 120 hours. A lot of it is dumb rework and junk time waiting for senior bankers to make their (often dumb but time consuming) comments. You’re probably only really working 70-80 hours with a bunch of wasted time where you’re on call and can’t just go to sleep or head to the gym or do anything useful.

This falls squarely on the middle management here who’s entire job is basically to take the crazy ideas of the senior bankers and efficiently package and schedule it for the rest of the team.

"Waiting for people to add comments" is not work and it certainly doesn't justify someone being physically present at work for 120 hours.

I used to work for a software company. We often had to wait for "comments" in the form of testing notes or stakeholder feedback before moving code to the next stage. We did not literally wait at the office all day and night for that. People went home and if there was something that needed your attention, the appropriate person would email/message you.

Are there seriously 80 year old dinosaurs in banking who want you to walk into a conference room at 11 at night so they can tell you something in person?

Nah, they're more like 50-60 year olds.