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“Goldman Sachs underlings are griping over grueling, 100-hour weeks that they say have caused their mental health to decline — and, they claim, have pushed them closer to leaving the bank.
“What is not ok to me is 110-120 hours over the course of a week! The math is simple, that leaves 4 hours for eating, sleeping, showering bathroom and general transition time This is beyond the level of ‘hard-working,’ it is inhuman/ abuse,” the analyst complained.
“The sleep deprivation, the treatment by senior bankers and physical stress… I’ve been through foster care and this is arguably worse,” another added.
“Junior bankers should not be expected to do any work after 9 p.m. Friday or all day Saturday without a pre-approved exception, as that is the only safe-guarded personal time that we get,” they wrote in the presentation.
The complaints come from 13 first-year analysts in Goldman’s investment banking group, who surveyed themselves, according to a presentation that is making the rounds on social media.
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