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As an investment banker, I get asked As an investment banker, I get asked this question all the time. How many this question all the time. How many this question all the time. How many hours do you work in a music week? hours do you work in a music week?
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As an investment banker, I get asked this question all the time. How many
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this question all the time. How many
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this question all the time. How many hours do you work in a music week?
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hours do you work in a music week?
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hours do you work in a music week? Anytime you ask this question, the Anytime you ask this question, the Anytime you ask this question, the answer is always going to be, it answer is always going to be, it answer is always going to be, it depends. It can range anywhere from 50
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Anytime you ask this question, the
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Anytime you ask this question, the answer is always going to be, it
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answer is always going to be, it
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answer is always going to be, it depends. It can range anywhere from 50
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depends. It can range anywhere from 50 depends. It can range anywhere from 50 to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want to talk about why banking hours are all to talk about why banking hours are all
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depends. It can range anywhere from 50 to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want
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to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want
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to 100 hours. So, in this video, I want to talk about why banking hours are all
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to talk about why banking hours are all
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to talk about why banking hours are all over the place. I'm just waiting for my over the place. I'm just waiting for my over the place. I'm just waiting for my Uber right now. It's 1102. Um, Uber right now. It's 1102. Um, Uber right now. It's 1102. Um, hopefully there's nothing else to do
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over the place. I'm just waiting for my
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over the place. I'm just waiting for my Uber right now. It's 1102. Um,
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Uber right now. It's 1102. Um,
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Uber right now. It's 1102. Um, hopefully there's nothing else to do
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hopefully there's nothing else to do hopefully there's nothing else to do when I go back home. I'm so freaking when I go back home. I'm so freaking when I go back home. I'm so freaking tired, but at least I got my gym workout tired, but at least I got my gym workout
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hopefully there's nothing else to do when I go back home. I'm so freaking
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when I go back home. I'm so freaking
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when I go back home. I'm so freaking tired, but at least I got my gym workout
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tired, but at least I got my gym workout
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tired, but at least I got my gym workout in today. On Monday, I left office in today. On Monday, I left office in today. On Monday, I left office around 1130 and work 14 hours. I'm sure around 1130 and work 14 hours. I'm sure
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in today. On Monday, I left office
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in today. On Monday, I left office around 1130 and work 14 hours. I'm sure
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around 1130 and work 14 hours. I'm sure
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around 1130 and work 14 hours. I'm sure a lot of you are wondering, why do you a lot of you are wondering, why do you a lot of you are wondering, why do you work such long hours? Why can't work work such long hours? Why can't work
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a lot of you are wondering, why do you
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a lot of you are wondering, why do you work such long hours? Why can't work
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work such long hours? Why can't work
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work such long hours? Why can't work wait till the next day? Why can't you wait till the next day? Why can't you wait till the next day? Why can't you just hire more people? And honestly, just hire more people? And honestly, just hire more people? And honestly, these are all really relevant and valid
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wait till the next day? Why can't you
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wait till the next day? Why can't you just hire more people? And honestly,
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just hire more people? And honestly,
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just hire more people? And honestly, these are all really relevant and valid
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these are all really relevant and valid these are all really relevant and valid questions. It's all because of the questions. It's all because of the questions. It's all because of the nature of the job where we work very nature of the job where we work very
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these are all really relevant and valid questions. It's all because of the
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questions. It's all because of the
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questions. It's all because of the nature of the job where we work very
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nature of the job where we work very
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nature of the job where we work very closely with clients and have to closely with clients and have to closely with clients and have to accommodate to their tight schedules and accommodate to their tight schedules and accommodate to their tight schedules and regular hours all the time. Almost 900 regular hours all the time. Almost 900
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closely with clients and have to
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closely with clients and have to accommodate to their tight schedules and
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accommodate to their tight schedules and
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accommodate to their tight schedules and regular hours all the time. Almost 900
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regular hours all the time. Almost 900
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regular hours all the time. Almost 900 p.m. and well, I think it's like 830, p.m. and well, I think it's like 830, p.m. and well, I think it's like 830, 840 and it's actually still pretty 840 and it's actually still pretty 840 and it's actually still pretty bright out for bright out for
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p.m. and well, I think it's like 830,
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p.m. and well, I think it's like 830, 840 and it's actually still pretty
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840 and it's actually still pretty
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840 and it's actually still pretty bright out for
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bright out for
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bright out for um well, just got an email. I swear um well, just got an email. I swear um well, just got an email. I swear every time I get home, every time I every time I get home, every time I every time I get home, every time I leave my desk, I get an email.
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um well, just got an email. I swear
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um well, just got an email. I swear every time I get home, every time I
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every time I get home, every time I
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every time I get home, every time I leave my desk, I get an email.
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Another reason for crazy hours is Another reason for crazy hours is because of the global nature of this because of the global nature of this because of the global nature of this job. Investment banks work with clients job. Investment banks work with clients job. Investment banks work with clients and teams across different time zones.
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Another reason for crazy hours is because of the global nature of this
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because of the global nature of this
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because of the global nature of this job. Investment banks work with clients
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job. Investment banks work with clients
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job. Investment banks work with clients and teams across different time zones.
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and teams across different time zones. and teams across different time zones. This can mean early morning or late This can mean early morning or late This can mean early morning or late night calls and meetings to accommodate night calls and meetings to accommodate night calls and meetings to accommodate to international clients. It's also an
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and teams across different time zones. This can mean early morning or late
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This can mean early morning or late
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This can mean early morning or late night calls and meetings to accommodate
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night calls and meetings to accommodate
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night calls and meetings to accommodate to international clients. It's also an
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to international clients. It's also an to international clients. It's also an extremely competitive environment and extremely competitive environment and extremely competitive environment and sometimes it becomes a numbers game. sometimes it becomes a numbers game. sometimes it becomes a numbers game. Whichever bank makes more pitches has a Whichever bank makes more pitches has a
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to international clients. It's also an extremely competitive environment and
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extremely competitive environment and
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extremely competitive environment and sometimes it becomes a numbers game.
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sometimes it becomes a numbers game.
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sometimes it becomes a numbers game. Whichever bank makes more pitches has a
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Whichever bank makes more pitches has a
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Whichever bank makes more pitches has a higher chance of securing a client. I higher chance of securing a client. I higher chance of securing a client. I just showered and I got like 15 more just showered and I got like 15 more just showered and I got like 15 more emails as well. They're just emails
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higher chance of securing a client. I
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higher chance of securing a client. I just showered and I got like 15 more
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just showered and I got like 15 more
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just showered and I got like 15 more emails as well. They're just emails
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emails as well. They're just emails emails as well. They're just emails between the clients and our MA team. between the clients and our MA team. between the clients and our MA team. They're just figuring out executing NDAs They're just figuring out executing NDAs They're just figuring out executing NDAs for the soft process that I'm on.
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emails as well. They're just emails between the clients and our MA team.
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between the clients and our MA team.
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between the clients and our MA team. They're just figuring out executing NDAs
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They're just figuring out executing NDAs
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They're just figuring out executing NDAs for the soft process that I'm on.
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for the soft process that I'm on. for the soft process that I'm on. music Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just more more more follow-ups to one of our clients that follow-ups to one of our clients that
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for the soft process that I'm on. music
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Oh my gosh.
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Oh my gosh. Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just
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Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just
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Well, 51 emails. Looks like it's just more
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more
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more follow-ups to one of our clients that
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follow-ups to one of our clients that
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follow-ups to one of our clients that was that's being sent by an MD I'm was that's being sent by an MD I'm was that's being sent by an MD I'm working with. I was rushing to get work working with. I was rushing to get work
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was that's being sent by an MD I'm
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was that's being sent by an MD I'm working with. I was rushing to get work
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working with. I was rushing to get work
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working with. I was rushing to get work done on this day because I had dinner done on this day because I had dinner done on this day because I had dinner plans at night and I asked my analyst if plans at night and I asked my analyst if
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done on this day because I had dinner
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done on this day because I had dinner plans at night and I asked my analyst if
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plans at night and I asked my analyst if
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plans at night and I asked my analyst if I could leave early because we didn't I could leave early because we didn't I could leave early because we didn't have a deadline on the pitch that we have a deadline on the pitch that we
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I could leave early because we didn't
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I could leave early because we didn't have a deadline on the pitch that we
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have a deadline on the pitch that we
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have a deadline on the pitch that we were working on. She was pretty cool were working on. She was pretty cool were working on. She was pretty cool with me leaving. I was so happy to make with me leaving. I was so happy to make
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were working on. She was pretty cool
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were working on. She was pretty cool with me leaving. I was so happy to make
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with me leaving. I was so happy to make
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with me leaving. I was so happy to make it to this Thai diner with my friends it to this Thai diner with my friends it to this Thai diner with my friends because I music haven't seen them in 6 because I music haven't seen them in 6
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it to this Thai diner with my friends
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it to this Thai diner with my friends because I music haven't seen them in 6
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because I music haven't seen them in 6
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because I music haven't seen them in 6 months. We just chatted, caught up on months. We just chatted, caught up on months. We just chatted, caught up on life, and then around 900 p.m. I was life, and then around 900 p.m. I was
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months. We just chatted, caught up on
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months. We just chatted, caught up on life, and then around 900 p.m. I was
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life, and then around 900 p.m. I was
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life, and then around 900 p.m. I was summoned to go back home to work because summoned to go back home to work because summoned to go back home to work because I was out for about 2 hours. I did work I was out for about 2 hours. I did work
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summoned to go back home to work because
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summoned to go back home to work because I was out for about 2 hours. I did work
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I was out for about 2 hours. I did work
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I was out for about 2 hours. I did work a little bit later into the night a little bit later into the night a little bit later into the night music until 100 a.m. music until 100 a.m. music until 100 a.m. And it's finally Friday. Friday is a And it's finally Friday. Friday is a
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a little bit later into the night
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a little bit later into the night music until 100 a.m.
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music until 100 a.m.
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music until 100 a.m. And it's finally Friday. Friday is a
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And it's finally Friday. Friday is a
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And it's finally Friday. Friday is a work from home day, so it was pretty work from home day, so it was pretty work from home day, so it was pretty chill. I woke up around 1000 a.m., did chill. I woke up around 1000 a.m., did
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work from home day, so it was pretty
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work from home day, so it was pretty chill. I woke up around 1000 a.m., did
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chill. I woke up around 1000 a.m., did
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chill. I woke up around 1000 a.m., did some calls, ate lunch while watching a some calls, ate lunch while watching a some calls, ate lunch while watching a Korean drama, and then caught up on my Korean drama, and then caught up on my
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some calls, ate lunch while watching a
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some calls, ate lunch while watching a Korean drama, and then caught up on my
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Korean drama, and then caught up on my
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Korean drama, and then caught up on my chores, did my laundry, and I think I chores, did my laundry, and I think I chores, did my laundry, and I think I wrapped up around 500 p.m. Saturdays are an off day. music Saturdays are an off day. music Unless you're on an urgent live deal,
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chores, did my laundry, and I think I
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chores, did my laundry, and I think I wrapped up around 500 p.m.
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Saturdays are an off day. music
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Saturdays are an off day. music Unless you're on an urgent live deal,
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Unless you're on an urgent live deal, Unless you're on an urgent live deal, you don't really have to work. Thank god you don't really have to work. Thank god you don't really have to work. Thank god I didn't have to this weekend. I just I didn't have to this weekend. I just
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Unless you're on an urgent live deal, you don't really have to work. Thank god
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you don't really have to work. Thank god
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you don't really have to work. Thank god I didn't have to this weekend. I just
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I didn't have to this weekend. I just
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I didn't have to this weekend. I just went to the gym and then went for a went to the gym and then went for a went to the gym and then went for a mental health walk at a park nearby. And mental health walk at a park nearby. And
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went to the gym and then went for a
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went to the gym and then went for a mental health walk at a park nearby. And
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mental health walk at a park nearby. And
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mental health walk at a park nearby. And then for dinner, I went to one of my then for dinner, I went to one of my then for dinner, I went to one of my go-to Korean barbecue music spots go-to Korean barbecue music spots go-to Korean barbecue music spots called Cast Iron.
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then for dinner, I went to one of my
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then for dinner, I went to one of my go-to Korean barbecue music spots
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go-to Korean barbecue music spots
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go-to Korean barbecue music spots called Cast Iron.
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And yes, Sunday is an official workday And yes, Sunday is an official workday in investment banking. I worked on a in investment banking. I worked on a in investment banking. I worked on a couple of pitch books and just weekend couple of pitch books and just weekend
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And yes, Sunday is an official workday in investment banking. I worked on a
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in investment banking. I worked on a
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in investment banking. I worked on a couple of pitch books and just weekend
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couple of pitch books and just weekend
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couple of pitch books and just weekend work that I had to catch up on to work that I had to catch up on to work that I had to catch up on to prepare for meetings for the next day. prepare for meetings for the next day.
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work that I had to catch up on to
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work that I had to catch up on to prepare for meetings for the next day.
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prepare for meetings for the next day.
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prepare for meetings for the next day. And then wrapped up around 700 p.m., so And then wrapped up around 700 p.m., so And then wrapped up around 700 p.m., so 8 and 12 hours of work. And then I went 8 and 12 hours of work. And then I went
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And then wrapped up around 700 p.m., so
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And then wrapped up around 700 p.m., so 8 and 12 hours of work. And then I went
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8 and 12 hours of work. And then I went
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8 and 12 hours of work. And then I went to take a walk and went to this Korean to take a walk and went to this Korean to take a walk and went to this Korean restaurant in Flushing music called restaurant in Flushing music called restaurant in Flushing music called Ziggle. I didn't get it in this clip,
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to take a walk and went to this Korean
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to take a walk and went to this Korean restaurant in Flushing music called
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restaurant in Flushing music called
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restaurant in Flushing music called Ziggle. I didn't get it in this clip,
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Ziggle. I didn't get it in this clip, Ziggle. I didn't get it in this clip, but you have to try their mango shaped but you have to try their mango shaped but you have to try their mango shaped ice. So good.
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Ziggle. I didn't get it in this clip, but you have to try their mango shaped
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but you have to try their mango shaped
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but you have to try their mango shaped ice. So good.
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After dinner, I went back home to After dinner, I went back home to Brooklyn and just edited videos for the Brooklyn and just edited videos for the Brooklyn and just edited videos for the rest of the night for music YouTube. rest of the night for music YouTube.
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After dinner, I went back home to Brooklyn and just edited videos for the
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Brooklyn and just edited videos for the
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Brooklyn and just edited videos for the rest of the night for music YouTube.
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rest of the night for music YouTube.
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rest of the night for music YouTube. As you can see, I worked about 70 to 80 As you can see, I worked about 70 to 80 As you can see, I worked about 70 to 80 hours this week, but obviously in hours this week, but obviously in
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As you can see, I worked about 70 to 80
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As you can see, I worked about 70 to 80 hours this week, but obviously in
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hours this week, but obviously in
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hours this week, but obviously in between that, there were some downtimes between that, there were some downtimes between that, there were some downtimes like me going to the gym or me grabbing like me going to the gym or me grabbing like me going to the gym or me grabbing dinner with my friends. So, when bankers
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between that, there were some downtimes
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between that, there were some downtimes like me going to the gym or me grabbing
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like me going to the gym or me grabbing
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like me going to the gym or me grabbing dinner with my friends. So, when bankers
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dinner with my friends. So, when bankers dinner with my friends. So, when bankers say that we work around 80 to 100 hours say that we work around 80 to 100 hours say that we work around 80 to 100 hours a week, just know that it's not every a week, just know that it's not every
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dinner with my friends. So, when bankers say that we work around 80 to 100 hours
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say that we work around 80 to 100 hours
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say that we work around 80 to 100 hours a week, just know that it's not every
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a week, just know that it's not every
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a week, just know that it's not every single hour you're literally working, single hour you're literally working, single hour you're literally working, um, it does account for some downtimes. um, it does account for some downtimes. um, it does account for some downtimes. So, 76 hours is, I would say, a pretty
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single hour you're literally working,
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single hour you're literally working, um, it does account for some downtimes.
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um, it does account for some downtimes.
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um, it does account for some downtimes. So, 76 hours is, I would say, a pretty
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So, 76 hours is, I would say, a pretty So, 76 hours is, I would say, a pretty good estimate of the typical average good estimate of the typical average good estimate of the typical average number of hours that I work at my firm. number of hours that I work at my firm.
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So, 76 hours is, I would say, a pretty good estimate of the typical average
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good estimate of the typical average
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good estimate of the typical average number of hours that I work at my firm.
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number of hours that I work at my firm.
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number of hours that I work at my firm. It is going to be slightly different It is going to be slightly different It is going to be slightly different across different groups, different across different groups, different across different groups, different banks, but it is bad com if you were to
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It is going to be slightly different
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It is going to be slightly different across different groups, different
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across different groups, different
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across different groups, different banks, but it is bad com if you were to
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banks, but it is bad com if you were to banks, but it is bad com if you were to compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which is about 40 hours a week.
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banks, but it is bad com if you were to compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which
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compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which
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compare it to a regular 9 to 5 job which is about 40 hours a week.
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I'm an investment banker in New York I'm an investment banker in New York City.
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I'm an investment banker in New York City.
