Are the IB MD's and associates working as much as the analysts?

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Anonymous wrote:How is PE a better work life balance given it is still very high-stakes work?

PE is 7 days a week, who says to go there for WLB?

Well that is the reason many leaving IB to go into PE give

Because many of them are coming from being IB analysts or associates where the working hours are brutal. Compared to that, even a 60-70 hour week in PE is an improvement.