REALISTIC Day in My Life as an INVESTMENT BANKER in London | 16 HOUR day (WFH edition)
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- hey everyone! This week I thought I'd bring you a VERY highly requested video - a day in my life as an Investment Banking analyst in London! I'm currently wfh, so I thought I'd give you guys an insight into what life is like for junior bankers - as well as hour long the days can be ...
do let me know what you think - I'd love to hear your thoughts! Sending you love and hugs,
Love,
Mani xx
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✰ F A Q ✰
How old are you? - 22
What editing software do you use for your videos? - Final Cut Pro X
What camera do you use? Canon G7X Mark ii
Where are you from? - London, England
What/Where did you study? Computer Science and Philosophy at Oxford
What do you do now? I work in Finance
This was on Bloomberg news, junior financial analyst working 16 hr days glued to emails in parents attic! great video
The article made it sound like he was barely scraping by eating ramen scrimping and saving living with his parents but the video is the complete opposite. The long hours still suck though.
He literally has no time to himself. No exercise, no catching up with friends. literally straight to bed and to do everything all over again. I hope they're paying you heavy
Out of undergrad degree, investment bankers can expect about $90k-$120k USD per year
Pay is dependent on where you’re at. In New York/SF, compared to London, it’s a couple margins higher. I’ve heard a lot of first year analysts are getting past 150k due to all the m&a activity. Some are even getting really close to 200k like the centerview dudes.
@@CrispWeasel In London starting salaries range from £40k - £70k (mostly). Maybe some outliers.
@@someguy909 Without bonuses right?
I've heard that avarage base salary is around 50k, isn't it?
@@CrispWeasel undergrad??? How can they be quelified
He needs to get outside for a 30 min walk. Your back will thank you later.
There simply isn’t the time for that in half of the days. It sucks I know, and my back despises me for that
Or get a stand up desk
@@C0D97 stand up desks don't do anything. Moving around does.
Well, doing both is ideal. My point is that sitting down all day is not good and it's best to switch it up
See, this is a proper video!! Proper detail and genuine insight, rather than general stuff. Class.
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Remember the IB days when leaving the office before midnight was a good day. At least there is no commute from desk to bed now!
This is honestly the best day in the life video I’ve ever watched. Can’t wait to see more!
A lot of people don’t understand that when you get into investment banking I would say about 80% of people only do it for 2-3years max and then leave. The main perks of investment banking is the career opportunities it provides. For example you grind for 2 years at Goldman Sachs fresh out of uni leave and then you have top hedge knocking at your door with even better pay, a much higher ceiling and a far better work life balance. If you leave from a top investment bank you can pretty much go anywhere in the field of finance and be set for life with great work life balance it’s only those initial two years that suck. And even if you decide to stick around in investment banking the hours get far better and the pay multiplies tremendously. You can easily retire by your 40s
are u sure
I’ve seen other videos of investment bankers quitting after 2-3 years and mentioning how it was hard to get another job after leaving IB even at places such as JP Morgan & chase.
Or you could go buy side straight outta college
I enjoy having no life outside my job. My job is my life because my job provides money and money is life.
So, dedicating my whole life to investment banking wouldn’t be an issue I guess. At the end of the day, I’d be making tons of money, or that’s what I hope .
@@laurencetarquinio6716 buy side straight outta college is nearly impossible tho. u gotta be a needle in a haystack situation
Great video! Takes a special type of person to perform your role, also the fact that you can also manage to shoot a vlog even more special!
Man careful for your elbows, get yourself a larger desk where your elbows get supported - Kr, fellow analyst
Mu elbows have been taking such strain from working at my desk. This is becoming so painful and uncomfortable. Do you have advise on what one can do to solve this?
@@stargirl5881 i can advise you to watch a video of desk ergonomics and try to do stretching exercises atleast once in a day
Thank you for creating this video... There's not enough content on UA-cam which captures the hard part of jobs like these. Having worked in consulting for 5 years I can totally relate to every part of this video. This is real. This is the hardwork that goes in and we need more real content like this.
When I was little, I have always wanted my life to be filled with actions hence becoming a superman etc. But now here I am learning and amazed from this man's discipline and ethics
samee dude
The real question is how did he have time to edit this video!
I work at a bank in risk and can relate to some of the things you say. But when you said it’s 4pm and you’re about halfway through your day my jaw dropped. That’s mental…
I work from home too in banking and a late day for me is 8pm.. When he said it’s 11:50pm and he is finally done I was like dayyyyyuum 😳
Hi man, I just applied for some roles in risk, what’s your social media? I’d love to here your thoughts on your experience in risk so far!
Please do more of these day-in-the life videos!
My bro could have been an investment banker. He tells me everytime that they earn a lot but don't have any time for themselves or their families. He's in a great place now doing what he loves. I'm glad he's happy
So what does he do ?
Good he’s happy; that’s all that matters :)
Oh man that sucks! I am about to research on that career, but having no life at all is horrible, I’ll get I’ll pass, time for myself and family is more important
@@nmary94 it's one of those careers that you don't go into for your entire life, just work a few years as one gain that money and have it on your CV that you've done such a hard job such as IB and it will sure to get you employed easily
@@caprateekjoshi1086 he's a chief engineer in R&D deptt. in an MNC. I'm not sure exactly what he does coz I'm not in that branch but he's contented
Ensure to get atleast 15 minutes of cardio daily, your heart and overall health will thank you later
I watch this video whenever I need a motivational boost with work lol his positive attitude is empowering 💫
I absolutely love seeing you vlogging again
Hope you're doing well!! xx
The work schedule has just put me off this role. Have no time for anything for yourself. I ain’t Slaving for no one
Agreed. His life literally belongs to his company
You get more done in a day than I do in a month!
hahahahah
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So they pay a lot ....
Rewatched 3:53 so many times cause that positivity soothes my soul so much
Exactly dude, when he said that combined with his soothing voice I felt a tiny bit better, am currently looking for a job stressed tf out 😅
If you enjoy this work schedule then fair play to you, each to their own. I can’t imagine this is particularly healthy for your body or your mind.. even if it is healthy for your bank account! More to life that work in my humble opinion. Great video though, interesting insight and thanks for sharing!
I think the key to remember is that the work load of an analyst isn't forever. If you stick around to make associate, and beyond, the hours are much more flexible.
Or if you transition into PE, the hours also get better.
It's a great career path to guarantee you'll retire comfortably, but the work life balance is absolutely atrocious.
And it's not the work where you're "working for 16 hours straight" but more that you have to be available at all hours just in case some MD randomly sends you their review notes of your latest deck.
Anyway, long rant. IB isn't for everyone
20's is when you can work the most,might as well take advantage of that fact
@@MellowFellowOfYellow very true, quite similar to most corporate consultancy type firms but its such a toxic culture where its accepted to just be available for seniors to tell you to do trivial things like endless 'deck' changes. As an industry they really need to spread out the time frame for work or hire more 😂
@@adam_kano Hire moe - this just does not seem to be either the best use of time or talent.
Great insight!! Long term it maybe worth investing in a decent office chair. It really does help keep you refreshed with less aches and pains when working at home.
i totally understand why people leave IB after 2 or 3 years, then going to a PE firm to get nicer hours and more pay. this seems stressful as fuck ! thank you for the video man, wishing you the best
What's pe
@@indobrit4999 private equity.
PE can be just as bad. Generally speaking you’re still working long nights
@@NomadLovesUs yeah exactly
MORE of this please!! I had so much fun
Hey :) Great video. Straight insight, loved it. Please make a video if you can on which bank you are currently working in and how much they are rewarding you for this 16 hour long work day. Keep Shining!!!!!
Absolutely loved this! Please do more. Just wondering, as many investment banks are moving their employees to Europe are you going to move or do you know anyone who has, I'm just wondering how many people have moved because it's all very interesting! I think it would be cool if you did an ib qna.
I feel like I’m also so much more productive at night! Honestly, could never see myself going into investment banking but such a fun vlog to watch for some reason 😂
Yeah, the night can be so peaceful! Thanks for the message! x
Longest time I work straight was 18 hours to land a go live date. When you love what you do it’s not work... however definitely don’t make a habit of it. Fatigue creeps up!
Love the Video! I‘m currently still in high school but definitely want to work in IB after Uni!
Thank you so much for vlogging your day! I’ll be starting a grad role in banking so it’s really good to see how you’re managing the working from home :) would love to see more investment banking content!
How's it going after a year? Been tough?
Very insightful, I'm not built for investment banking but I'm sure it will be helpful for those wanting to get into it , I've subscribed
Great video Mani -- really good to see you're doing well! Come a long way from K&R courses...
Not sure what's more intense - banking or consulting 👀 but totally right mental stamina is needed 😅
I totally get that the corporate finance world is intense, but the ASMR vibes of this video is so relaxing ahhah
while Real time hes in adrenaline mode 16 hours
@@beastmasterbg I know! hahaha. I'm like, how is he making this so relaxed, when we know it's far from.
Bruh* on point 😅
Damn 16 hours is pretty mad. I just started work as a graduate finance analyst for an insurance company in the UK and usually put in an extra hour or two on top of my standard 8 whenever I need to but I can’t imagine working for that long 😂 hope they are rewarding you well bro 🙏🏼
What’s the salary once you become experienced ?
How do you get this type of graduate role?
Hey I have question is most of your work online, regardless of covid? Or if quarantine wasn't a thing would you be working more hands on with a team? Your feedback would be much appreciated
@@haiderashiq3558 for an investment banker you can get 500-600k a year at higher positions
@@kWb02 with a 1% chance of current investment bankers making that much.... getting in the door is the easy part and it’s still incredibly difficult
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What keeps you so calm, cool, and collected despite working such long hours, and on a Monday at that? How do you deal with the idea that you might be missing out on other aspects of life? I'd love to get more insight into your mentality, as I think it'll be helpful for my career too. Thanks and more power to you! 😊
Hes sikh and we have a type of medation
You seem to enjoy your job? What’s your mindset though? I’m curious as to how you deal with the long hours and pressure, and why or how did you know that IB was suited to you?
What are you looking to do post IB? Go into PE/HF or something entrprenaurial?
IB WFH = One’s own personal hell
Yey! Loved the Video Mani, more pls!!
as someone looking to go into investment banking, this was so interesting to watch!
I'm so glad that it was helpful!
Yep I agree
What do investment bankers actually do?
@@greatestever.8177 they neither do investing nor banking....I know that sounds wierd but that's the truth
@@greatestever.8177 they help companies raise capital in stock exchanges; analysing the company and marketing it to investors. IB also underwrites equity/debt raisings (i.e. it commits to buy the shares/bonds that don't get sold to investors.
Fellow IB analyst here, love this video! I would love to see more, makes me feel less alone as I watch and work from home.
hey sorry im actually a high school student, thinking of getting into business but not sure which major. do you mind telling me what exactly does an IB analyst do?
@@saachikanchan6276 are you from India? If yes, try going for Bcom in SRCC delhi. A lot of students there land jobs as analysts in IBs in India. If you actually want the real front desk IB job then you can pursue CA+MBA from IIM, IBs come for placements in ABC.
All the best (:
Ps - MBA from ABC can get you a associate position too.
3:40 you described the analyst experience in less than 10 seconds
As someone who is trying to navigate her journey to investment banking, this video helps a lot! I hope the working hours are better somedays.
70-100 hours per week
i really don’t get why everybody is hyping investment banking so much. look at this guys eyes in the evening. to me this is just sad. you’re throwing away your free time (time you could e.g. use to read books and to really expand your horizon) and your health, at least on the physical side. and on top of that, salaries are not so great in relation to the high amount of working hours. don’t get me wrong - if you love it so much that you think it’s worth it: great, go for it. but never would i ever throw away sleep, health etc.
IB analyst is mosly used as sort of a trampoline for the rest of your career. usually straight out of college you get ~60k-80k in salary and 40k-60k in bonuses, but most IBAs only do that job for a couple years before moving into private equity or hedge funds, where work is less and the pay can get crazy high. they kinda sacrifice two years of their life so that when they are 30-50 they can make 500k or more for much less work
@@matthewostrand617 yeah that’s a good way to put it and a good way to do it too, especially because time goes by fast
Have you ever considered the fact that some of us do it because we like it. Personally, I love to work, and I can easily stay productive for 16+ hours, and have time to do other things, and the money's great
I just wonder how these men and women find time to spend with their significant other. I'm shocked to hear people working 100 hour weeks at these firms getting married. How and when is that possible when they're pretty much already married to their job?
@@rishishyam9406 Great positivity! How old are you what kind of qualifications do you have?
Who are here after reading Article in Economic Times ?
This video is so informative and I am gonna study in Oxford because of that reason i've found your channel and yeap good luck. You are the best person who really really motivated me! Again thank you!
Great video! Do you have any tips on how to keep your mental stamina and concentration up during a long day or ways to shut down your brain to get a decent sleep? I work pretty long hours at the moment and been struggling to force myself to sleep at night as my brain would usually be still ticking on tasks ideas and plans for the next day.
I would love a video of how did you prepared for IB position right out of uni (soft and hard skills). I can imagine after you graduated from your career, you did not know nothing about accounting or financial modeling. Thanks in advance.
Do the FMVA certificate from CFI and try to apply these skills to a valuation of a company of your choice.
how did you go from a major in computer science and philosophy to becoming an analyst banker
I work a very similar job, for the last 3 months it’s been been very full on. I’ve been working 14/15 hour per day, 7 days a week and it just doesn’t seem to make a dent
Nice video...Not something I would do, but appreciate seeing a day in your life..
In iran we don't have college and we straight go to universities. So you have to choose a job when you are in high school and sometimes even in middle school so Its really stressful to pick a job.
Thank you so much for helping me choose one. These kind of vids really helps us :D
its the same in the uk
@@balr.4799 Nah in the UK we get to pick our own subjects for Alevels. We then still have loads of options with those A levels for uni. In Iran, you do very specific Alevel equivalents that are so niche that you can really only go into like 3 or 4 different uni courses
@@darius6112my b i misread what he said.
@@darius6112 i thought he was conflating college and sixth form
To Do lists are great, I'm not a mornings person.. That project in the morning would have done me. On the fly in the morning.. Dam.
Omg I can relate to every single thing! An early night is 11pm
Don’t know what your work is but surely this vlog helped me to focus on my productivity, TY.
I really liked this video and I would really like to join IB. Could you do a video where you explain what would be the basic excel skills and functions used? :)
Is it even necessary working long hours? I feel like 8-12 should be the stopping point
I’m in social work working backend systems, pretty much the same as you. Emails are your life, and very common to have two earpieces or more lying around for when you need to listen to 2 meetings at once, while always on stand by for phone messages.
How can you listen and participate in 2 meetings at once? Sounds amazing
Thanks so much for posting. Do you enjoy your job? I am looking to go into IB in the future!
This is a lot like public accounting in busy szn. I can relate to this guy a lot. Hope he gets paid well lol
Philosophy and Comp Sci at Oxford? You can do so much more than IB! Do your 1-2 years then get out of there : )
It's not right for you to judge. If he is happy with his choices, it's alright!
Of course, as long as he’s happy - but not many people in IB are! The 80hr weeks and hierarchical power structures, where you have little autonomy, often grate even if it is a prestigious job
IB is basically the Oxbridge of the working world, as are MBB. Graduate and you open a ton of doors
Mostly only do 1-2 years anyway now. Pay of student debts, go do a masters, put down deposit for apartment etc
@@kemingyu4266 not really . Is easy to get in as long as went to a decent Russell group university in mathematics, economics, finance, computer science and some knowledge of industry etc. Goldman Sachs is king though. Real king is private equity - that is hard to crack
Hey! What would you say your average/normal working hours are? and do you work 6/7 day weeks?
Great video Mani! Would be great to see more investment banking related videos on your channel
This makes me glad to be working in markets
Yeah I always worked market hours, latest finish was 17:30
I have the same cooker at home in India
You gotta update your about section for your channel. Nice video though, great insight on a typical day of an IB. I'm guessing over the year it all averages down to 14-16 hour days?
Feel you on the “Night Burst” of the workday. Unfortunately commercial banking analyst hours are hitting these levels too as well. (Bank analytics dept manager here). Hoping dashboard technologies provide enough of a streamline to save on the hundreds of excel to PPT iterations.
Best of luck on your journey, don’t let the man get you down. Every deck will be forgotten, keep those client and coworkers relationships close!
Also yeah, you’re on Bloomberg’s home page. Hope they give y’all some Saturdays off.
I really like the idea of investment banking especially Charts News and trading. But 16 hours are hard. I would preffered 12 if it was possible
As someone who works in investment banking and just started my own channel, I can confirm this is so accurate and also I’m loving the content!
hey j here, 2 year at uni. what would be your advice to get into investment banking?
@@jj-bu6yb dont
@@oscara1471 why?
@@jj-bu6yb pay isn’t good, and you’ll be locked in by a bonus you can’t claim for 5 years. Hours are in humane and mental health gets destroyed. These people work 100 hour weeks, and still don’t get the job of actually working for the company instead of being a contractor.
@@oscara1471 thanks a lot! i really appreciate the insight
Very informative and interesting and there were some tips that I can take away to my work routine
Hey, discovered your channel and I find it so cool and instructive.! I also love your jumper, where is it from?
nice saw the article on the terminal
I love your attitude! This video just makes me feel like I really do want to go into investment banking.
Just a bit of advice, look at the reasons people hate IB as well as why they like it
People like investment banking because of the learning opportunity, future opportunities and the money. People, at the junior level, generally hate the work and the hours.
Hi, I've been wanting to get into the same role but didn't know how I could?
Also I'll be graduating in June, majoring in Accounting and finance.
I'd appreciate if I could get any tips on how to get in as a fresher?😬
Do you feel like you have the time to exercise / have physical activity in investment banking during the week?
Madness. I don't understand why anybody would do this, absolutely not worth it.
@Francis Mendoza yes.
hi, it was really exciting to see you, can you please guide me on how to crack into investment banking.
Great video, very well made. Especially the bgm selection was on point! Could you tell me the name of that last music that you played during the outro?
I really hope you dig this kind of work, because these working hours are insane.
But I can relate to your frustration with small tasks that come during the day. Honestly, most of the communication between people in a corporation is counter productive. If you would just let people focus on the few really core topics you would have to work less than 6 hours a day and probably still generate/support the same amount of business.
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This video again makes me dread the corporate life I quit recently.
I'm not in investment banking haha (I used to be in recruitment) but have a few friends that are in IB/law but this was really insightful to watch, love your vlogging aesthetics and really miss the British accent haha (I used to study/work in London for a few years at LCF) but hello from Australia!
What is your coffee routine? And what coffee machine/milk frother do you use?
Hi Mani. Could you tell us a bit more about what the work actually is and what it involves? Eg what type of calculations. Love your videos.
Sums, pivot tables, pretty charts etc...
I work in risk and compliance for an audit firm, this feels like my day to day😅. Great video
@@LalitDevraj yes
Just read an article about you on Efinancial Careers!
Your insight is really incredible, thank you for sharing.
All the best!
Lovely signet ring. What’s yours stamped with? Enjoyed the video.
The advantage of going to office is saner work hours. At home you work on and on till it's too much. Please get a big monitor and work way less, and use your skills and start investing. Time is everything
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Thank you for all you do and God Bless.
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I definitely plan to get into investment banking for maybe 6 to 8 years then move on to more capital or equity focused jobs and then finally work in the retail part of the Bank. Just gradually easing off my life after 35
Thanks for the video. Definitely different work day. Not for everyone. Thanks again.
I know many of you feel bad for him but this lifestyle is all well advertised. Everyone knows this is what it is going in. After about 2 years of this is gets better, sort of. But at the MD level it’s basically all sales and relationships
Well made and pretty insightful. I have a couple of friends from uni who went the IB route and both have now bailed after having breakdowns. I can understand entirely how that would happen.
I think I had a lucky escape ending up following a data engineering path instead. Sometimes the hours are long (key projects, big migrations etc...) but I typically get away with a 10 - 6 standard working day with a fair amount of flexibility.
Granted, the remuneration isn't at the same level, but it's still far more than enough , and I actually have some free time for socialising, gaming and hobbies/side-projects.
Do you see this as a long-term career or is the idea to grind for a couple of years and then switch industry?
Breakdowns? That isn't worth the money. Trying to break into Data Engineering but it seems like one needs to have experience before they can do so
It's always a grind for a couple years for the exit opportunities that IB offers
Do bankers in other positions have to work 16h as well is it typically an Analysts burden?
Is there any possibilty that you can work as a junior while studying? Because I don't want to just have a career in investing, I'd also like to be in the academia and do theoretical work on both finance and economics
How do you stay fit? Your sitting all day long?
You don't, your health, social life and love life all fall to the way side when you sign on to this 200k per year trap, you'll be burned out and lonely like you're 70 at 35. I don't know how people can trade away quality of life for a few more zeros in their bank accounts.
Yeah, generally speaking when I went through it, you get less and less healthy. Fat people get fatter, skinny people get skinnier. If you don't have a relationship, you're unlikely to get one, and If you're in one your S.O. will hate your guts cause you don't spend anytime with them. But still glad I did it....society does give you a lot of leeway as an I-banker though, rightfully or wrongfully. My ex-gf was pretty understanding, and I went to the hospital once for stomach acid build up. I promised myself if I ever ended up in the hospital again, I would quit. (Crazy...now thinking of it...I rationalized that the 2nd trip to hospital would justify leaving a job, not the first. Also...side note...my colleagues still ribbed me for taking 1 day off afterwards. Even though I considered my office to be on the nicer and more family oriented side. Still very big dick attitude among everyone.) Thanks for reading, whomever is still there. Guess I needed some journal therapy...haha.