The majority of ppl I work with do on an avg 100 per week.they are always supposed to be available on phone when not in office.also, when called, they should be able to login remotely from home within 20 mins. This means living in PI,sai kung, goldcoast etc is not an option for them as it takes more than 20 mins to reach central from these places.
Seriously, do you think that 90hrs/week is sustainable? Banks spend a lot to raise quality human capital and no sensible manager would like to see ppl leave/burn out by workimg crazy hours as mentioned here.
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The main problem is the OP doesnt understand the concept of no pain thus no gain. He's not willing to work hard but wants the monetary rewards from a field that pays relatively better than most. In finance, one has to have an edge. Sometimes long hours are necessary to build that edge whether it be on a specific deal/investment or to develop expertise versus competitors. By asking such a question, to me he's just a wannabe -- a non hire IMO.
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DITTO on that!
I don't quite understand you? Why is it wrong if I enjoy this field but don't wont to work 90+ hours? I like finance but I don't wont to exclude my social life for it. It is why I asked if theirs any finance related jobs that don't work 90+ hours. It has nothing to do with trying to make easy money as I acknowledge the fact I would be making less.
There are lots of differences between places, job nature...
Even between Front Office jobs the variations can be huge (typically traders.. have shorter days than pure investment bankers...others - project finance guys...would be somewhere in between, RM would be on the lower end , private bankers tend not to have too long hours but lots of client meetings...)
it's really hard to tell.
Even "Back Office" has husge variation: ie Loan admin team can finish more or less on time (6.30 or so) but the Audit, Compliance, Finance or IT guys sometimes do crazy hours (for not so sexy pay)....
So take your pick.
There's always work for good people. Judging by the quality of candidate here last time I was hiring, it's not hard to stand out.