[JumpCrisscross]

> the chief complaint of the analysts is less about the total hours worked than the fact that much of the grinding is not productive

It's a fair complaint. This anecdote stood out:

"VPs create shells for decks that do not align with what senior team members want to show, which results in junior teams creating the wrong materials. Ultimately, senior team members see these materials and junior team members often have to start from scratch on incredibly short timelines (less than 24 hours) – resulting in unnecessary stress, subpar work, and lack of sleep" [1]

This is a problem! Also, when I was an intern, it wasn't uncommon for an MD to have a meeting at 11AM, be back to back until 5PM, to only drop a request on the associate's desk at 6 from that morning meeting.

[1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jyeu-wvS3Z10xQ0BlMIDOkh_INo...