[Chrono]

Extremely impressive but is it really sustainable in the long run? I personally do not think that working 16hr days is good for you in the long run. It is not healthy.

What use is he if he gets burned out in a year or two? Not much I would wager. Sure one might argue that this pattern of long working hours is crucial in the first few years of a company. The question if he does so much more in 16 hours than he could have done in say ten or twelve? I doubt you can remain very efficient 16 hours per day.

[goatcurious]

Wonder what the bankers would say to that...

[mbesto]

Many would simply say "I'll do it for 4-5 years and then make some other junior analyst do it for me when I'm a manager".

It's a pump-dump mentality internally you know...

[Chrono]

I'm sure they would disagree with me but to be fair, will you make good decisions if you don't sleep enough and work 16 hours a day? I'm thinking sure, if this goes on for a short period of time but most people will eventually burn out.

Many can, of course, handle such working conditions but it can hardly be considered healthy in the long run.