I moved to New York City after getting an offer from Morgan Stanley in investment banking ... being essentially chained to a desk, with no breaks and 80 to 100 hour work weeks.

An investment bank's grueling ... and involved all-nighters. The former banker said his boss became furious and told him he should never leave his desk for over five minutes without notifying ...

Investment banking associates and analysts work with many other professionals such as equity research and sales staff. The Software Crew The evenings, however, are closely spent with the desktop ...

Alex, the pinstriped investment banker ... his superiors at 'Megabank' to clear his desk as his employment is being terminated. Tens of thousands of bankers have suffered the same fate as Alex ...

So far, 2025 has been a letdown for investment bankers who expected to see a surge in deal activity Junior bankers' hours remain long despite fewer deals, Eric Stetler of D.A. Davidson told BI.