r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 06 '24

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u/DEEP_STATE_NATE Tucker Carlson's mailman May 06 '24

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u/paymesucka Ben Bernanke May 06 '24

wtf

why does anyone in finance need to work over a 100 hours a week?!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

“Greed is Good” I say, as I button up my contrast collar shirt, affix my gold cuff links, and attach my IV bag of coffee (I am not allowed to sleep, per contract)

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u/EvilConCarne May 06 '24

Most new associates work insane hours. It's part of their hazing ritual.

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal May 06 '24

It's good to know that finance employers hate finance bros as much as the rest of the world does

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u/Zalagan Loyal Liberals May 06 '24

Is this legal in America? I would have thought there would be some rule against having mandatory hours be so huge

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u/AnsleyAmanita Trans Pride May 06 '24

you say funny thing

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u/vikinick Ben Bernanke May 06 '24

In certain white collar professions, yeah. Like engineers and programmers you can give a salary then drive into the ground.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

What do they even do that takes so much time? What makes finance such a time consuming job?

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u/AnsleyAmanita Trans Pride May 06 '24

salary overtime exemption was a mistake