Sure, the life of a Wall Street banker is glamorous -- if you don't mind grappling with alcoholism, eating disorders, Crohn's disease and arthritis, according to HuffPo.
These were just some of the afflictions observed among one group of about two dozen young investment bankers, according to a study to be published later this month in Administrative Science Quarterly, cited by the Wall Street Journal.
The study followed the young bankers through their first six years out of business school -- a period during which every one of the bankers began to suffer from some kind of stress-related ailment. Bankers in the study were said to be working between 80 and 120 hours a week.
Though the long hours took their toll on the bankers in the study, burning the midnight oil can be a hazard for workers in a variety of fields. Employees who clock 55 hours a week or more are at elevated risk for depression and heart disease, and the largely sedentary nature of most contemporary office work has been linked to rising obesity rates in America.
And the problem may only be getting worse…
Read all about it and weep at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/young-wall-street-bankers-health-risks_n_1278947.html?ref=business
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