What Happens When You Slack Off On Wall Street

Everyone knows that Wall Street means working insane hours and taking on intense projects, so if you're in the business, generally, according to a BusinessInsider report, you just take it for what it is. But what if you decide not to take it anymore? What if you decide you're going to do only as much as you want to reduce your stress level?  BI caught up with a former Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment banking analyst who did just that — he decided he just wasn't going to to give it his all anymore.

Here's why: The analyst had really hustled during his first year, but after that, he decided to go back to school. After he got accepted, he stopped seeing the point of dealing with all the stress of working on the most important projects. On top of that, he couldn't see an end to the weekends of work, and the intense responsibility.

So he put on the worst attitude he could, and when his bosses started to notice, they put him on smaller projects. He still worked 80 hours a week, but he didn't have to work as many weekends and his bosses didn't bother him as much...But.....

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-happens-when-you-slack-off-on-wall-street-2012-9#ixzz265Xx7sqv