Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street

Re:Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street by Omniusaspirer on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @01:22AM (#9644013)

As others have said it likely just depends on the ratio of busy work to complex mental work they're doing.

I had a stint of several months so far this year where I was putting in 100+ hours/week of manual labor at a day job and then coming home to do a couple hours of programming before sleep. Hell, I even started learning Thai during my half hour breaks. I didn't find myself having any serious difficulty maintaining that lifestyle after having adapted to it. I honestly felt great but couldn't shake the thought that I was probably abusing my body to the point where I'd pay for it later.

Oh and yes, some coworkers liked to toss out the "superhuman" quip but I don't think I was doing anything others my age couldn't do. Youth and determination make for a powerful combination.

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Re:Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street by nine_k on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @03:32AM (#9644429)

This basically means that the amount of time that requires intense intellectual strain is way below 100 h/week on Wall Street, but the amount of work that requires much lower intelligence ("busy work") is significant.

This would explain a lot. It looks like a prime target for [more] automation, too.

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