How time flies when you’re having fun! I've been very busy since my last post and a lot of things have happened. Last week, we had our golf day outing, where we spent the whole day schmoozing with the big guns i.e. Managing Directors. It was pretty hilarious, watching people who'd never played golf as they went through 18 holes. We didn't get back to Tribeca until 9:30 PM and although some of us had to go back to work, there'll be no brownie points for guessing that the summer associates' section on my floor was relatively quiet (and empty) as we'd worked muscles we never knew existed.
Another major event was going to a nice restaurant with the family on my birthday. They were surprised that I was able to take a break from work to do dinner (thanks to a wonderfully understanding Director that ordered me out of the office). I'm shamelessly advertizing here, but if anyone reading this is ever in New York, be sure to try out "La Sirene" on Broome Street. It’s a delightfully cosy French restaurant (just blink and you’ll miss it) and they make the best hanger steak ever. Of course that wasn’t the only thing good about the day – getting to have a family dinner for the first time in 7 weeks was definitely a treat by itself. Other than this, I have very little perspective to offer in the way of life in New York as practically all of my summer has so far been spent with the (four?) hallowed walls of the bank. Maybe if this blog stays open until after my last day at work, I'll be able to regale you all with detail of the culture and entertainment I plan on taking in. But until that time, please bear with me.
I need not tell anyone that my industry is pretty tough, but nothing could have prepped me for the reality. That said, there's something to be said for the people I work with and their resilience. Networking has been pretty exhausting and despite our best efforts (I've been told I'm very reserved), a number of us are still not sure that we've made that critical "aha" connection. Although I will keep on bringing my “A” game to the pitch, I definitely no longer worry about not getting a full time offer as I now see that I win either way. In any case whatever the end is, all I can say is that “I’m nearly there”.
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