Originally Posted by Bostonian
Of course, no one is being drafted into high finance. Aspiring Wall Street stars sign up for the punishing hours with eyes open. What's more, the study's small size and the lack of a control group raise questions about how closely the findings apply to the broader population of roughly 267,000 would-be masters of the universe.

My roomate in law school tried I-banking for a couple of years.

Eventually, he decided to get into BigLaw and then go in-house.

I don't think he really enjoyed those 100 hour workweeks.