Investment bank intern dies after pulling three all nighters in a row

[Admiral Yi]

Society has nothing to do with it mongers.

The oil industry has rules on sleep because a mistake can kill people and destroy a billion dollars worth of equipment.

Aspiring investment bankers work themselves to death because it's a winner take all market and the winner makes a boatload of money.

[mongers]

Society has nothing to do with it mongers.

The oil industry has rules on sleep because a mistake can kill people and destroy a billion dollars worth of equipment.

Aspiring investment bankers work themselves to death because it's a winner take all market and the winner makes a boatload of money.

Nope, of course it does.

My opinion, given we live in an energy intensive civilization, is that we need both the safe operation of the energy fields and that the workers should enjoy good pay and working conditions in recognition of their value to society.

Same could be said of doctors and surgeons.

Investment bankers, do I need to reiterate my opinion again, personally I'd see it as a big positive if the lot of them converted to scientology overnight or say all re-trained as telesales cold callers.   

[garbon]

Investment bankers, do I need to reiterate my opinion again, personally I'd see it as a big positive if the lot of them converted to scientology overnight or say all re-trained as telesales cold callers.   

[mongers]

Investment bankers, do I need to reiterate my opinion again, personally I'd see it as a big positive if the lot of them converted to scientology overnight or say all re-trained as telesales cold callers.   

I admit, I toned it down a lot. 

[Admiral Yi]

How is it that we, society, decide the pay of oil workers mongers?

And of course it's well known that medical residents pull barbaric hours.

[mongers]

How is it that we, society, decide the pay of oil workers mongers?

And of course it's well known that medical residents pull barbaric hours.

I didn't say that society decided the pay.

Also the situation for medical/hospital residents changed about 10-15 years ago, much more sensible. 

[Admiral Yi]

OK, I misunderstood.

[garbon]

Also the situation for medical/hospital residents changed about 10-15 years ago, much more sensible. 

I know that a lot of places put caps on hours which from interns/residents I know means that they pull various tricks to allow them to still work just as much. However, right now, some of their anecdotes are escaping me.

[mongers]

Also the situation for medical/hospital residents changed about 10-15 years ago, much more sensible. 

I know that a lot of places put caps on hours which from interns/residents I know means that they pull various tricks to allow them to still work just as much. However, right now, some of their anecdotes are escaping me.

Obviously I was talking about the situation over here, one of the good things the Blair government did.

But I think there have been issues with the generational change in hospital working practices, I recall one of the problems is now a lack of total hours put in compared to the old more darwinian approach to on the job training.

[alfred russel]

Once when he was particulary busy he was still working at 22h,

[dps]

Society has nothing to do with it mongers.

The oil industry has rules on sleep because a mistake can kill people and destroy a billion dollars worth of equipment.

Aspiring investment bankers work themselves to death because it's a winner take all market and the winner makes a boatload of money.

Nope, of course it does.

My opinion, given we live in an energy intensive civilization, is that we need both the safe operation of the energy fields and that the workers should enjoy good pay and working conditions in recognition of their value to society.

Same could be said of doctors and surgeons.

That might be your opinion of how things should be, but it's not how the world works.

[mongers]

Society has nothing to do with it mongers.

The oil industry has rules on sleep because a mistake can kill people and destroy a billion dollars worth of equipment.

Aspiring investment bankers work themselves to death because it's a winner take all market and the winner makes a boatload of money.

Nope, of course it does.

My opinion, given we live in an energy intensive civilization, is that we need both the safe operation of the energy fields and that the workers should enjoy good pay and working conditions in recognition of their value to society.

Same could be said of doctors and surgeons.

That might be your opinion of how things should be, but it's not how the world works.

How many months, weeks or perhaps days do you think you and our civilization in it's current form, could survive without cheap available energy ?

[Eddie Teach]

The oil industry does pay quite well, but it's impossible for them to have good working conditions. It's an inherently dangerous job.

[dps]

Society has nothing to do with it mongers.

The oil industry has rules on sleep because a mistake can kill people and destroy a billion dollars worth of equipment.

Aspiring investment bankers work themselves to death because it's a winner take all market and the winner makes a boatload of money.

Nope, of course it does.

My opinion, given we live in an energy intensive civilization, is that we need both the safe operation of the energy fields and that the workers should enjoy good pay and working conditions in recognition of their value to society.

Same could be said of doctors and surgeons.

That might be your opinion of how things should be, but it's not how the world works.

How many months, weeks or perhaps days do you think you and our civilization in it's current form, could survive without cheap available energy ?

Not long, of course, but that's not what determines the working conditions of people in that industry.

[Caliga]

Once when he was particulary busy he was still working at 22h,

That sounds like me several nights a week, every week pretty much.

That said, I'm always at home by that time and remoting in.