CornellPerson

Okay, so I was considering IB for the longest time, until I came to the realization of how many hours I would actually have to work. I have a 3.8 at Cornell, and I really have no clue where to start looking for business jobs that tend to not have 70-80 hours a week, but still pay a good amount. I have been considering becoming an actuary, but I am worried about the prospects of moving up later in that career. How is consulting in terms of hours? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

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Work the standard 9-5 in a small firm if you do not want to work a lot of hours. Consulting and IBanking are both very time demanding professions.

Homer28

Well, lazy people are generally not successful in life. Your setting yourself up for failure.

FutureVpFinance

CEO at the unemployment line, I hear the hours are very flexible at that position

ythot26

atleast he has good grades, and goes to a good school. But really, you're not going to get far with a lazy attitude

Bedouin

There is no room, especially in this economy, for laziness. Anyone who isn't willing to go above and beyond the posted job requirements -- assuming you make it past the interview which is a pretty big assumption here -- is probably the first one going to be tossed out on his butt whenever the company has to downsize. If you want to be lazy, you might have to start the paperwork to collecting unemployment; I hear that's a pretty lucrative field if you don't want to work for a living.

artloversplus

start your own business and when successful you can have your own time.
But the operative words are "when successful"... I am sure some elbow grease needed to be successful...

LonghornDan

You need to grow and realize that unless you have a trust fund or win the lottery, making a "good" amount of money means not being lazy.

Homer28

"atleast he has good grades, and goes to a good school."

You can graduate at the top of your class at Harvard and still not get anywhere being lazy.

mccormickt12

GARBAGE MAN!!! They have to wake up early but they dont work too long, and they make bank

CornellPerson

okay, perhaps lazy was the wrong term. I meant I am someone who likes relaxing time and time to spend with family and friends and do other things with my life. Of course, while working, I will work very hard, but I am just looking for something to do where my life is not entirely consumed by work and I can make a decent wage.

artloversplus

The easiest jobs are mostly governmental, they do not pay much, but with good benefits and stable income. In my DW's job, you can retire at 50, with 10 or more years of service and get all the medical benefits free plus a pension.

smith415

Do you have kids yet? How old are you?

If you're in your early 20s like most fresh college grads, maybe you should dedicate yourself to busting your $#% for the next 3-4 years at an entry level position in IB or consulting and then hopefully climb the ranks high enough so that by your late 20s or early 30s you are in a supervisory position that is more like a regular 9-5.

You would have to not be "lazy" for the next several years but then hopefully you could spend the rest of your life being "lazy" once you reach a decent income bracket.

probowler

by lazy he might mean desk jobs rather than being out there flying out for meetings and conferences.
I wanted to be an actuary too, basically you run models and do sophisticated calculations but it's kinda a cubicle job, and you get about 100 grand a year.
But you take so many exams, and while the salary is rewarding, I just can't picture me taking so exams after grad school to advance.

I'm in the same boat, I might get a graduate degree in statistics and get employed as a data analyst.

But i do get what you mean by lazy, it's not unemployed pot head lazy, but lazy as in I don't want to travel, I just want to do my 9-5 for the week and forget about work till Monday.

OminousRun

Escoboy,

What is your undergrad degree/major in?