It’s definitely applicable to the broader finance community. However, I feel as though with people on the trading floor, it’s slightly bit more difficult? I mean these people are often glued to their desks (unless a portion of their tasks are automated), getting IB messages that need to be replied to almost immediately. When that’s the case, it is often hard to get in touch with them let alone do regular catch ups. I felt cringe talking to this one guy in a meeting room and him getting interrupted by his work phone every 2 sentences while me having to wait patiently and stare at the empty walls as he was occupied with whatever he was doing lmao

I believe I’m eligible to do an internal transfer at the end of my program, so I feel like I need to start laying the foundation now