Where do you work in finance?? In my case it's as so:
- work 8hrs a day; but some days you could have a bit more work but these are not frequent.
- weekends - enjoy them. if you're ever called in for a saturday, you're paid overtime
- overtime, as can be seen above, is paid - work on a public holiday and it's 350% (tax free)....
- lunch - usually 1hr but it may end up being 1hr 15mins.
- tube... i drive to work; 30mins on the highway. Since i get to work at 0930 that means no traffic on the highway... nice cruise in my cabrio =)
- bonusses are there, but of course you'd have to work for them.
- salary increases every year
- get back home after work (not in the traffic as i get back after the rush hour) and enjoy the time playing on the PC, going to the gym, off for a quick sail/cycle/walk, cruise along the river with a honda cbr 600...
- possibility to gain experience and hunt for better positions with better pay is a walk in the park
I cannot complain. But of course it's not my dream job.
AO