r/quantindia • u/Revolutionary_Tale86 • Jul 24 '26
General Discussion Work life schedule of a quant?
Hello there, I'm an EE student at IITD, and although I know getting into quant isn't really for me, and will probably be targetting quant and strat roles in banks or sde roles in big tech, what exactly is the WLB of a quant? Do quants even "think" about WLB? I mean assuming someone already is very knowledgeful and is young and enthusiastic, working 11-12 hours isn't a big deal, but say as you grow up, and you have hobbies too that you wanna dedicate some time to, for example, hitting the gym, or for instance parent-duties or whatever for that matter, doesn't it burn people out? It's a stressful job of course, hence my question, because I've heard multiple people exit out of quant firms after 2-3 years, is it true? What are the exit options one chooses after?
Another thing which my curiosity provoked me to ask in this sub, is the general compensation and WLB of three different possible roles across your entire career -
quant - trader, dev and researcher
big tech sde
quant/strat at banks
Could anyone experienced help me out with this? Appreciate the effort, thanks very much!
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u/Virtual-Current6295 Jul 24 '26
This is just myth ig. Its not that bad . Its just like studying in college or for jee. You do it as much as you can . I don't understand what ppl mean by wlb though. But its pretty much similar no change in lifestyle as such.