"Kathryn Shiber settled a lawsuit with boutique bank Centerview Partners on Saturday, two days before jury selection. She said the firmunlawfullyfired her in 2020 after granting heraccommodations for an underlying mood and anxiety disorder, including her request for eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Court documents suggest that analysts on active deals at Centerview routinely worked between 60 and 120 hours a week."
"Data from Odyssey Search Partners, a recruiting firm, found that junior investment bankers reported working just as muchin 2025 as in2022, the last time this survey was conducted. The firm surveyed more than 300 first- and second-year analysts last summer and found that they reportedworking 78 hours per week on average, the exact same figure as in the 2022 banking compensation report."
Centerview Partners settled a wrongful-termination lawsuit brought by Kathryn Shiber two days before jury selection, after she sought accommodations for a mood and anxiety disorder including eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. Court documents indicated analysts on active deals sometimes worked between 60 and 120 hours weekly. Recruiters warn that junior banker workloads could intensify amid a rebound in M&A activity. Industry survey data from Odyssey Search Partners found first- and second-year analysts reported working 78 hours per week on average in 2025, the same figure recorded in 2022, suggesting little reduction in junior hours despite public commitments to reduce burnout.
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