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Do real men work evenings?

8 April 2008

Sarah Butcher

Is it only women and children who stop work in the afternoon and spend their evenings having fun?

According to an (admittedly facetious) email allegedly sent from a hedge fund manager to a client, the answer may well be yes.

In an article that’s since been mysteriously pulled from its website, the Telegraph reported last weekend that one London hedge fund manager had allegedly lambasted his clients for being a “bunch of women” and suggested that they “work like real men” and stay in the office after hours.

Independently of the machinations of this particular case (which was also touched upon by The Mirror), is the sentiment behind the alleged email correct? Is evening work mandatory in financial services? And are men its principal practitioners?

Your comments please…

Comments (23)

Real work begins after 5pm, for another 8 hours!

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  • face time is for the WEAK.  Have some guts:  do your work, do it well, and then go home.

    Worried about what others will think if you go home at 'half-time'?  Then you're not a real man.

    abc 27 May 2008

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  • Real men go home and sh*g their wives at night.

    Ashley' 29 Apr 2008

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  • I suspect the manager only said this in order to entice his underlings into taking part in manly late-night activities of yak butter wrestling.

    Michael A 13 Apr 2008

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  • Real men manage their time and have other interests and commitments in life.

    Chris 13 Apr 2008

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  • What if you're staying late to avoid your g'friend? does that count as late work?

    Tony Montana 10 Apr 2008

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  • The Real question is how much you make per hour! if the ratio is smaller than half your age, then change job!

    Tony Montana 10 Apr 2008

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  • I can't even believe we are having this debate. How do you define success? Working all hours and earning lots of money - but for what? If you have no time to enjoy it, what's the point? And if it's at the expense of time with your loved ones, then you need to question why you are here. No corporate organisation will thank you.

    Anonymous 10 Apr 2008

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  • poor planning to get your job done in the hours allocated surely! We all sometimes have to work longer hours but they should be the exception and not to make yourself look good with your boss, are you really effective after 12 hours anyway? How costly are the mistakes made after hours.

    Anonymous 10 Apr 2008

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  • Real idiots work evenings. Think about it...on your death-bed will you lie there and regret the extra evening hours you didn't spend at work..(get a life).

    Johnny Morris 10 Apr 2008

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  • Get the hell back to work and you may get your work done in time, instead of spend your day reading forums! Lol.. People that stay later are mostly people that digress during the normal hours. Plan your day and follow your schedule. Profit is about results, not hours.

    Anonymous 09 Apr 2008

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