Fewer Perks and More Work for Wall St.’s Summer Interns

<p>Wall Street interns have gone from pampered to pummeled.
In better days, college-age interns at the nation’s largest investment banks, known as summer analysts, were treated like young royalty. But shrinking profits and a spate of recent bank layoffs have forced this year’s interns to shoulder full-time workloads.</p>

<p>Hang in there. Beer it up.</p>

<p>[Fewer</a> Perks and More Work for Wall St.'s Summer Interns - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/fewer-perks-and-more-work-for-wall-st-s-summer-interns/]Fewer”>Fewer Perks and More Work for Wall St.'s Summer Interns - The New York Times)</p>

<p>Things are still good at the Big 4 though from what I have heard!</p>

<p>@-Lurker- Tru dat. My sister’s at Big 4… their internships sound pretty awesome -___- </p>

<p>“interns aren’t allowed to stay past 5pm”</p>

<p>only 85 hours as a banker? these interns got it good.</p>