Do real men work evenings?

8 April 2008

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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...

AUTHORSarah Butcher

Global Editor

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ChrisJo
15 April 2009
Nope, only if "real men" are not that bright to start with. There is a lot to be said to those who have the courage to work the life they want to live rather than live the life of a sheep that seeks approval of all the other sheep.
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abc
27 May 2008
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.
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Ashley'
29 April 2008
Real men go home and sh*g their wives at night.
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Chris
13 April 2008
Real men manage their time and have other interests and commitments in life.
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Michael A
13 April 2008
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.
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