Financial services has its fair share of hopeless romantics and they include employees in technology teams: 96% of the 1,000+ respondents to our 2024 lifestyle survey said they were in steady relationships. This is despite sometimes difficult working conditions.
One New York based tech VP at a major investment bank told us he’s sleeping less than he’d like, exercising less than he’d like and has a stressful work environment but gives his lifestyle prospects a 10/10 rating. Why? A “strong loving relationship” with an “understanding partner.” Another, recently affected by layoffs, said he has a “great family life,” after getting a “new house in a great neighborhood.”
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Expectations of partners tend to differ. One UK based technologist said his relationship is strained and advised that you “find a partner willing to…