Suppose you get called into the office for morning of June 1

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and you’re supposed to be taking the CFA exam.
Let’s suppose they tell you they really need you in the office on the morning of June 1 for something deemed to be an emergency.
Under what circumstances will you decide not to attend the exam and comply?
And under what circumstances will you say “F– it, I’m taking the exam anyways” assuming your company absolutely insists on you being there, no matter how unreasonable it sounds?
Personally:
I’d only bail out of the exam if either: 1)I’m making a ridiculous amount of money (say $1mm/yr) and will not easily find another job making so much or 2) There’s little chance I’m gonna pass (my mock scores have been averaging below 60).
 
I would either expect it to be some sort of sadistic loyalty test (like Abraham sacrificing Isaac) which should be rewarded with a large increase in salary, or as a significant indicator that my employer is probably not really someone worth working for.
 
Turn off your phone and don’t check your e-mail once you leave the office for the last time that week. Sometimes forgiveness is easier to obtain than permission.
 
whacim wrote:
I would either expect it to be some sort of sadistic loyalty test (like Abraham sacrificing Isaac) which should be rewarded with a large increase in salary, or as a significant indicator that my employer is probably not really someone worth working for.
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At least God let Abraham off the hook at the last second. Not sure if I could trust an employer to do the same think at 7:45 AM on a Saturday morning.
 
This is one thing I do not like about the CFA institute. From what I’m aware is that there is zero way to reschedule this test if an emergency arises. Life happens and if family, work or illness keep you from taking the exam on June 1 there is absolutely no refunds, no rescheduling and nohting you can do to get your money back. A real shame.
 
it will be a violation of the CFA Code to attend the test for your personal reason. Always be loyal to your employer.
 
If you were at the level of making 1M+, there is very little chance you would be studying for the CFA exam, because it will add 0 incremental value.
Stop wasting your life studying, and get back to making money.
 
summerside182 wrote:
it will be a violation of the CFA Code to attend the test for your personal reason. Always be loyal to your employer.
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lmfao
 
“What would Bud Fox do?”, That is what I always ask myself. I think if GG called him, Bud would definitely skip the test.
 
blackomen wrote:
and you’re supposed to be taking the CFA exam.
Let’s suppose they tell you they really need you in the office on the morning of June 1 for something deemed to be an emergency.
Under what circumstances will you decide not to attend the exam and comply?
And under what circumstances will you say “F– it, I’m taking the exam anyways” assuming your company absolutely insists on you being there, no matter how unreasonable it sounds?
Personally:
I’d only bail out of the exam if either: 1)I’m making a ridiculous amount of money (say $1mm/yr) and will not easily find another job making so much or 2) There’s little chance I’m gonna pass (my mock scores have been averaging below 60).
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No one who is making $1mm a year is sitting for the Level 2 CFA.
If you actually had to go into work on a Saturday you’d know, and you probably shouldn’t be sitting for the CFA anyway.
 
ATH wrote:
Turn off your phone and don’t check your e-mail once you leave the office for the last time that week. Sometimes forgiveness is easier to obtain than permission.
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This
 
My boss stopped at level 2 of the CFA for a reason like this. About a week before the exam two large companies merged and he was needed in China.
10 years later he still hasn’t gotten around to getting it, but it doesn’t really matter for him.
 
Do you even want to be working at a place that would actually require something like this? If they called, and after I responded “I’m taking the CFA test this weekend” they still insisted I came in, that would probably be it. I’d take the test - especially if I were prepared - then deal with the consequences later.
 
cgeorgan wrote:
Do you even want to be working at a place that would actually require something like this? If they called, and after I responded “I’m taking the CFA test this weekend” they still insisted I came in, that would probably be it. I’d take the test - especially if I were prepared - then deal with the consequences later.
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^ Respect…….Employment is a two way street. I would quit and find a new job if I had an employer do this to me.
 
Fcuk the boss. Its a weekend. Its my time. No reason whatsover. Unless u call me to say hey im quitting this $1m /yr job and u r the only person i wanna promote to take over from now on. Then i’d say good bye to CFAI. thanks, but no thanks. I’d leave all these technical analysis to my juniors. I’d be busy negotiating deals , supervising them all, push them to perform better to earn their (and my bonus!!).
Would be just like that.
 
I’ve stopped checking work emails starting now, bc I don’t want any temptation or concerns. Even if I have just been fired I dont want to know about it until after the exam.
 
Yikes, your threshold is $1m? If I were making 2/10th of that it I would skip the exam for a true work emergency.
End the end, we’re taking these exams to improve/progress in our careers….
 
First of all your employer already knows you are taking the CFA exam so knowing that if they still call you into the office the day of the exam that is beyond cruel and unusual punishment and I would ignore them. You don’t want to work for a Company like that. Also agree that you should totally disconnect from the outside world the day before the exam. I turn off all emails etc. on Friday morning.
 
MJLU280 wrote:
First of all your employer already knows you are taking the CFA exam so knowing that if they still call you into the office the day of the exam that is beyond cruel and unusual punishment and I would ignore them. You don’t want to work for a Company like that. Also agree that you should totally disconnect from the outside world the day before the exam. I turn off all emails etc. on Friday morning.
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Maybe I’m just paranoid but having had a few ‘strange’ experiences with my employer in the past when close to a CFA exam date, maybe my paranoia is justified..
A few years ago when I just started working here, I was scheduled to take the L1 exam and my employer had me go on a business trip at the last minute before the exam. Fortunately, CFAI let me take the exam in the city for the business trip. I didn’t pass that time (but I wasn’t preparedd anyways so I doubt this changed anything.)
A few years later (2012), I signed up for L1 again.. about a month before the exam, an employee resigned and another one took time off for the exam. And I was assigned all the extra work. Despite the pressure, I managed to pass that time.
This year, I realized I won’t be wanting to take any chances so I applied for PTO the week before the exam many months in advance. About 2 days before my week off, we got into an argument where the boss basically exploded over some moderately trivial issue. It threw off the ‘rhythm’ I had going in my studying for that day definitely.
So my conclusion is, either my employer or God doesn’t want me to pass.. even after 3 incidents, I’m still giving my employer the benefit of the doubt (for now)..
 
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