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20th August 2013, 02:47 PM
'I was expected to excel in life': High-flying bank intern who died after working 'crazy hours' had written of huge pressure to succeed
Moritz Erhardt had been interning with investment bank Merrill Lynch
Erhardt, from Germany, was found dead in his East London flat last week
He said he felt pressured to be good at everything, a competitive streak which he admitted sometimes led to 'severe injuries'
21-year-old had pulled eight all-nighters in two weeks during his summer internship
He wrote 'I have learned that complacency implies stagnancy'
By Christian Gysin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Christian+Gysin), Claire Ellicott (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Claire+Ellicott), Martin Robinson (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Martin+Robinson) and Allan Hall In Berlin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Allan+Hall+In+Berlin)
PUBLISHED: 17:29 GMT, 20 August 2013 | UPDATED: 19:11 GMT, 20 August 2013
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/19/article-0-1B5F2D75000005DC-495_306x490.jpg 'All-nighter': Moritz Erhardt, 21, had been working gruelling hours as an intern at an investment bank
A young student who died after working 'crazy hours' as an intern at a top investment bank said he felt 'pressurised' to succeed before his death.
German student Moritz Erhardt collapsed in the shower at his student halls in east London just days before completing a grueling internship at Bank of America Merril Lynch's investment bank division.
Friends of the 21-year-old, who had recently completed a study abroad programme at the University of Michigan, claimed he had been forced to work through the night eight times in a two week period in an effort to secure long term work with the firm.
But it has emerged that he always felt compelled to be the best, a competitive edge which, he admitted sometimes caused him 'severe injuries.'
In an online portfolio Mr Erhadt told prospective employers that his upbringing taught him to always be driven to be good at everything.
He wrote: 'I have grown up in family that expected me, in whatever respect, to excel in life.
'By implication, I felt somehow pressurizes [sic]. However I did not intend to blie my parents' expectations.
'Therefore I have become highly competitive and ambitious nature from early on.
'Already during my times in elementary school I began playing soccer as well as tennis, I engaged in track and field athletics, and I started ski racing.
'Sometimes I had a tendency to be over ambitious, which resulted in severe injuries.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2398415/Moritz-Erhardt-dies-High-flying-bank-intern-died-working-crazy-hours-written-huge-pressure-succeed.html
Moritz Erhardt had been interning with investment bank Merrill Lynch
Erhardt, from Germany, was found dead in his East London flat last week
He said he felt pressured to be good at everything, a competitive streak which he admitted sometimes led to 'severe injuries'
21-year-old had pulled eight all-nighters in two weeks during his summer internship
He wrote 'I have learned that complacency implies stagnancy'
By Christian Gysin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Christian+Gysin), Claire Ellicott (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Claire+Ellicott), Martin Robinson (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Martin+Robinson) and Allan Hall In Berlin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Allan+Hall+In+Berlin)
PUBLISHED: 17:29 GMT, 20 August 2013 | UPDATED: 19:11 GMT, 20 August 2013
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/19/article-0-1B5F2D75000005DC-495_306x490.jpg 'All-nighter': Moritz Erhardt, 21, had been working gruelling hours as an intern at an investment bank
A young student who died after working 'crazy hours' as an intern at a top investment bank said he felt 'pressurised' to succeed before his death.
German student Moritz Erhardt collapsed in the shower at his student halls in east London just days before completing a grueling internship at Bank of America Merril Lynch's investment bank division.
Friends of the 21-year-old, who had recently completed a study abroad programme at the University of Michigan, claimed he had been forced to work through the night eight times in a two week period in an effort to secure long term work with the firm.
But it has emerged that he always felt compelled to be the best, a competitive edge which, he admitted sometimes caused him 'severe injuries.'
In an online portfolio Mr Erhadt told prospective employers that his upbringing taught him to always be driven to be good at everything.
He wrote: 'I have grown up in family that expected me, in whatever respect, to excel in life.
'By implication, I felt somehow pressurizes [sic]. However I did not intend to blie my parents' expectations.
'Therefore I have become highly competitive and ambitious nature from early on.
'Already during my times in elementary school I began playing soccer as well as tennis, I engaged in track and field athletics, and I started ski racing.
'Sometimes I had a tendency to be over ambitious, which resulted in severe injuries.
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