+253 A fatalistic view on life: Why most, if not all, of your success is from luck 121 7y
+252 Family cutting me off if I move to NYC for IB internship 69 1y
+252 Wall Street drink: your fav one? 158 2y
+252 Income Inequality In The United States 130 6y
+252 Decline of the American culture 204 12y
+252 Would you guys marry a poor chick from a poor family? 226 4y
+251 US Ambassador to Libya Assassinated 190 11y
+250 How To Ask For Anything 65 6y
+249 Why are so many people scared of Blackrock, Vanguard etc 104 4mo
+249 If you aren't married by this age.... 128 2y
+249 Le Pen and Macron advance to second round of French presidential election 121 4y
+249 Man dragged off United flight 170 4y
+248 Fucking quit today 49 2w
+248 The Death Tax 151 2y
+248 Dating in nyc as a 5’8” guy 145 2y
+248 Coronavirus - What About Face Masks 85 1y
+248 Things MBA students like 174 2y
+247 So.. Who’s Getting The Third COVID Vaccine Shot? 168 2y
+247 Will California turn it around? 68 3y
+247 Don't Be That Guy/Girl When Reaching Out 40 2y
+247 Rick Perry and his religious zealout friends are holding a prayer event to fix America 177 12y
+246 Crush on a colleague - advice needed 97 1y
+246 Weight Gain 125 1y
+246 What is your LEAST favorite country that you've visited and why? 187 2y
+246 Body Ink on Wall Street 335 7y
+245 A Passionate Rant on Boycotting All Modern Vehicles 89 7mo
+245 Sending kids to private school 145 2y
+245 Paying College Athletes 117 4y
+244 Upper Middle Class in New York? 106 1y
+244 Amazon Pulls out of NYC 94 5y
+244 Hypo: You're single, and rich; what U.S. cities would you live in? 137 2y
+244 Self-Important Graduation Posts on LinkedIN 60 6y
+244 Women in the Workplace: How do you Guys Deal? 136 3y
+243 Do you guys believe in human caused Climate Change? 123 7mo
+243 Should we feel bad if people don't have emergency funds? 42 4y
+243 What Kind of Background Do You Come From? 78 1y
+243 Should We Be Worried About Ukraine? 207 1y
+242 computer science is the future 110 1y
+242 When will we return to normal? 131 1y
+242 What do you do if you have a thing for your director 78 1y
+242 Any questions on life in finance in Hong Kong? Q&A 82 3y
+242 Establishing Executive Presence 41 6y
+242 What is keeping you from starting your own business? 119 1y
+242 Picking the right Trading jungle 49 3y
+241 How have your 20s been so far? 125 2y
+240 Culture Shocks (US --> UK) 111 3y
+240 What are you doing here? 82 3y
+240 Breaking the hedge fund case study 99 4y
+239 Do you guys consider it a turn off if the girl you’re seeing isn’t religious? 134 1y
+238 Advice (Female) men’s opinions welcome as well 63 1mo
+238 When Did You Have the Hardest Time Staying Professional? 57 4y
+238 The Unintended Consequences of Self Driving Cars 107 4y
+238 Cold Calling 101 263 6y
+238 Is Life still fun after college? 206 6y
+238 For Those About to Propose 154 8y
+237 Married men of WSO, what did you spend on an engagement ring? 188 1y
+237 Depressed - Don't want to live anymore 74 3y
+237 Why do most people suck at Excel? 82 3y
+237 Craziest Things You've Seen in NYC? 120 4y
+236 Dating in IB - NY - The Ultimate Guide/Thread 108 1y
+236 Death Row Inmates and Capital Punishment 96 4y
+235 Is There Anything More Useless....? 48 5mo
+235 New Graduate and just lost my dad in a tragic accident - I am so lost, what do I do? 45 1y
+235 Most Arrogant User on WSO 141 2y
+235 What every banker girl needs 285 2y
+234 NYU Stern student sets the world record for getting clipped from any future IB opportunity 77 2mo
+234 Holy shit I hate happy hour and team dinners 78 1y
+234 How to hook up at the gym 84 4y
+234 Advice from an ex-IB MD: How to have a great career and a good life 40 1y
+233 r/FinancialCareers (Reddit forum) is the Complete Opposite of WSO 109 1y
+233 Are a lot of people on this website on the spectrum? 122 2y
+233 Pre-Interview routine 72 6y
+233 Hacks to Make You More Successful 157 5y
+233 Sandra Fluke 216 12y
+233 Forcing Religous Institutions To Provide Birth Control 168 12y
+232 Most Elite High-Finance Baby Names 155 3y
+232 Thoughts on Semi-Retirement 41 3y
+232 French Presidential Candidate Proposing 100% Tax On The Rich 82 4y
+232 Oxfam: 85 People Control Half the World's Wealth 133 8y
+232 WSO has ruined my concept of what a good salary is 132 2y
+232 How Does Models and Bottles Work? 163 2y
+231 I'm tired of failure to the point where I cant function normally. 45 8mo
+231 Balding former Greenhill analyst embarrassing himself on the subway 87 1y
+231 COVID outbreak in a club, in Korea - Let this be a lesson to you kids 63 4y
+231 School Shootings ( Another One Today) - Emotional/Psychological Impact 91 4y
+231 Should we outsource jobs or keep them here in the US? 97 4y
+231 STUDENT LOANS....I have to pay those back!?! 213 1y
+230 Thanksgiving in this industry sucks 54 4y
+230 Balancing relationship and career decisions 61 5y
+230 What was the happiest moment of your life? 109 4y
+230 Don't Masturbate. Don't Look at Porn. 113 1y
+229 Lying on your resume -- experiences, ethics, and strategies 90 1y
+228 Why investment banking is so cool (gaslighting only) 55 8mo
+228 What are you guys passionate about? 83 3y
+228 Is New York City safe? 87 4y
+228 Why Do BBs even hire from Non-targets? 123 3y
+228 EATING OURSELVES TO DEATH: the obesity crisis 95 5y
+228 Minimalism and Wall Street 62 7y
+228 Tips for a happy marriage (male perspective) 169 9y
+228 Asian and Indian Discrimination 219 3y

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