How many hours do you spend in the office on Sat/Sun?

pineapple — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:43:50 -0500

* 0-5 * 6-10 * 11-15 * 16-20 * 20+

quitting and getting paid

pineapple — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:36:12 -0500

When you give your 2 weeks notice to quit and the company immediately walks you out the door, are you still entitled to your 2 weeks pay?

problem with my account at WSO

pineapple — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:55:43 -0500

It keeps logging me out when i close my browser - this didn't happen before. Also, when i open a post in a new tab it wants me to login again.

what's wrong with the new servers?

best real estate group

pineapple — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:06:39 -0500

Which bank has the best real estate group on the street?

real estate IB group

pineapple — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:21:49 -0500

Hi guys and gals,

Got a few questions that I hope to get some answers for. I'm in NYC and just got a FT offer at a BB for their real estate investment banking group. Went to an ivy with a 3.7 gpa. My questions are as follow:

1) how is RE different than other groups (TMT, mining, FIG...etc) in terms of culture and skills and contacts developed?

brand more important then type of work

pineapple — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:26:13 -0500

What are your thoughts wrt the brand of the IB compared to the quality of work that you are given? If given the choice between a BB doing pitchbook/modelling/regular stuff vs a non-BB (but good boutique) doing investments, what's your logic in picking either one?

goldman distressed debt

pineapple — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:20:15 -0500

In Goldman, which dept/group does the distressed bank loan trading group belong in? Is it SSG? How profitable are they?

joining a BB leveraged finance group now

pineapple — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:40:48 -0500

I have an offer from a BB for their leveraged finance group. Is it still worth joining now or should I take something else? My alternative is a job at a MM in their Principal Investments group (kinda like GS PIA but less prestige).

Any advice or comments would be appreciated. thx

PE vs IB

pineapple — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:24:06 -0400

Hi all,

I'm a recent grad. Got offers from a small PE (real estate) and a boutique IB. Can anyone give me shed some light on the pros and cons of each in order to help me decide which one to take?

Thanks a ton. Appreciate your time.

$600 million Real Estate PE

pineapple — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:21:31 -0400

Is a $600 million real estate PE considered big? If not, what's considered a large fund? (aside from the $20 billion KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle).

What's the typical size of a real estate fund?