+345 London MF REPE is paradise PE 18 13h
+283 Who Killed Wall Street IB 76 1w
+243 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre IB 189 1h
+242 latest on Shorenstein? RE 40 17h
+241 UBS Healthcare IB 50 1w
+238 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 29 1w
+208 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life IB 30 2h
+195 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) IB 45 2w
+194 Senior Banker's Guide to IB Recruiting / Group Placement (with a Healthcare Bent) IB 33 2w
+166 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) IB 23 3w
+159 Shit PWP Culture IB 91 1w
+159 Work and Suicide IB 49 5h
+153 AI Creating More Work IB 46 3d
+145 Is pay at BofA really that bad? IB 68 2w
+124 London Recruiting is Paradise IB 48 4d
+98 Day at Macquarie IB 12 3w
+90 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 37 4d
+89 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? OFF 21 2w
+82 My Motivation Is At An All Time High IB 13 1w
+81 Shana tova - happy new year OFF 17 1w
+79 Starting a Coup PE 27 10h
+79 UBS Group AG is coming under renewed US pressure over Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-Linked accounts OTH 8 3w
+78 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? RE 43 1d
+78 Interns without return offers, careers & perspective IB 5 1d
+77 Uchicago is paradise OFF 16 2w
+75 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? RE 71 10h
+68 More diversity needed in the industry IB 14 1w
+67 BofA VP killed in random NYC stabbing OFF 37 3w
+67 The Peanut Portco PE 7 1h
+63 Did My Team Set Me Up to Miss VP? IB 29 1w
+63 I’m in Love With My Intern. OFF 23 12h
+63 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst HF 33 4d
+63 Goodbye JOB 27 5d
+62 Lost all ambition / don’t care at all anymore IB 29 1w
+61 How bad did I mess up IB 11 2w
+60 Is 7 years in banking enough to retire, or am I delusional? IB 31 3d
+60 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? IB 41 6d
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? PE 34 3d
+57 Are all these UBS postings bullshit? IB 15 23h
+53 I Think My Career Is Over - CRE Job Market Discussion RE 21 2w
+52 How much is enough? PE 27 1w
+49 I'm in love with my MD IB 9 1d
+49 NYC Wall Street Run Club IB 13 2w
+48 Q&A: US Power Trader (Prop/Spec) TR 38 1w
+48 Getting the VP Promote at the "Wrong" Firm VC 14 5d
+48 What Bank Will Make Women Instantly Fall In Love With Me? OFF 14 3w
+48 Bad at IB = … in PE? PE 28 3w
+48 EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG) IB 26 1w
+48 Do actual investment bankers despise IB TikTokers as much as I think they do? IB 28 5d
+48 Thoughts on Recent AI Sentiment from Frontier Labs? OFF 21 1w
+47 Getting People To Reply ? JOB 12 4d
+45 Analyst Shows Up in the Prada Sped Slipper — What Are You Doing? FASH 13 1w
+45 Post-MBA IB associate are less Desirable? PE 14 2w
+45 Is the life of a VP at a 'top-bank' really good? IB 15 3w
+44 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? PE 12 2w
+44 Thinking through tech investing: early growth vs. growth vs. buyout PE 19 3w
+42 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out HF 13 8m
+42 Does this mean I am not cut out for PE? PE 9 1w
+42 How bad is leaving after a few months IB 16 2w
+42 Misrepresented Houston IB IB 14 3w
+41 Dating after being nyc hf HF 23 1w
+40 Seeking External Perspectives PE 7 2h
+40 Harvard or IU Kelley BSCH 28 3d
+40 UBS IB Balance Sheet Set to take a Hit IB 10 2d
+39 22yo IB Analyst just had mental health breakdown IB 12 3w
+39 Attracted to non-banker, how to kill feelings? OFF 6 5d
+37 Turning down major fund for boutique? PE 9 2w
+37 WSO Users Tier List OFF 11 22h
+37 My grandma thinks I work at a Chase branch IB 5 2d
+37 How closely do you model your biotech names ER 9 1w
+37 Former consultants in PE: was the move genuinely worth it? PE 13 2w
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod HF 20 2w
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? HF 13 1w
+36 9/11 After 25 Years OFF 11 1w
+36 Most technical groups? IB 18 2w
+36 M vs BB CO 15 36m
+35 The Difference Between a Good Business and a Good Acquisition PE 7 6d
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? IB 17 6d
+34 If Investment Banks Were Divorced Dads IB 12 14m
+34 Retired Navy, ~41 yrs old, seeking realistic feedback NUI 15 3w
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? PE 13 2w
+33 Life After IB: Off-Track Career Ideas, Questions & Musings JOB 4 2w
+33 Lindsay Clansey OFF 13 2w
+32 Q&A | Incoming Associate, Bulge Bracke, AMA: Career switcher (tech sales/BD → MBA → BB TMT IB), return offer | (6 years in Tech/Accounting) IB 6 1d
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? RE 8 1w
+31 Is this actually what it is like working. CR 13 4d
+31 Negotiating VP Sign-On Bonus (NOT Tied to Deferred Comp)? IB 25 3d
+31 Will they pay Directors $1mm+? IB 11 6h
+30 Leaving S&T after 4 months? Am I making a mistake? TR 5 7h
+30 Most PE interviews have felt awfully weird - is it my MBB background? PE 5 3w
+29 Pigeonholed in Big 4 Technical Accounting, Exhausted Every Path Into Banking/Credit - Need Real Guidance CR 11 3w
+29 What Should I Do With My Life? PE 15 2w
+29 No BB RO 2026 IB 10 3w
+29 How hard is it actually to execute a roll up? PE 7 3w
+29 Is there a market for this type of product? RE 4 2w
+29 How the Hell Do People Actually Get Into Private Golf Clubs? OFF 28 4d
+29 Law school instead of MBA for RX Banking IB 6 3w
+29 JPM SMALL CAP or WF/JEF/RBC Coverage group IB 13 3w
+29 Nothing is working RE 23 2w
+29 How do you guys actually make friends in NYC? OFF 18 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101