+661 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 147 5d
+485 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks IB 57 23h
+332 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground IB 44 8h
+272 Why UBS Is the Worst Place to Start Your IB Career IB 44 18h
+262 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? IB 60 1w
+229 UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees IB 55 1w
+220 UBS 2nd Year Analyst Q&A (2026) IB 41 3d
+173 Downfall of Qatalyst IB 36 12h
+169 ONLY THESE BANKS OR YOU STRUCK OUT OFF 44 5d
+161 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% IB 22 17h
+154 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? RE 57 2d
+126 IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking IB 79 5d
+125 Bank not transferring me to NYC PE 48 1w
+119 People who despise the industry you work for - uncomfortable date story OFF 61 4d
+109 What's your craziest "hardo" story? IB 18 2d
+103 Incompetent and annoying co-intern OFF 29 6d
+101 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 4w
+95 Lincoln International Return Offers IB 39 10h
+95 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 IB 15 17h
+88 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 2w
+82 Getting Laid in IB? IB 31 1w
+81 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 36 3w
+76 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School IB 27 7h
+75 Does anyone believe their firm has a true competitive edge PE 36 3d
+75 Intern keeps sleeping at work - what to tell them OFF 31 1w
+73 How much of success in this career is just luck HF 14 23h
+71 Firm Thinks I'm Lying About Offer IB 20 6d
+71 Working for Free in PE PE 16 1w
+66 Am I cooked if I am a raising sophomore without internships. JOB 11 2w
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern IB 8 3w
+64 Living in greenwich as an analyst? IB 17 1w
+63 Broke up with college gf before analyst role OFF 32 1w
+62 Indiana University Fraternity Pipelines IB 36 5d
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 2w
+61 Best IB Group Overall? IB 35 2w
+58 How accurate is Suits? OFF 19 1d
+58 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB IB 4 1w
+57 Wolf of Wall Street vs. Reality: Anyone else feel scammed by the movies? IB 19 2d
+55 Elite Boutique interview questions IB 17 4d
+55 Rogo AI IB 24 1d
+55 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 28 2w
+53 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? RE 12 1d
+53 Feedback for internship first desk at IBD BB - personal fit, "don't be too confident" IB 29 1w
+52 Independent Sponsor - Path Ahead? PE 22 1d
+52 HF Start-up salary expectation HF 28 3d
+49 Suspended for a Year IB 23 1d
+49 UBS Promotion or Lateral to Boutique? JOB 10 1w
+49 Lying about GPA JOB 27 5d
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 3w
+48 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? RE 14 4d
+46 so confused about 28 SA timeline IB 27 3d
+44 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread PE 64 13h
+44 NYC Associate Budget IB 15 23m
+43 Lateraling at senior associate / VP level PE 15 16h
+42 I wish I went to an Ivy OFF 21 17h
+42 Exits from REPE RE 22 6d
+42 Made $4.5 million in the stock market at 22 OFF 18 6d
+42 Fable 5 --> any opinions? PE 21 2w
+42 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 10 3w
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 10 3w
+41 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? IB 21 2w
+40 Do you regret doing PE? PE 20 2d
+40 Stay at Weak Dealflow Team or Lateral? IB 12 1w
+39 Best MFin for MF PE / HF Exits? BSCH 14 12h
+39 Why do you want to be a sector-lead analyst? ER 13 6d
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) PE 5 2w
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT IB 28 2w
+38 Quitting IB to start a CPG startup VC 9 21h
+38 Quick Thoughts on CVC AI Sale Process IB 8 1w
+38 Going out / social schedule as AN1 IB 16 1w
+37 Q&A - Equity Research ER 16 7m
+37 How tall are you? OFF 35 22h
+37 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting IB 21 2w
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 13 3w
+37 Taking days off as an intern IB 19 3w
+36 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 6 2w
+35 Rate my non-target resume IB 21 16h
+35 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence RE 7 4d
+35 Mid Level Attrition PE 14 4d
+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst PE 18 1d
+35 Does BofA still pay its associates rat pellets? IB 18 3d
+35 Quit Corp Dev for Social Media? CF 12 1d
+34 Legacy vs. Up-and-Coming Funds PE 16 1w
+33 [WSO MODS] Please Delete This BS Host Books Spam! IB 2 2d
+33 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? HF 12 3d
+33 What next step for my career (IB / PE / Military) that you would recommend? JOB 11 4d
+32 Rising Senior Applying EA Ross BSCH 8 6d
+32 RSM vs ESCP vs SSE vs Bayes as a not native and stay in that market? BSCH 22 6d
+31 [HELP REQUESTED]: Take A2A Promo or Go Corp Dev CF 14 2w
+30 Uncertain of what To Do Next RE 5 1d
+30 How to know if trading is for you? TR 19 14h
+30 WLB in PE 2026? PE 19 1w
+29 What should we be buying? RE 22 48m
+29 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one HF 5 1w
+29 Joining a first-time fund vs declining UMM as an associate? PE 10 1w
+29 How to Aura max in the office? OFF 20 3d
+28 Capital Restricted Developer RE 2 1d
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? HF 6 4d
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE PE 8 1w
+28 WF opportunities IB 25 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101