Anyone worried about getting laid off?

Nope, but no firm had a good year

I work in restructuring, so no.

Would probably be more worried if I were a VP or something more mid-level than a mere associate.

What is driving the worry?

I’ll add my $0.02...

The experience in my firm (MM) has very much been a safe one for associates/senior associates and not a very safe one for senior analysts. If you are an analyst who is not performing well and not a go-to guy in the space you should be pretty damn afraid of getting laid off eventually in this environment. Obvious exceptions are: 1) mediocre analysts who are tied to a lot of banking revenue so the coverage is necessary, and 2) newly minted associate-analysts/analysts who are still ramping up.

I’d be worried about getting laid off as a junior associate working under a weak / low-rev director, VP, etc.

If a lead analyst leaves or gets laid off, what happens to the junior associate below them?

I would guess in a rough economy, you might give the junior guy the boot too.

What kind of severance would be typical if somebody at the associate were to be cut for something non performance related, like an analyst leaving or a firm making cuts? Anything at all?

Your in the world of high performance finance. That's the worst thing that could happen. But then it again it is a bare minimum of the level of existence you should be maintaining.

Don't feel bad if you as well. Every other sector is literally a step down - so enjoy the ups and downs and if it goes bad - at least you would have given it your best shot.

Caution to the wind - don't even think about this again please!!!!!!!!

Nah

Not really. My review is due for this month and I have already been told how my workload will increase throughout 2019. Unless they're slow rolling me, I think I should be fine. Also my team has been solid this year compared to others at the firm.

My impression though was that BBs already started shrinking their summer intern class, so in terms of any upcoming lay-off, if there is one, mid-level ppl would be more at risk since at the junior level it has already taken place effectively.

I'd actually welcome it at this point.

Yes. BB (EB) group did less than $1mm in trading rev, less than $1mm in IB rev during the peak last year. Moving to another BB in another vertical that did $8mm in trading rev last year, and ~that for IB revs. Feels much safer. Verticals at some of the energy ER shops have been laid off in the last 2 months. Signal.

Careful comparing IB revenues b/t shops - I'd risk ECM IB fees more than M&A and structured deal revenue in this market. You want a shop with solid deal flow and working on complex transaction supporting ER, not a shop that leans on the Balance Sheet. A banking good team always gets a piece of the ECM business when its there, but not vice versa....

Nope. As long as you are on the buy-side you're probably ok. Can't say the same for those who work in sell-side BB roles,

Nope. Being worried is the first step to panic attacks. Moreover, why to be worried if I am not a Deutsche Bank trading analyst.

Ask yourself "am I adding value to the firm?" and "am I irreplaceable?"

If your answer is no, then you should always have the thought in the back of your head and use it as motivation to work hard so that the answer becomes yes.

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MM ER Associate: no, but just because the sector I cover happens to be one that my firm has a lot of banking relationships in... plus it’s a consumer cyclical sector which attracts hedgie interest, especially late in the cycle.