How was your bonus? - 2nd year pre-MBA associate

If you don't feel comfortable posting a #, post what % of your base salary you received, and if you received a raise in salary. There are a lot of very low #s floating out there which unfortunately I'm a part of and I'd like to see what actuals are like.

2nd Year pre-MBA associate (non BB in NYC), 10k bonus, 60k salary raised to 70k

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HarvardOrBustI thought it was flipped in ER, where you start off as an Associate.

It is. Usually goes something like Associate, Sr. Associate/Jr. Analyst, Analyst Senior Analyst with various forms of those titles being used at different places.

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HFFBALLfan12320,000 packs of trident.

I chewed Orbit for 4 years (about a pack a day when I was doing school work). Trident Layers (Strawberry) is absolutely amazing. It takes a few pieces (half a pack) to get used to, but it is 100x better than Orbit. It has a tangy taste and can last for hours without getting stale or dried out.

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HFFBALLfan12320,000 packs of trident.

I chewed Orbit for 4 years (about a pack a day when I was doing school work). Trident Layers (Strawberry) is absolutely amazing. It takes a few pieces (half a pack) to get used to, but it is 100x better than Orbit. It has a tangy taste and can last for hours without getting stale or dried out.

How many packs of layers did that endorsement cost?

 

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