Baird lifestyle

Question

Hey guys! Can anyone here speak to the analyst lifestyle in Baird’s Milwaukee office (hours/weekends/etc.)?

Much appreciated.

Anonymous Monkey · Accepted Answer

My buddies who are there love it. Pay is great and your dollar goes forever in Milwaukee. Plus, MWK has a great beer scene, so if you're a beer geek, you've got plenty of options.

They are very proud of their "no assholes" policy and I've heard that's very true. MD's never cuss out analysts, you never get roasted in front of the client, and Saturdays are very, very protected. Sundays tend to be work from home, and evening work from home is promoted as well.

Hours are long, but at least nobody is breathing down your neck and calling you a fucking idiot the entire time.

Anonymous Monkey · Answer

Can't say I know, I've only been at my firm for two years and I haven't been in contact with Baird folks long enough to see the turnover through and through. It seems really healthy.

I'd say it's all over the place, a lot of them are leaving for PE (of course) and on the upper end of the MM funds (which makes sense, because this is who Baird deals with the most), but there are people who are leaving for VC and Corp Dev, too.

nontarg617 · Answer

Didn't see the "best deal flow" question.

Of the three groups I'm familiar with (In order): Industrials, Consumers, Tech & Services

Industrials - What Baird is known for. Doesn't pitch often, wins deals by reputation alone.
Consumers - Good mix of pitching and deal work. Still mostly deal work, filtering their transaction announcement list, they still do a solid amount of deals.
Tech & Services - Still a great group but they have to compete against Blair's tech team which has a better reputation in the MM.

Just what I have heard from friends so take that with a grain of salt.

Anonymous Monkey · Answer

It was a rough q3 and q4, but things are getting way better. Head of IB had a call with us last week and said pay would be noticeably higher this year, along with upcoming spot bonuses.

It has gotten way better, though. My hours are now 9 AM - 7 PM, and I rarely work Sundays (along with no Saturday work). This is a return to normal. We were stupid busy before because this is a record year.

Baird culture remains a top reason to work here. Nobody here is a jerk, from MD to Analyst.

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