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this guy at my old firm we called him Jaime Lannister because he was always saying "my father this my father that"

 

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“Destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives, living existences of quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon their shoulders is really a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, that to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero. Don’t think. Become.”
 

Fuck the MD's daughter.

Somebody I know actually did that.

Edit: Well since this was upvoted, I guess I have to tell the whole story now. This happened back when my older sibling was in the recruiting process. The guy got the return offer (not sure what he's up to now) and the MD made the C Suite. Not sure about what happened with his daughter, although I think they dated for a while.

 
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Fuck the MD's daughter.

Somebody I know actually did that.

Edit: Well since this was upvoted, I guess I have to tell the whole story now. This happened back when my older sibling was in the recruiting process. The guy got the return offer (not sure what he's up to now) and the MD made the C Suite. Not sure about what happened with his daughter, although I think they dated for a while.

and do it with the zoom camera on
 

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every time an analyst tries to out-maneuver you, send them a bunch of shit. literally.

https://poopsenders.com/

next time someone else does something, send them some shit.

eventually, everyone will get so tired of being shit on that they'll keep their mouths shut.

other ideas

  1. do curls on team zoom calls (assuming you have nice arms)
  2. get a hummer while you're on a zoom call (not explicit, just want to see hair and up down movement)
  3. when on a zoom call, have various scantily clad females cleaning behind you, preparing your coffee, bringing you snacks, and feeding you said snacks.
  4. anytime you're thinking, put your hand on your chin and be sure this hand has a nice watch on it. bonus points if it's different every day
  5. "accidentally" stand up during a zoom call and expose your six pack "sorry guys, just had to adjust, been sitting a while. oh, did my abs show? I had no idea they were so perfectly sculpted and hairless, anyway, about that CIM"
  6. tell other analysts to pls fix
  7. conveniently forget the coffee/food order of the one guy trying to one up you. no derek, they didn't have your kombucha ketocino bullshit thing. have black coffee like a man
 

I think the best analysts are those who constantly go to managing directors and offer to help as often as possible, thus constantly raising the expectation for the entire analyst class until the "life" part of "work-life balance" is rendered entirely nonexistent.

Dayman?
 

Won't that show that you are distracted and get your shit done?

Will update my computer soon and leave Incognito so I will disappear forever. How did I achieve Neanderthal by trolling? Some people are after me so need to close account for safety.
 

ask senior bankers “who do you know here” when they get on conference calls

 

Walk up to the desk of a more senior analyst or associate while they're eating and ask them some dumbass question. While they're answering, continuously take bites of their food or sip their drink. If they say "what the fuck", just say you were checking for quality. Repeat everyday for the duration of your internship and you get promoted to VP straight out of undergrad, true story.

 

A) Be one of those jerkoffs that always try to correct someone on the smallest technicalities.

If someones says the sky is blue, attack them with " Actually, the light scatters blablabla"

And be sure to always interrupt someone talking, if you can find something to pick apart.

B) When discussing methodology or ways to do something, always try to bring up what you had in some class at B-school or earlier employer. Even better if it's some top shelf name-dropping. 10/10 if it's some blind appeal to authority BS you pull out of your ass, just to one-up someone.

 

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