What IB groups tend to have the best WLB? I’m working at a BB as a summer analyst in 2025 so was just wondering what groups are thought to have better and worse WLB and culture. Thanks.
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I hear RX is mostly very relaxed, see them gallivanting around coffee shops all the time, must be all the free time they have.
Heard MTS Health Partners has pretty good WLB
I've heard the exact opposite.
Make Them Suffer has good WLB?
You need to find groups with no deal flow (need to have intel from someone in the group themselves). Once you find the group, network your butt off as open roles rarely come up in groups like this. Once you get on the good wlb team, you need to stay as long as possible (minimum make it to VP) before leaving to go to an actual good group where you can boss around A/As and continue to chill.
Best place to looks is weak groups in low to mid tier BBs, ECM, Sponsors Relationship coverage, etc
Agree with assessment but sticking it out for years in weak groups might substantially reduce your lateral chances, especially to strong teams. Also, depending on the team you might still be grinding hard as a VP / junior D
Sponsors are very sick for this at the European BBs (at least for NYC). At all of them, sponsors are a top group/the best group and work less than other groups including the peer LevFin with better exits for PE. Good seat if you can get it. I think the only exception is UBS since I believe they combine the two groups but know this is true for Barclays/DB.
Rbc tech
Friend interned there and they were bing chilling. Worked even less than RBC's ECM team
Xiàn zài wǒ yǒu bing chilling
Wǒ hěn xǐ huān bing chilling
Dàn shì "sù dù yǔ jī qíng jiǔ" bǐ bing chilling
"sù dù yǔ jī qíng, sù dù yǔ jī qíng jiǔ"
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Suǒ yǐ xiàn zài shì yīn yuè shí jiān
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I’ve consistently heard great things about Credit Suisse. Terrific WLB.
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