Bottom Bucket vs. Top?
Hey, just got a question.
Got top of the street bonus (higher than most of the numbers I can see in here, probably top bucket number at most normal firms) however seems like based on a limited sample size I may be bottom bucket or in the bottom half at mine. However I am possibly the analyst that worked on most live deals in my group (or easily top 3), and these have almost exclusively been direct staffings from people I was working with contacting me saying hey I got a high profile deal coming on you want to get it ? Literally haven’t done a pitch since Christmas. So would think some of these people think I’m at least half decent. Why didn’t I get close to top bucket ? Just can’t get my head around that. Sone of the higher bucket guys literally worked on half my numbers executions, and lower profile.
Any ideas ?? Not complaining about comp but just seems inadequate.
Thanks guys.
Which bank / office, if you don’t mind sharing?
just ask whoever gave you your bonus where you wound up. We are told where we fall within the comp range and are given frank feedback about how we compare with other analysts.
I asked, but he wouldn’t tell me how I stack up with other analysts
Interested to learn too how junior bankers are assessed into respective buckets.
I have an incredibly small penis.
Not cool to solicit advice and not even tell us your comp. don’t answer OP until he shares info
My comp doesn’t matter .... I got >100%
I´ve always loved being the bottom ;)
Surprised no one said it yet, but what do you think is more important to seniors, a potential future client who you’re trying to convert or a current client that has already hired you?
the fact that you seem to think only doing live executions is somehow a sign you’re a great analyst shows you have a pretty limited understanding of the role and the industry and makes it pretty clear why you wouldn’t be too bucket.
Are you actually trying to say that the best analysts are put on random pitches ?
It may be different for you but at my firm the pitches get assigned through the staffer (usually to A1s) as no one wants to do too much pitching, and once people know you they put you on deals directly..
Also seems like you’re not aware of repeat business..
Actually I have been put on pitches but usually when there is a high conversion chance / advanced talks (I think all converted in 2021) rather than some moonshot pitch. And I don’t complain about it
Best will be staffed on clients and will continue to cover the same clients once they've been staffed on them. Once you've finished an execution for a client, you'll speak with them again after a quarter or two on new potential opportunities - so if you did well on the execution side, you'll get included in follow up conversations with the client.
Sounds like you also lack a general level of maturity, which also may have been what hurt you.
Agree with above. If your work is concentrated amongst a small number of people, you're at a big disadvantage when it comes to reviews vs. peers who work for a greater number of people.
From the group's perspective, both pitches and live deals are important. Often analysts have more discretion / greater opportunity to prove themselves on marketing and you get a lot more credit for doing well on less exciting tasks.
He's not an MD, his job isn't to originate. It's to do whatever the fuck the Originator tells him to do, ie, execution.
He's a friggin A1 lmao, how many deals did you bring in as a 22 year old Analyst 1? Just curious.
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