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I don't know if you realized this yet but in our society money makes you look more attractive and IB'ers have money.
An investment banking analyst doesn't "have money."
Right on haha. Girls in NYC, even the nice ones, seem to care a lot about money, image, etc. Being a banking analyst certainly trumps being a starving artist or unemployed, though. But it's not going to get you girls (even girls our age), since there are older, richer guys everywhere.
how about boys?
easier to get laid by a goldigger. Quality mates are still hard to find.
My guess is if you are having a hard time getting laid in college its not going to ease that much for you.
Ditto.
Agreed! Easier to get a gold-digger!
I doubt it helps too much. I usually tell girls I own strip clubs throughout the city and that I'm there to carry out on-the-spot auditions.
If you use a line like "I am an investment banker" as your way to pick up girls, that is really not a good sign.
me: Hi...I am an investment banker.
her: (silence)
me: ...I don't need to repeat myself, do I?
her: No, I got it.
me: Good. Then what are you waiting for? Please bend over.
HAHAHA.. awesome. I'm waiting for part 2!! Did it work?? I usually does for me. Good sh--
OK I can relate to this topic.. I'm from Chicago and about 2 weeks ago I went to a bar downtown. When i was making my rounds I noticied that this girl kept staring at me; 10 mins later she was still staring at me so i called her over.. I do not do very well when not being sober so the conversation sucked but i guess she liked me enough to stay with me. Then she asked me what I did, I thought "what a perfect time to play the banker card", so i said "I'm going into investment banking". She said "oh", then a long pause. I was confused for i didn't get the reaction i wanted. So I, being really stupid, asked "u know what i-banking is?". another pause, then she replied "walk off, little boy".. haha, that's how i ruined my chance with a hot 25-year-old brunette.
So yeah...
You are living my past life estalol. I meet a girl at a bar, good conversation ensues, she asks what I do and I tell her VP of Energy Derivatives (at 27 years old, no less) Trading at --- (MM bank). Blank stare...mmmmm ya.
I really think you would do just as well telling them you are a personal trainer or bartender who clips $50k per year. At least they would have something in common with you.
The older I got, the more I realized that I had so little in common with the hot 23 year old hootchies and it is very difficult to capitalize. Plus, most of the really hot chicks are dumb as rocks and the things that I find interesting aren't even on their radar.
You didn't have to change many words to score. If you know full well you are going into IB, a little white lie stating that you are already an investment banker wouldn't hurt anybody
Seriously though, women (and people in general of worth) usually like people who are ambitious and make something of themselves. This could be in business, the arts, education, whatever. Being an investment banker does not make you some superman...it comes down to you. If you've got game and something to say, than the fact that you have been a successful and ambitious guy will be looked at as a bonus. But, if you just happen to be an investment banker and have no game and nothing to keep a girl's attention, you can go fuck yourself.
In the end...It's a job, not a pheromone.
Well said.
It probably helps with the wrong type of chics. Some dont give a monkeys. A lot know what analysts do and that we are worthless, but may have the abiliy to do well. Same as lawyers, doctors or any other well paid profession. So if you think that it will help you it might but only with the gold digger types.
The only bar I make it to is the one in my cubicle desk drawer, and there are no girls in there.
Haha nice g0rilla, nice.
You could probably get a college gold digger easier if you were an investment banker, but like many have said, 120k a year is nothing in NYC. The professional gold diggers who are hot know they can date men making a lot more than that and they wont even have to do what anna nicole did!
If you think that it will help you it probably will. Scoring chicks is in large part down to confidence, so if being able to say you're an Ibanker makes you feel you have more of a chance then you probably will, assuming you don't come over all arrogant etc.
Most bankers I meet at clubs are total jerks. They just talk about how much money they have and how awesome they are. Too bad I'm going to be an analyst in a few months and I don't buy that crap.
But most bankers in general aren't jerks, just the ones that go out in groups wearing their suits so everyone knows they just came from some important, high-paying job, and wave their willies in front of their friends to show off how much ass they can get.
From what I understand they dont go out wearing their suits to make sure everyone knows they just came from work.....they just came from work. we get off so late, its go home or go out.
most places are b-casual now, dude. only douchebags still wear suits if its not required.
A few of my collegues claim it has helped them get chics, others say doesn't matter.
I wonder if it helps with chics in banking, but most chics in ibanking are not hot. You get the odd really fit one that is there to pull in the clients or is being banged by her MD. Else most are just avg.
If banking sells well to anyone... it's probably to the parents of the chick in question -- which isn't going to do anything for you while picking up random hot chicks at bars.
Chick: So what do you do?
Me: I got a job in commodities trading for (insert bulge bracket I-bank here)
Chick: Um... What is trading? What is a commodity? What is (Insert bulge bracket I-bank here)?
Me: Just bend over. Now.
I get lots of gold digger poontang and I don't mind - it all feels the same.
Are these MDs married when banging the hot chick? I would assume so because of their age. I bet you can blackmail them by telling them to put you on deals and advance your career, or you will give the evidence to his wife.
yea how about boys?
random bump but saw it in related content
Reminded me of the time when as a Summer Analyst a few of the Analyst too 5-6 of us to some NY club and got us bottle service.
Me and my buddy are sitting and an analyst (fairly drunk) drags 2 hot blondes and introduced her to us and says we work with them. Both come and sit by our sides(almost on laps) and starts chatting.
One of them asks so, 'So you work in investment banking? How is that lile?'
My friend replies 'Yea were are interning for the summer.'
Both look at each other, get up and leave lmaoooo
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