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+1 Good bosses in Finance? 5 1y
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+141 Young and making substantial money...doesn’t feel real? 87 1y
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+347 What are your thoughts on people with pronouns in their signatures? 83 1y
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+15 What Credit Card is the Best!? 20 1y
+12 How much time do you have on the weekends as a SA?!?! 7 1y
+95 What's your motivation for working in high finance? 33 1y
+125 Feel awful for foreigners. 75 1y
+10 Do I take Rothschild Summer Internship offer? 11 1y
+2 Where Does FT stack up relative to BBs and EBs 2 1y
+10 One of my MD is an asshole 11 1y
+65 How Bankers Add Value 22 1y
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+4 Have Any 2022 SAs at NYC BBs Been Drug Tested Yet? 1 1y
+162 Rothschild = Goldman Sachs of Europe 39 1y
+15 Asking for signing bonus after joining? 4 1y
+3 BFSI/ BCMA / IB Landscape in Europe 1 1y
+5 IB MD Salaries? 4 1y
+14 Guggenheim NY vs top 3 BB in Chicago 9 1y
+5 What is the ACTUAL expected all-in comp for analysts? 7 1y
+112 Buying Nice Cars as An Analyst 72 1y
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+194 Why does everyone want IB? 60 1y
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+18 What are the banking equivalents of working in fast in food? 23 1y
+6 Lazard REIB? 1 1y
+8 Lehman Brothers Private Capital Markets 8 1y
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+3 ABS Salaries as you move up 2 1y
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+4 Centerview WLB 6 1y
+19 Is the PM Side of Corporate Banking a Path to Nowhere? 4 1y
+12 Raymond James Comp Info 9 1y
+16 IB in Europe 20 1y
0 Credit Suisse Intern NYC Meetup 1 1y
+10 From Europe to the US - Is it possible? 2 1y
+3 Sophomore Analyst Comp 4 1y
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+49 Should I stick to ECM or move to M&A 13 1y
+10 Conversion Rates at EB NYC This Summer 30 1y
+9 Big 4 valuation in California 1 1y
+15 3rd Year Summer Post-Cdn IB? 4 1y
+7 Do banks pay for masters? 4 1y
+4 Goldman Sachs non-TMT/FIG 12 1y
0 RBC vs GHL vs Citi 3 1y
+6 Menlo Park/ Palo Alto Housing 2 1y
+7 Moving from London to NYC 1 1y
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+12 $61Bn Broadcom - VMWare Advisors 6 1y
+44 Unattentiveness at work is getting me into trouble 3 months in 15 1y
+16 Best HC teams in London 8 1y
+10 Infrastructure IB 4 1y
+6 Boutique/EB Partner Comp? 1 1y
+3 Vacation Time 1 1y
+6 Top BBs for Structured Credit 1 1y
+9 Afraid of NYC 16 1y
+25 BB summer Intern lunch and dinner policies 20 1y
+6 MM IB vs BB Corporate Finance FIG 1 1y
+4 Europe: best industries 2 1y
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+2 Healthcare Banks 1 1y
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