Groups with the worst wlb / culture
Curious to hear your thoughts on which groups have the worst wlb and culture generally speaking (not bank specific) - ie. nat resources groups tend to be sweaty across the street. Also curious to hear, is RX worse than M&A in terms of hours?
UBS LevFin is the best at UBS.
Isn't LevFin considered a top group at UBS? I'm a sophomore and I've began speaking to a few bankers at UBS. What groups would you recommend I aim for?
Not all but most top groups have horrible work life Balance. Levfin is definitely the top group at UBS, so aim for it, but also try to land a better bank. Honestly, Jefferies M&A might be better. DM me if you have any more questions
Suggesting Jefferies for anything related to WLB is insane. An M&A group and a LevFin group are fundamentally not comparable, given that they are different products. Jefferies also has a very strong LevFin group btw, and a large part of Jefferies' M&A flow is derived from Jefferies' LevFin relationships particularly with sponsors. Jefferies is just all very sweaty, but both LevFin and M&A there will get you a lot of deal experience, unlike UBS, where really only LevFin will.
LevFin is also not "definitely" the top group at UBS. There is a very reasonable argument to be made that Industrials is the top group if your interest is coverage and/or not related to leveraged finance work. Those 2 are for sure the top 2 groups as they are the only ones with solid live deal flow pipelines, though LevFin does more live work given the nature of a product group and the nature of LevFin work.
MS FIG and GS HC/IND are brutal in hours and culture
Any clue on JPM M&A???
+1 my summer someone took FTI over their GS hc return
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Any group at Truist. Shit comp, horrible WLB, and no exits. You'd legitimately have to be stupid to accept a Truist offer.
Wouldn’t say it has the worst WLB, but it’s worse than you’d expect given its comp & exits. Some groups (healthcare, energy) have 80+ hour weeks at times, whereas others don’t do so much.
Most exits MM/LMM PE or Private Credit shops, def not major but could be a lot worse or just lateral to a dif bank. Truist ain’t terrible to start at especially with the market right now
All of Jefferies, it's a broader firm culture thing and always has been.
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