How to act when seniors flip out?

Unfortunately as an analyst, it is kinda tough / awkward to call them out on inappropriate behavior due to 1) how hierarchical banking is, and 2) the fact that you're really only going to be there for like 2 years (i.e. they view you as disposable). You also probably feel like you put a ton of effort and investment into getting this job, and you don't just want to let it go. Nothing wrong with that BTW, but if it really bothers you, might be time to jump ship. It's a hot market, and I promise you not every senior is a raging asshole. If you're the type who can let it roll off your back, then I would do my stint and then get out and just know that this guy is freaking out over nothing likely because of a combination of insecurity / inflated ego / lack of emotional maturity (also likely tired/frustrated, but those aren't valid excuses).

I only ever got yelled at once by an MD at my old job and stopped having respect for her. This is unacceptable by all means fyi.

Sometimes MDs get agressive and send or say things that can be offensive or basically mean: “you are a dumb fuck”. The response depends on what they say - if the thing is small or it is completely your fault, you say thanks for comment, will update and noted for the future. Apologize and own it if you screw up. But if it is something more substantial - comp set or direction of the model, you have to say we did x based our understanding of y and using z as a reference. Thanks for clarifying. We will update now to a,b and c. Did that capture all your comments? You’re not supposed to babysit senior bankers, their issue if they can’t control their frustration, you are supposed to acknowledge the changed and communicate the new action item. At this point if you have a decent vp or associate thats where they should be stepping in and making sure everyone is aligned.

Again- no one is supposed to treat you like shit. Save emails with any offensive language

Bring it up to the biz dev group or staffer or during senior review period where HR is looking out for any offensive words / actions. At least this is the case for my EB, and I'm sure other BB/EB are trying to make sure the culture is at least not a shouting match between the senior bankers and juniors

Maybe I’m inexperienced. But this type of behavior to me is unacceptable. I’ve never run into this but if I did would probably jump ship. Too many places out there today.

Have had similar experiences with female senior who would make sarcastic comments over video chat, basically calling us dumb. Also not sure how to proceed, staffer doesn’t seem to care about these

Never been straight up yelled at and wouldn't tolerate it if it did happen. I've certainly been blasted for mistakes, but it wasn't unhinged yelling for no good reason.

It might take some time to muster the courage, but if you have grounds to argue back, you should. If you want to be treated with respect and more like a peer than a subordinate, you need to act like it. There's certainly a degree of whining you may need to tolerate, but the more you allow someone to make personal attacks on you, the more it'll happen because you're signaling to them that you neither disagree with them, nor does it bother you enough to say something. 

It's like what people say about bullying in grade school: if you stand up for yourself just once, often times, the bully leaves you alone going forward. Similarly, most people taking martial arts for self defense don't end up using it. They carry themselves with confidence that makes them less of a target, so they encounter less conflict. 

Edit: Had a peer that got into it with an MD for being unreasonable, the (senior) analyst eventually hit him with "You can find another analyst," and it did the trick. They never worked together again, and both were fine.

Had a nightmare VP / Principal in my old group who would legit have temper tantrums in his office - screaming, swearing, chucking pitchbooks against the wall. Basically just always tried to keep a straight face, nod and say "ok" until he calmed down. This guy did this with every single junior on the team and was the least desirable person to work with, somehow was kept around despite multiple complaints to the group head from various individuals on the team. Dude eventually slipped up and put some things in writing that then resulted in an actual reprimand and he was forced to chill out a bit for a while.

Awkward. I had a senior throw their notebook on the floor once...can't remember why they flipped at me but I do vaguely recall I don't think I'm 100% at fault. He apologised that he lost control afterwards and we were cool...I don't work for him anymore but we still keep in contact and I trained his son when he was interning too. 

Other times I had MD's/Seniors being very passive aggressive but nothing in my face. I just ignore it and swallow my pride. 

When I was a sophomore SA at a lower MM firm, I had an AN1 yell at me during a networking happy hour event in front of the whole team. The guy was super stressed and took it out on me. Was a bit awkward but I took the high route and played it off as nothing happened. 

Stand up and calmly, politely inquire if they would like to continue utilizing that tone outside. 

Pull your dick out and make eye contact to assert your dominance