Hi,
Starting in M&A as A1 at one of the well-known EBs in London in a couple weeks. Not in ECM/Equity Advisory equivalent but nervous about the firm cutting junior headcount/putting unreasonable targets to make this happen "naturally". What have people been hearing on the street?
Thanks
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