I am starting full time as an analyst at an EB this summer in M&A. The company has strong RX but that group operates separate. I was curious what people expect bonuses to be for the M&A bankers? Will they be cut in half? Not at all? Or totally gone? Trying to budget my life here
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Late night worries huh?
Quick advice - don't budget your life based on your bonus lol. Take that as an extra and based expenditures on fixed compensation
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Best advice a new banker can get.
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