Sweatiest out of this Group?
Houlihan M&A, Baird, William Blair, Harris Williams, Jefferies
As of current experience with culture and hours in these groups all NY except the Chicago banks and Richmond
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Depends on the group. Would say Houlihan=Baird>HW>Blair=Jefferies in terms of sweatiness generally. But it really depends on office and group especially for houlihan and baird.
I have heard that the culture at Jefferies is absolutely terrible. Is that more the senior bankers are difficult to work with rather than hours? I would have put Jefferies with HL and moved Baird down to HW's level
If you work at any of those shops, especially in this market, you’re going to get killed
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