+2,375 UBS Analysts talking about unionizing given working conditions and potential dinner cuts 157 3mo
+942 What is the Future of UBS IB? 90 3mo
+654 UBS Bonus 125 6mo
+636 2025 IB Year-End Bonus Megathread 676 2mo
+516 Canadians with US IB / PE Offers Revoked - TN Visas 215 9mo
+505 Stop being a bootlicker and leave this rotten industry - IB isn’t worth it for junior employees 102 5mo
+492 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks 58 2mo
+469 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok 82 3mo
+448 Evercore Intern Seizure 81 4mo
+425 Analyst Emailed Me (college student) A Deck By Mistake, What Should I Do? 30 8mo
+422 Wells Fargo IB vs UBS 82 8mo
+422 [2026] Unbiased Prestige Rankings 115 8mo
+418 Biggest Nepo Hire ever? Dad UBS IB head, Mom Head at KKR, Lands GS 115 6mo
+382 To the Young Millenial and Old Gen Z White Men, please read this 128 10mo
+380 2026 Perks & Benefits Megathread (Dinner, Uber, Travel, Gym, etc.): Which Banks Actually Take Care of Their Juniors? 208 1mo
+376 Goldman ends DEI 84 6mo
+372 Return Rates For Interns Are Falling? 149 2mo
+358 To the Non-Northeastern Elitists.... 35 10mo
+349 JPM Lev Fin ED accused of turning married male broker into her office sex slave 85 5mo
+346 Investment Banks Ranked By Your Divorced Blue Collared Uncle 30 1mo
+342 UBS Tech MD hires Son (from no-name college) as an Intern 69 1mo
+332 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground 44 3mo
+329 A Dramatized Look into Continuation Vehicles 76 11mo
+318 Everything I Wish I knew About Sophomore IB Recruiting (Q&A) 68 6d
+315 UBS in Shambles as Proposed $100k H1B Fee Looms 67 2mo
+307 Work life balance = highly overrated 79 1mo
+305 Who Killed Wall Street 79 3w
+302 Restructuring is Paradise 30 10mo
+301 UBS IB Cancels round of layoffs because too many people are quitting 53 6mo
+293 UBS Mass Layoffs of ~20% of Bank to Hit targets 62 8mo
+292 SA at UBS vs Magicians Assistant 20 7mo
+285 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? 63 2mo
+281 UBS Advisory Shrunk 12% Over 5 years, Despite CS Acquisition 42 5mo
+272 UBS removes Fridays WFH work from home flexibility 62 7mo
+272 +80% of summer interns at BB from Oxford are DEI 66 6mo
+271 Downfall of Qatalyst 55 2w
+271 Vanderbilt Offer Revocation Situation 72 5mo
+270 Why UBS Is the Worst Place to Start Your IB Career 45 2mo
+268 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life 33 2w
+267 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre 202 2d
+267 Where does Stern really lie? 114 1mo
+267 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 65 1mo
+266 meal stipend numbers? 72 7mo
+265 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. 91 6mo
+264 Real Face of DEI - JPM Sex Scandal 165 6mo
+260 Why Lina Khan Might Actually Be the Best Thing That Happens to Young Bankers 64 11mo
+259 Just One More Year 20 3w
+253 UBS vs. Chattanooga TN-based Boutique? 23 6mo
+253 Cracked non-target schools this year 123 6mo
+251 UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees 57 3w
+250 UBS 2nd Year Analyst Q&A (2026) 55 2mo
+250 White women don’t deserve DEI Benefits 87 1mo
+247 Current and Former UBS Bankers: Do You Regret Joining? Was It Worth It? 54 4mo
+242 Coverage Banking is Paradise 30 3w
+242 UBS Healthcare 50 1mo
+238 What’s the deal with these European interns? 84 3w
+236 Santander IB? 10 2mo
+236 Leveraged Finance - A Primer / Field Guide for Students (LevFin-Lab Blog) 47 2w
+235 UBS GROUP PLACEMENT RESULTS 82 5mo
+234 Why Do Banks Not Sponsor H1-Bs? 76 8mo
+231 Honestly, What are you going to do when AI kills this career forever? 74 7mo
+228 [Official] 2026 IB Analyst Bonus Megathread (with 2025 Consolidated Pay and Perks/Benefits) 235 1mo
+223 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 88 5d
+223 GO TO HELL LONDON 35 6mo
+223 The brutal SA 2027 cycle & trends for future 54 5d
+221 Evercore > Goldman and I don’t think it’s particularly close anymore 83 2mo
+218 Bloomberg: RBC Denies Claims of ‘Boys Club’ Culture, Bias Against Women 97 10mo
+214 Too many bots in banking? 57 8mo
+209 UBS Acquires Credit Suisse (Lego documentary) 22 6mo
+208 Restructuring: Anti-climactic Experience 58 3mo
+207 Rumor: UBS to Phase out Meal Stipend in Q4 20206 50 6mo
+203 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) 48 4w
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 4mo
+198 Some banks are overrated as fuck 63 4mo
+197 UBS (Bouse of BBs) or Cain Brothers/Leerink, MM Boutiques? 49 5mo
+195 Senior Banker's Guide to IB Recruiting / Group Placement (with a Healthcare Bent) 35 1mo
+195 Navigating IB ft. DEI Beckies 56 4mo
+194 2026 Bulge Bracket Tier List 54 6mo
+192 Just Got Brutally Frame Mogged By A Sophomore Interviewing 17 8mo
+191 Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP 78 2w
+188 2026 Q1 Americas M&A League Table Standings 51 7mo
+187 Think Twice before Recruiting for HOUSTON IB!! 73 2mo
+184 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 195 2mo
+183 UBS IB Americas has failed, now behind Santander and Stiffel 37 4mo
+182 Why is sentiment on UBS here so negative? Are there really no positives? 51 4mo
+181 Sent my Claude prompt to 200+ Teams chat. MD wants to see me Monday. 53 4mo
+180 Unspoken rules for summer interns? 48 5mo
+179 Distressed / Special Situations IB Is Paradise 15 10mo
+178 Turned down biotech EB offer. Now I work at Chipotle and live in my car 28 11mo
+176 WTF IS THIS COMPETITON 66 2mo
+175 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% 25 2mo
+175 GOLDMAN SACHS MEGA THREAD 2027 SA 591 2w
+174 UBS Earnings: UBS IB Americas Collapsing 47 6mo
+172 Why do JEF bankers always think they’re EB? 54 3d
+172 Work and Suicide 52 3w
+172 UBS Exits 2026 46 2mo
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore 45 6mo
+170 Beware all those preparing to recruit for '28 46 4mo
+169 Large Layoffs at UBS Q4 2025 32 11mo
+168 Poor Reputation in My Group - Should I Leave? 31 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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