+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 2mo
+654 UBS Bonus 125 5mo
+636 2025 IB Year-End Bonus Megathread 676 1mo
+516 Canadians with US IB / PE Offers Revoked - TN Visas 215 8mo
+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 1mo
+466 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok 82 3mo
+448 Evercore Intern Seizure 81 3mo
+425 Analyst Emailed Me (college student) A Deck By Mistake, What Should I Do? 30 7mo
+422 Wells Fargo IB vs UBS 82 7mo
+421 [2026] Unbiased Prestige Rankings 115 7mo
+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 9mo
+380 2026 Perks & Benefits Megathread (Dinner, Uber, Travel, Gym, etc.): Which Banks Actually Take Care of Their Juniors? 208 2w
+376 Goldman ends DEI 84 5mo
+372 Return Rates For Interns Are Falling? 149 1mo
+358 To the Non-Northeastern Elitists.... 35 9mo
+349 JPM Lev Fin ED accused of turning married male broker into her office sex slave 85 4mo
+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 2mo
+329 A Dramatized Look into Continuation Vehicles 76 10mo
+315 UBS in Shambles as Proposed $100k H1B Fee Looms 67 1mo
+311 Everything I Wish I knew About Sophomore IB Recruiting (Q&A) 67 5mo
+307 Work life balance = highly overrated 79 1mo
+305 Who Killed Wall Street 79 6d
+302 Restructuring is Paradise 30 9mo
+299 UBS IB Cancels round of layoffs because too many people are quitting 53 5mo
+293 UBS Mass Layoffs of ~20% of Bank to Hit targets 62 7mo
+292 SA at UBS vs Magicians Assistant 20 7mo
+285 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? 63 1mo
+281 UBS Advisory Shrunk 12% Over 5 years, Despite CS Acquisition 42 5mo
+272 UBS removes Fridays WFH work from home flexibility 62 6mo
+271 Vanderbilt Offer Revocation Situation 72 5mo
+270 Why UBS Is the Worst Place to Start Your IB Career 45 2mo
+270 +80% of summer interns at BB from Oxford are DEI 66 5mo
+267 Where does Stern really lie? 114 3w
+267 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 65 1mo
+266 meal stipend numbers? 72 6mo
+265 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. 90 3mo
+265 Kids These Days Need to Chill Out 61 12mo
+264 Real Face of DEI - JPM Sex Scandal 165 5mo
+262 Downfall of Qatalyst 52 1mo
+260 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life 32 1w
+260 Why Lina Khan Might Actually Be the Best Thing That Happens to Young Bankers 64 10mo
+258 Just One More Year 20 5d
+253 UBS vs. Chattanooga TN-based Boutique? 23 5mo
+252 Cracked non-target schools this year 123 5mo
+251 UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees 57 2d
+250 UBS 2nd Year Analyst Q&A (2026) 55 2mo
+250 White women don’t deserve DEI Benefits 87 3w
+249 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre 190 1w
+247 Current and Former UBS Bankers: Do You Regret Joining? Was It Worth It? 54 3mo
+241 UBS Healthcare 50 3w
+240 Coverage Banking is Paradise 30 5d
+238 What’s the deal with these European interns? 84 6d
+235 UBS GROUP PLACEMENT RESULTS 82 4mo
+234 Why Do Banks Not Sponsor H1-Bs? 76 8mo
+233 Santander IB? 10 2mo
+231 Honestly, What are you going to do when AI kills this career forever? 74 6mo
+229 Leveraged Finance - A Primer / Field Guide for Students (LevFin-Lab Blog) 41 1d
+228 [Official] 2026 IB Analyst Bonus Megathread (with 2025 Consolidated Pay and Perks/Benefits) 235 1w
+223 GO TO HELL LONDON 35 5mo
+220 The brutal SA 2027 cycle & trends for future 53 8mo
+218 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 9mo
+215 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 87 1mo
+215 Official Investment Club Tier List — GLOBAL EDITION 56 10mo
+214 Too many bots in banking? 57 8mo
+209 UBS Acquires Credit Suisse (Lego documentary) 22 5mo
+208 Restructuring: Anti-climactic Experience 58 2mo
+207 Rumor: UBS to Phase out Meal Stipend in Q4 20206 50 5mo
+203 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) 48 1w
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 3mo
+201 UBS uses H1B for new Family Office MD, Pays $500k 57 7mo
+198 Some banks are overrated as fuck 63 3mo
+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 1w
+195 Navigating IB ft. DEI Beckies 56 3mo
+192 Just Got Brutally Frame Mogged By A Sophomore Interviewing 17 7mo
+192 2026 Bulge Bracket Tier List 54 5mo
+188 2026 Q1 Americas M&A League Table Standings 51 6mo
+187 Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP 75 5d
+186 Think Twice before Recruiting for HOUSTON IB!! 73 1mo
+184 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 195 1mo
+184 Why Are Exit Ops Such a Priority? What Happened to Grinding It Out to MD? 69 10mo
+183 UBS IB Americas has failed, now behind Santander and Stiffel 37 3mo
+182 Why is sentiment on UBS here so negative? Are there really no positives? 51 3mo
+181 Sent my Claude prompt to 200+ Teams chat. MD wants to see me Monday. 53 3mo
+180 Unspoken rules for summer interns? 48 4mo
+179 Distressed / Special Situations IB Is Paradise 15 9mo
+178 Turned down biotech EB offer. Now I work at Chipotle and live in my car 28 10mo
+176 WTF IS THIS COMPETITON 66 1mo
+175 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% 25 2mo
+175 GOLDMAN SACHS MEGA THREAD 2027 SA 590 3w
+174 UBS Earnings: UBS IB Americas Collapsing 47 5mo
+172 UBS Exits 2026 46 1mo
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore 45 5mo
+170 Beware all those preparing to recruit for '28 46 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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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