+178 Turned down biotech EB offer. Now I work at Chipotle and live in my car 28 8mo
+178 Reporters, please post your info in this thread for visibility so people can easily reach out. 6 2y
+178 Big Layoff at Barclays - 5/1/24 89 2y
+178 Quitting after one day of interning 50 3y
+178 When to put accepted offer on LinkedIn 44 4y
+178 HSBC Announces No Bonuses for 2020 108 6y
+178 The Myth of the 100-Hour Week 74 4y
+178 Accretion dilution model questions? 174 2y
+177 Call scheduling is a Mindfuck 39 3y
+177 Rich single hot women where are they? 171 15y
+176 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% 25 3d
+176 Set to inherit ~50 million, how to approach career in finance? 69 1y
+176 2024 Houston Update 53 2w
+176 Why exit to corp dev 78 1y
+176 Can we start a thread on the pros and cons of different coverage groups from a work / career perspective? 82 3y
+176 Idgaf anymore 28 5y
+176 Where Did You Go When You Realized Banking Wasn't For You? 60 5y
+176 BAML SA 2020 guide fellow BB interns 102 6y
+176 Renowned MDs by firm, industry 81 4y
+176 JPM delays SA 2020 start date to July 6th 90 6y
+175 GOLDMAN SACHS MEGA THREAD 2027 SA 588 4mo
+175 Found the ultimate lifestyle exit op in high finance 53 4mo
+175 BofA Sophomore SA 2025 679 1y
+175 I drove 4 hours to Pennsylvania for a coffee chat 26 2y
+175 Message to VPs — Focus on Revenue 42 3y
+175 IB sucks compared to SWE if you are smart 136 1mo
+175 Dating in IB 86 5y
+175 Investment Banking Stigma 49 4y
+175 What's your favorite banking phrase or lingo? 67 3y
+175 Q&A: Corporate Banking Associate 52 6y
+175 Roadmap for IBD Coverage Associate to Career Banker 21 5y
+175 Post-MBA IB Mega Thread 179 5y
+174 UBS Earnings: UBS IB Americas Collapsing 47 3mo
+174 CMV: IB is an elite career with no margin for error and is only for students from elite backgrounds 87 1y
+174 Seeing Evercore Taking Low Caliber Laterals Recently 74 1y
+174 Dealing with psycho analyst behavior 48 2y
+174 Offer: Evercore vs GS vs MS vs Point72 vs Vista 69 3y
+174 What school did your worst intern/FT go to? 86 1y
+174 why do bankers over use dashes in emails 59 3y
+174 GROUPON WTF 266 6y
+173 WTF IS THIS COMPETITON 65 5d
+173 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls 39 2y
+173 Second Year Analyst is Paradise 20 3y
+173 Why is Moelis is a Better Goldman Sachs Than Goldman Sachs? 31 3y
+173 London SA 2021 Spreadsheet 190 5y
+173 CS VS UBS 46 3y
+173 Why does everyone want to work at a top bank? 61 4y
+173 Wells Fargo Fires Bankers for Expense Policy Violations 69 4y
+173 Summer Analyst Hours at BB/EB 78 4y
+173 Why Banking in 2018? 30 7y
+173 Are you interviewing with any other banks/firms? 61 8y
+173 The End of The Show 103 14y
+173 Risk Management in Investment Banking 165 4y
+173 Net worth/savings of analysts and associates? 232 6y
+172 Don’t want to be here anymore 45 3mo
+172 UBS now Outside top 20 in Americas IB Fees in 2025 56 10mo
+172 Compensation Master 2025 (London) 83 5mo
+172 9 years in banking - can't imagine how annoying the crap work is 47 1y
+172 $30 is NOT enough for a meal 91 2y
+172 Why Undergrad Prestige Is Important 78 3y
+172 Used my entire Bonus to bring my average down on TQQQ let's gooo! HUGE Equities melt-up coming... 123 8mo
+172 Greatest IB exit opp? Co-founder of Friday Beers 12 4y
+172 What are Stanford's placements? 80 4y
+172 (urgent) if you had to choose 1 for NY office: LAZ, PWP, or MOE? 50 6y
+172 Forget IB: The big bucks are made in Real Estate 34 4y
+172 How many models did you build in your 1st year as an analyst? 58 8y
+172 Intern F*%#ups Already 42 9y
+172 2017 Commercial/Corporate Banking Bonuses 104 5y
+172 The Hours 105 1y
+171 Georgetown vs Brown 66 1y
+171 Am I insane? (NEED ADVICE) 69 2y
+171 Evercore still goated 54 3y
+171 Talk me off the cliff 64 4y
+171 Q&A: West Coast Tech IB Analyst 82 5y
+171 Q&A - From Non-Target to VP at EB 55 6y
+171 Minimum Time Before Lateralling? 60 2y
+170 Beware all those preparing to recruit for '28 46 1mo
+170 Old Ape Checking Back In – 15 Years Later 26 7mo
+170 UBS Still Pushing Woke DEI Ideology on Its Website 32 10mo
+170 What's so special about Moelis? 40 1y
+170 Career Mistake - Left IB too Soon 20 3y
+170 Hard technical questions 38 3y
+170 Is it possible to come back after being laid off? 31 3y
+170 The lighter side of IB! (Hopefully) 35 4y
+170 New H1-B visa restrictions 189 5y
+170 How to stop bragging about being an "Investment Banker?" 63 5y
+170 Review of Investment Banking Recruiting at Cornell Johnson 17 4y
+170 How do I get along with the male other analysts in my group? 78 3y
+170 Elizabeth Warren wants to kill IBD: Drafting U.S. Legislation to reverse ‘Mega Mergers’ 74 4y
+170 Ultimate Guide for IB outside of New York / California 103 5y
+170 2019 Sumer Analyst Recruiting Starts 100 7y
+170 What's Moelis known for? 225 3y
+169 Large Layoffs at UBS Q4 2025 32 8mo
+169 Why are UK, UK based and UK-countries related (India, Nigeria...) students so cringe on LinkedIn? 63 2y
+169 2024 UK Investment Banking Tier List 93 2y
+169 Just Tell Us What Firm Your At. 63 3y
+169 Help Convince me to go to San Francisco 67 1y
+169 2022 BMW 330i for first-year analyst? 107 4y
+169 IB Associate and VP Exits - Where are you now? 99 4y
+169 Insubordinate Intern - How to deal? 134 12y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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