... and how majestically did you screw things up?
Curious to hear from summer/current/former analysts about your first assignment after joining the bullpen. Was it a comp sheet you needed to update or a CIM you needed to do some writing? Did you go over your output like a zillion times but then received it back with red marks all over the place?
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