+24 Office Temperature 23 3y
+24 Do you hate your boss? Have you ever hated a boss? 19 2y
+24 West Village vs Hell's Kitchen Luxury Condo 17 3y
+24 What is your safe word? 10 3y
+24 What are some of the most underrated Swiss Watch Brands? What do you guys like and look for in a quality watch? 33 9mo
+24 Would you be a 6'5 chad analyst, 5'9 VP, or 5'2 bald fat MD 16 2y
+24 Information / Rundown on the Hamptons and hot spots? Never been in my ~4 years in NYC and will be going later this summer. 7 2y
+24 Taylor Swift is giving bigger bonuses than banks this year 17 2y
+24 Is living in NYC worth it for somebody who does not care for nightlife? 22 2y
+24 Tattoo removal for IB/client facing job? 24 3mo
+24 Any reason to keep American citizenship? 28 2y
+24 Any fellow HPDE / Track Day enthusiasts here? 4 2y
+24 Car Selection 15 2y
+24 Eat Slower 1 2y
+24 Spouse burnt out by IB 10 2y
+24 [Deleted post] 14 2y
+24 How to answer "what do you do" without saying IBD 13 2y
+24 Best high protein seamless order? 27 1y
+24 Should I get a work phone? 13 2y
+24 Ponzi Schemes + How much would you run one for with jail time? 9 2y
+24 BO -> ??? 14 2y
+24 How do I become Sigma 15 2y
+24 Del del del del del 10 2y
+24 Is it a good or bad idea to give 100% of my bonus to help fund my sibling's education? 8 2y
+24 How do you fart in IB? 9 2y
+24 RECS NEEDED - Relaxing solo vacation spot 26 2y
+24 Is WSO actually anonymous?? 20 1y
+24 Topic 9 1y
+24 whats the stupidest thing you've ever bought? 33 1y
+24 Hobbies outside of work 13 5mo
+24 Can we get rid of this “giveadvisepls” kid? 6 1y
+24 Girls with Tattoos 15 1y
+24 New US News 2025 Out! 10 1y
+24 Anyone else working with loser VP? 10 1y
+24 Deleted 8 1y
+24 Dealing with family asking about stocks 16 1y
+24 Parents Don’t Understand the Grind 32 1y
+24 UBS Appears to have Assigned Staffer to Monitor WSO and post Positive Misinformation 7 1y
+24 Does your life feel super formulaic and depressing 12 1y
+24 New Rochelle or Yonkers for commute? 7 1y
+24 HS Senior, what can I do to prepare for finance? 22 1y
+24 WSO's New Instagram Account | @finmemesco | Insane SUBMISSIONS?! wtf 3 1y
+24 What keeps you alive? 12 1y
+24 SA Intern Advice 13 1y
+24 Telling my MD about hair transplant 15 1y
+24 Harvard Club NYC Gym? 12 1y
+24 Counter-Cycilical Careers 17 10mo
+24 ChatGPT 8 11mo
+24 If you were 25, taking a career break for 12 months. What would you do? 12 10mo
+24 Best thing to do before college? 7 9mo
+24 Best Classical Music for IB - Rankings 11 7mo
+24 OFFICIAL GLOBAL 2025 CHRISTMAS SONGS PRESTIGE TIER-LIST 8 7mo
+24 How would finance people evaluate a niche advisory business like this? 6 5mo
+24 Are restaurants really a bad business? 23 5mo
+24 Claude Pro + Excel 7 4mo
+24 boss declined my pay rise request, should i ask their boss? 3 4mo
+24 My VP Looks At Me Weird 6 4mo
+24 Interesting Hobbies 26 1mo
+24 Good fiction recs? Are audiobooks effective? 30 3w
+23 These forums have gotten SO boring 29 3y
+23 My First Blog Post - December 24, 2007 5 4y
+23 I need more ways to waste time 55 18y
+23 DeFazio Calls for "Timmy's" Head 5 16y
+23 24-hour bonus on 4HWW 7 15y
+23 Bad Boss Revenge Stories 19 5y
+23 Interviewing 4 16y
+23 Day in the Life 2 16y
+23 Is it selfish of me to (srs responses only please) 10 16y
+23 US National debt rises to $13.2 trillion 8 3y
+23 Sainz of our times, PC run amok 11 15y
+23 Hilarious video that has nothing to do with finance... 9 15y
+23 Dan and Dave 2010 5 7y
+23 Is Google a One-Trick-Pony? 6 15y
+23 Do you trust unemployment numbers? 8 15y
+23 A Bear Fighter in Spain 9 8y
+23 The Price of Pennies and Nickels 26 15y
+23 Some Swinging Tips For Single Swingers 29 15y
+23 Universities with the Hottest Girls 35 6y
+23 This is why you don't rob people 16 15y
+23 What's the best thing you have ever heard in an interview? 20 8y
+23 Aidan's Fib 13 14y
+23 What's your number -- as said in Wall Street 2 52 14y
+23 Another legend retires 13 14y
+23 Would any of you do a Qaddafi, or a Madoff? 24 14y
+23 Kedrosky: GRPN To Rise 50% in 1st Week 7 14y
+23 Warren Buffett: Time Magazine’s Man of the Year? 36 14y
+23 5 random things I bet you didn't know about the UK 8 6y
+23 Unemployment Drops to 8.6% 21 14y
+23 Romney wins Iowa, Santorum in 2nd, Paul in 3rd 16 6y
+23 Broncos Return Play 34 14y
+23 Asia? 7 6y
+23 Tebowing.com Founder Is a BAWSE 8 14y
+23 Derrick Rose or Jeremy Lin? 32 14y
+23 Sex-addicted apes on brink of extinction in central Africa 6 6y
+23 Sport With Best Exit Opps: Lacrosse 8 14y
+23 Live Band Karaoke 9 14y
+23 Where do you Summer? 15 14y
+23 Diversify Your Skill-Set, No Matter What Your Career Goals 11 14y
+23 Is That Lipstick on Your Collar..? 7 14y
+23 Trading Economics 13 9y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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