+21 Cant make this shit up... 14 6y
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+21 What is the perception about Silicon Valley on Wall Street? 4 6y
+21 4/23/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Why Apple Should Buy Lionsgate 5 6y
+21 smart, cool businesses (not necessarily in finance) 1 6y
+21 If WSO was a country composed of just WSO users, what would you bring to the table? 17 6y
+21 Visiting a Friend in Seattle, what to do? 15 6y
+21 Diversity Recruiting in Closet? 9 2y
+21 Kim Cheatle 20 2y
+21 I think the intern put poop in the fridge 9 2y
+21 March Madness 2015 43 6y
+21 10/30/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 12/25/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 1/8/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 3/5/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 3/12/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 6/18/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 9/3/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 9/10/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Feel bad about quitting early 1 6y
+21 Anxiety 14 9mo
+21 Verifying Bonus for Apartment Qualification 7 5y
+21 Budgeting in NYC as an AN1 17 2y
+21 Where to get fake ID during internship (NYC) 16 4y
+21 Are ultra-wealthy people in “boring” industries mostly self-made or generational? 9 9mo
+21 Prenup 14 3y
+21 Project Boomerang 1 3y
+21 Why is every successful tech founder an Ivy League graduate? 9 9mo
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+21 Getting serious about saving… 8 2y
+21 Student life in canada 16 2y
+21 Limb lengthening surgery between banking and buyside job? 24 2y
+21 Loud Neighbor, Can’t Sleep 5 2y
+21 Boston vs. San Francisco 11 1y
+21 Im fucked 7 1y
+21 Life in Boston? 14 8mo
+21 Rudy 2012??? 4 6y
+21 I'm in love with Schweddy Balls 4 6y
+21 What would you do if you were sitting next to a BB senior banker on an airplane? 21 6y
+21 A quick question for NYC frequent flyers 13 6y
+21 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (11/7-11/13) 0 6y
+21 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (3/12-3/18) 2 6y
+21 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/16-4/22) 0 6y
+21 Los Angeles Financial Sponsors Groups 13 6y
+21 All Hell’s Breaking Loose on Goldman 0 6y
+21 Six books in 12 weeks challenge 0 6y
+21 4/24/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 10/9/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Let's Make a Deal (Book) 1 6y
+21 11/13/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 11/27/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 12/18/17 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Retail Banking Reccomendations? 1 6y
+21 1/15/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 WSO New York Happy Hour: Friday, 1/26, 7:00pm @5th and Mad 1 6y
+21 1/22/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 2/5/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 2/12/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 WSO New York Happy Hour: Thursday, 2/22, 7:00pm @48 Lounge 1 6y
+21 2/26/2018 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 4/2/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Do you guys plan on buying an apartment (2BR etc) in NYC? 9 6y
+21 4/30/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 5/7/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 5/21/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 5/28/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Operations Associate Level Starting Salary 18 6y
+21 6/25/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Continue pursuing dentistry? 4 6y
+21 8/20/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 What would you do? Room in Boston 1 6y
+21 9/17/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 9/24/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 10/1/18 - Monday @Mentions 1 6y
+21 Following Up Intern 6 6y
+21 Been in a bad mentor relationship? 9 6y
+21 Is it canceled yet? 1 6y
+21 WSO College and High School Students (And Parents) - Are You Satisfied With How Your Schools Have Adapted to the Pandemic? 4 6y
+21 Banned on Hinge 15 1y
+21 Would you do coke recreationally sometimes if it was legal? 15 2y
+21 Do you ever get to see your parents in IB? 3 6y
+21 Getting back in the Game 11 6y
+21 Working 5-10 Hours / Week for Past Several Weeks: What are your weekly hours during COVID? 12 6y
+21 Women can’t get enough of me 21 2y
+21 Relocating out of NYC for the summer? 1 6y
+21 [Please respond] The case for working from home (and how to make this the norm at my fund... any ideas?) 2 6y
+21 6 weeks 6 6y
+21 Whats your daily phone screen time? 26 2y
+21 What is the Best Piece of Advice You've Received? 3 6y
+21 Things to make fun of and are unprestigious 71 6y
+21 Travel Credit Cards (besides Platinum or Reserve) 2 2y
+21 DC or Atlanta 5 6y
+21 Deleted 8 3y
+21 What AI revolution? 13 7mo
+21 $500 stipend to use for WFH equipment as an SA. What should I get? 24 6y
+21 Requesting to Relocate and Work Remote 1 6y
+21 Linkedin - Does it Work For You or Does it Have a Negative ROT - (Return on Time)? 1 6y
+21 McLaren P1 hypercar worth over $1M is washed from Florida garage by floodwater from Hurricane Ian 15 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 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

September 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

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (55) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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