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+122 Which city is the capital of the world? 110 6y
+122 Could gyms become obsolete? 67 9y
+122 Best City To Live in is... 88 3y
+122 The Come-Up: What's the Highest Jump You've Seen? 64 5y
+122 How much does your lifestyle cost? 93 6y
+122 Friendships 44 5y
+122 How did you meet your SO? 71 5y
+122 At what age do you think you became a "Real Man"? 68 5y
+122 Calling All Poker Players 141 3y
+122 Golf 45 3y
+122 Is economics a sham? 56 3y
+122 Global minimum corporate tax rate 97 5y
+122 Anyone else a high functioning stoner 80 4y
+122 Would You Be Interested in a WSO Book Club? 60 3y
+122 Adults - Should I delete instagram/facebook? 70 3y
+122 Ranking Bottled Water by Prestige 66 3y
+122 Are the "classic" books worth reading? 63 3y
+122 Best Finance / Business Movie or Show? 42 3mo
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+121 Which watch budget $3000 197 13y
+121 The Great Strategic Game of Life (1/2) 22 10y
+121 What Career Advice Will You Give Your Kids? 95 12y
+121 Q&A: Former Ibanker / PE Associate & a former Consultant. We now run a business coaching charisma and lifestyle design 66 5y
+121 USA: 50 Things I Miss & Love 55 6y
+121 What Has Your Favorite non-Finance Job Been? 60 9mo
+121 Who's Your Favorite Comedian? 160 5y
+121 How to Beat Post-Lunch Drowsiness 71 8y
+121 I failed miserably at life. What do I do? 23 8y
+121 What is the longest amount of hours you have worked in a week? 74 7y
+121 I Knew Finance was for me When... 62 3y
+121 Musk's funding secured fund was partial joke 70 6y
+121 How did you learn to think high level? 22 7y
+121 Incoming full-time Analysts: How much debt (student loan/cc debt) do you have? 80 5y
+121 Time for Kids to Rethink "Incoming" on LinkedIn? 63 5y
+121 Robinhood user commits suicide 43 5y
+121 Success and Step Ladders 14 4y
+121 Getting a 70-80k car? 93 2mo
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+120 Long Distance Relationships or Sacrificing Career Abroad 71 6y
+120 Q&A Interview with SirTradesaLot, Part 1/2 72 11y
+120 Harvard Accused of Bias Against Asian-Americans 109 11y
+120 The Truth About Work-Life Balance 40 6y
+120 The Trolley Problem: Who do you save? 72 9y
+120 What are the most overrated movies? 113 9y
+120 Effects of gender on career aspirations? 30 6y
+120 Your top Europe vacation spots 66 6y
+120 DAMN. Wins Pulitzer 56 8y
+120 Should I live in San Francisco or Santa Monica/West LA? 71 6y
+120 Have you ever been called out on non-PC things you have said in the office? 43 6y
+120 Worst Type of WSO Users 28 7y
+120 What will be obsolete in 10 years? 75 7y
+120 Bill Gross's Asperger 33 7y
+120 Making mistakes at work 45 3y
+120 $100k Working in Retail 59 5y
+120 Beware of these "internships" 80 5y
+120 Petition To Create A Wall of Monkey Shit - Weekly Worst Comments 35 4y
+120 Kicking the can down the road - Student Loan Moratorium Extended 68 4y
+120 How many of you own a firearm or have a CCW? 47 3y
+120 Accepting Parents are Getting to That Age 35 3y
+120 What topic could you talk about for hours? 109 3y
+120 GF doesn’t care about her looks 65 2y
+120 Fumbled the girl and I am so down 74 1y
+119 List Your Credentials 89 6y
+119 Success Story - Thanks WSO!!! 42 7y
+119 48÷2(9+3) = ??? 253 3y
+119 The Real Cost of College 80 15y
+119 Euro 2012 195 6y
+119 Let's Slaughter Some Sacred Cows 57 13y
+119 Finding Your Passion & Career Pathway 66 13y
+119 To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me 95 6y
+119 What are helpful tips for office parties? 52 7y
+119 Billions Season 2 77 9y
+119 ESPN is losing 10k customers daily - Can Disney save it? 60 9y
+119 Asinine Desired Skills Job Postings 33 8y
+119 EXPOSING My name is Goldstein's real account (100% LEGIT!) 30 8y
+119 Where Do You Put Your Short-Term Savings? 148 4y
+119 Los Angeles vs Dallas vs Chicago 50 6y
+119 Favorite steakhouse and cut of steak? 93 2y
+119 Office Thieves 44 3y
+119 What’s Worse, Facebook or LinkedIn? 40 6y
+119 Love to work long but not so long hours? 53 5y
+119 California lifts stay at home order one week after inauguration 88 5y
+119 WSO Book Club MMTG Part 1 30 3y
+119 Is the world doing better than we're being told? 64 3y
+119 Best Cities in the USA 66 2y
+119 NYC vs LA: difference in culture 63 2y
+118 I want to invest $10K -- best way to do this? 174 12y
+118 How to phone interview like a BSD 56 9y
+118 How to Get a Good GPA in College? 99 6y
+118 15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer 86 8y
+118 What do you guys read? 236 8y

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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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