+16 Solyndra was just the appetizer 11 6y
+16 Need a New Car 17 6y
+18 Axis of Testosterone confronts Angela Merkel 4 6y
+18 The left lane is for PASSING. NOT cruising. 4 6y
+18 What's the most interesting investment "niche" you've seen? 3 6y
+18 Research Paper on Finance High School 6 6y
+19 Money Boy 20 6y
+21 Monkeys in Frankfurt? 15 6y
+26 Traveling To Copenhagen, Munich, Vienna. Any Tips/Suggestions? 11 6y
+28 Who's The Most Embarrassing Investment Bank? 9 6y
+30 Is it immoral to reunite the Korean peninsula? 5 6y
+44 WSO Happy Hour: Thur 6/15, 7:15pm @Reichenbach Beer Hall 18 6y
+46 What car would you get for under 20k? 31 6y
+57 Fed Official Apologies to America 31 6y
+60 The perspective of a Greek Citizen: Explain it to me 50 6y
+60 Socialism Doesn't Work 14 6y
+121 Hypo: Ron Paul becomes President 110 6y
+29 Predictions for France 9 6y
+29 Feeling regret about tunnel visioning on a career in dentistry, and overlooking others 11 6y
+30 WSO Happy Hour - Paris: Fri, 22 July, 8:00pm @ Paname Brewing Company 6 6y
+30 Contradiction-Addiction 0 6y
+30 Food is too cheap. Way too cheap. Let's solve obesity by tripling prices. 12 6y
+31 The God Damned French + Star Wars = WTF! 13 6y
+31 How to Quit? 4 6y
+31 IWC Portofino vs Omega De Ville Prestige vs Baume My Classima 15 6y
+32 Tapered Little Fuccboi Pants & Men in Leggings 11 6y
+33 Incompetent individual promoted - Dilbert Principle 29 6y
+33 What's the Worst Place You've Ever Worked? 17 6y
+33 Four Steps to Your First College 4.0 - Step Three 6 6y
+33 eSports in the 2024 Olympics? 14 6y
+33 A guide to Paris? 22 6y
+33 How do you guys deal with short vacations, and do you feel fully refreshed after? 6 6y
+33 Goldie loses phone in Korea, Comes to WSO fam for advices 15 6y
+34 Body Odor Problem 49 6y
+34 Should i ask this girl out? How? 25 6y
+34 What major do you want your girlfriend to be/is acceptable 21 6y
+34 CHEESE PRICES TO DOUBLE? 24 6y
+35 This guy is a legend and a king 22 6y
+35 Laptop Recommendations, ~$1,250 (flexible budget, spring 2020) 20 6y
+37 Matchmaking My Mom 18 6y
+38 The Fed forced to name and shame banks 27 6y
+38 Coworkers Making Me Want To Kill Myself!! 21 6y
+39 Mastering the 100-hour work week - for females 31 6y
+39 Got depressed and fired as a result, how to get back on my feet? 24 6y
+40 My Father (51) Wants To Marry a 21 Year Old... 57 6y
+40 Pros/Cons of a Side Hustle 54 6y
+40 How do you handle a (nice) boss who takes credit for your ideas? 26 6y
+41 In the market for a cat -- most prestigious breeds? 49 6y
+42 How the hell do you contact Uber? 17 6y
+42 Value of foreign language knowledge? 23 6y
+43 Street in the midst of a "recruiting crisis"? 25 6y
+43 Gift for homeless kid 13 6y
+45 Going to War Against Libya 58 6y
+47 Worst thing about Big 4 46 6y
+49 Average looking very smart girl or very good looking average girl? 39 6y
+49 MacBook Pro or Dell XPS 31 6y
+50 2015 Predictions - a collection of major firms' predictions 23 6y
+51 Why do people live in cities? 19 6y
+52 How can I turn $10k into $20k? Or maybe $30k? 70 6y
+52 Breaking In: Self Transformation to Fit the "Right" Mould 14 6y
+53 Friend has a huge crush on a married woman 61 6y
+53 What to do to get over having missed out on the social fun and thrills of college? 32 6y
+58 2012 was a Spectacular Year for Film 30 6y
+59 SALE: Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts for $29.50 51 6y
+60 Apple - The next iPhone is here 51 6y
+60 Thinking about writing a guide for Tinder 26 6y
+64 Dad is offering me a internship Buyside or Sellside? 36 6y
+67 Friends with age/career/wealth 38 6y
+68 How much is enough to retire? 99 6y
+70 Dear Diary 12 6y
+73 26 Things Non-Paul Voters Are Basically Saying 68 6y
+76 Paid well but bored 40 6y
+80 MD at top HF invited me to have dinner...should I go? 77 6y
+85 Juicy Bob Woodward book 21 6y
+87 Need a New Computer ASAP 75 6y
+88 Mitt Romney Chooses Country & Conscience Over Party, Votes to Convict Trump 22 6y
+90 Nice Guys vs. Psychos - Who Does Better on Wall Street? 23 6y
+92 Evolution of the Financier 41 6y
+93 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person 48 6y
+96 Am I the only one who looks down on people who aren't ambitious? 32 6y
+102 Music for making it rain 114 6y
+104 Hangover Remedies 49 6y
+112 Bill Gates for President? 41 6y
+114 Urgent: Would you pay $1400 in rent for 9ft x 9ft bedroom with almost nonexistent living room in Midtown? 51 6y
+118 How to Get a Good GPA in College? 99 6y
+132 Sluts vs. Serious Relationships 127 6y
+142 What is wrong with France? 59 6y
+149 Successful Blackmail Achieved 19 6y
+173 Paris Climate Agreement Discussion 52 6y
+192 Most Frustrating Job Search Stories 33 6y
+195 CNN = Boobs 91 6y
+200 Does anyone know why bodybuilders use steroids? 73 6y
+208 Friendzoned by Your Job 30 6y
+218 Gary Cohn out. 61 6y
+224 Share Your Christmas Party Stories! 143 6y
+238 The Unintended Consequences of Self Driving Cars 107 6y
+260 Dating girls in finance? 314 6y
+264 Wells Fargo Employee emails CEO asking for a $10,000 raise 148 6y
+365 Prestigious Pete 243 6y
+386 How Did Trump Win? 111 6y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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