+22 Chicago -> NYC How much of a raise to have comparable quality of life? 26 4y
+31 Weight/Health 25 4y
+90 Subway vs. Uber/Lyft 62 4y
+116 How do you people deal with aging? How do you guys deal with getting old, looks fading, and body getting fucked up? 59 4y
+122 Would You Be Interested in a WSO Book Club? 60 4y
+12 Can you fundamentally help people 10 4y
+8 Do any of you know each other in real-life? 15 4y
+87 Some MDs want me to see a therapist 39 4y
+32 What is a healthy, loving, lasting relationship like? 10 4y
+6 Defi Opportunites + Owning Digital Businesses 1 4y
+23 Hiring a chef 16 4y
+11 Dating rich kids with messed up parents 3 4y
+9 Best way to handle an office dispute 1 4y
+72 How I Limit Anxiety, Stress, and Regret 10 4y
+44 Golf and networking 28 4y
+12 Can You Eat Your Emotional Support Animal 4 4y
+5 Hidden Gem Hotels in NYC 13 4y
+17 What do you value/bring to in a relationship and why ? 31 4y
+426 Dating: Guys who see themselves "playing the field" after 30? What's your plan? 150 4y
+80 Would you date a girl in finance 60 4y
0 Finding Roommates Out of College 2 4y
+78 Just got ~$40M. What now? 87 4y
+178 Trickle Down has failed almost as many times as Marxism 98 4y
+13 Clout is the only thing you need to get laid. Don't listen to the older people. 7 4y
+8 Office Gambling 19 4y
+113 Before Covid I felt like a kid in my early 20's. Now I don't feel anything. Like legit nothing. It's like so much has happen in 2 years and nothing even phases me anymore. 39 4y
+62 Why do rich people play goft? Why not play basketball? 111 4y
+75 Which celebrity or famous person you find most attractive? 150 4y
+92 Alt left is trying to cancel Joe Rogan 53 4y
+19 Nothing is affordable anymore 5 4y
+17 What sports should I follow? 20 4y
0 Were you guys hardos in high school? 15 4y
0 Minimum amount to live in a tier 9 city 1 4y
+232 WSO has ruined my concept of what a good salary is 130 4y
+66 Ladies - Valentines Help 41 4y
+36 Please Help! - Burnt Out And Depressed Despite Having My Dream Job And Not Sure How To Fix It 9 4y
+368 What's the point of honest, hard work? 198 4y
+27 What advice would you give to yourself as a college freshman? 21 4y
+20 Places to go this summer 16 4y
+66 Are "Luxury Beliefs" a requirement to be part of Upper Society? 24 4y
+62 Best Frozen Pizza? 51 4y
+243 Should We Be Worried About Ukraine? 207 4y
0 Worst insults you heard on the job? 3 4y
+65 Dealing with Low Back Pain 32 4y
+7 Get me the fuck out of accounting 2 4y
+9 NYC private employer vaccine mandates - what is your company doing? 15 4y
+17 Helicopter Parents / How to deal with it? 8 4y
+12 The path to success is easy 13 4y
+62 If you could pick any Daily Driver car - what you you pick? 77 4y
+21 Invasion day 3 13 4y
+244 Upper Middle Class in New York? 106 4y
+41 How do you know if someone is genuine and trustworthy? 17 4y
+27 Learning to Touch-Type 25 4y
+70 Heading into IB as Parents Divorce 41 4y
+28 How to date in SF/Bay Area 18 4y
+20 The world is really getting more fucked up everyday! Is there even any hope left? 6 4y
+18 How to stop comparing yourself to others? Having a breakdown. 27 4y
+22 Bocconi or US Universities 13 4y
+149 I just want to quit and go live in the wild... 53 4y
+177 Happy Thanksgiving - what are you grateful for? 61 4y
+20 I have $40,000 in my checking account. What's the safest/smartest way to increase it in a year? 14 4y
0 Anyone else love throwing MS 1 4y
+39 How the left and media concealed Hunter Biden's Shenanigans 13 4y
+19 Thoughts on Onlyfans and crazy fetishes? 14 4y
+9 Porsche Cayman 981 GTS vs BMW M2 Comp 36 4y
+10 How to move abroad to Turkey? 8 4y
+66 Do you think the IQ required to be successful in America is increasing? 47 4y
+4 What college did you go to? 4 4y
+75 Disgusting WSO Post 51 4y
+59 Rain and Shoes 29 4y
+103 NYC Rent is becoming a caricature, like they want us to say "this is ridiculous!". What do you guys think 41 4y
+26 Type 1 Diabetes and Finance? 14 4y
+95 Traditional Media/Social Media just need to go at this point 33 4y
+14 Best/Cheapest services for long distance move? 7 4y
+295 Most based state? - Texas will bus illegal immigrants to DC, Abbott says 127 4y
+18 Advice on renting vs. buying 7 4y
+2 How Big Of A Paycut Would You Take If.. You Had A Paid Off 4br/2k Sf Home? 7 4y
+31 Keep getting declined on AirBnb for this summer 11 4y
+19 I Put a Giant Red Light on My Balls to Triple My Testosterone Levels 8 4y
+4 Best Spring Break Scene 9 4y
+26 Travel the World 36 4y
+2 Most efficient job within finance 4 4y
+177 What happened to us? 45 4y
+21 The drumpfy origin story 21 4y
+163 I want a family 118 4y
+30 Selective Cancel Culture Rant 11 4y
+118 What's something lowkey worth splurging on? 121 4y
+16 Manhattan DA downgrading armed robbery to misdemeanor 13 4y
+65 What would you rather have? A lump sump of $100M today but... 55 4y
+8 Gift for Grandfather (Bonus Spend) 5 4y
+6 Does anyone also not F*ck with their co-workers? 7 4y
+21 Should I start early or spend the time traveling? 21 4y
+43 Fair Trade? No mandate in exchange for no hospital beds for unvaccinated 24 4y
+7 People living in nyc, where do u go to ski 8 4y
+750 LinkedIn is Getting Bad Again 154 4y
+18 What’s upper Manhattan like? 37 4y
0 Joining the board of a non-profit 1 4y
+187 Last wave of Covid 91 4y
+18 Dropping $$ to Avoid Burnout? 13 4y
+35 What is your go-to wine? 24 4y

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