+115 Who pays $3.5k for a studio in NYC? 40 6y
+112 Help! I've been in the SF Bay Area for a year and HATE IT 64 6y
+112 NYC to DC in 29 Minutes: the Elon Musk Masterplan 108 6y
+111 Ways in which the Deep South is a giant bargain 110 6y
+109 Trump to leave his business empire 37 6y
+109 Congratulations to the 2015 WSO Forum Member of the Year: DingDong08 20 6y
+108 Bikers Attack SUV In NYC 97 6y
+107 ANT will love this 91 6y
+106 Buying my first car, looking for suggestions 73 6y
+106 The Shit A Guy Will Say To Get Laid 26 6y
+105 My Beloved New York City 74 6y
+105 It annoys me people have NO idea how much I earn 122 6y
+104 Can you live on $500k in NYC? 29 6y
+102 Bernie vs Blankfein 40 6y
+102 Humidity is the devil 68 6y
+100 Pay It Forward 13 6y
+99 Calling out boarding/prep school kids 69 6y
+99 Guttertrash Hoodrat Bitch Deserves to Die 82 6y
+98 Is the NYC subway slow and inefficient? 67 6y
+98 Should I have given This Con Man $13.95? 92 6y
+97 MD Invited Me For Dinner...Part 2 75 6y
+97 Where to live? 77 6y
+96 Books are back because Amazon likes them 65 6y
+95 Employees Across US Fired for Joining Day Without Immigrants Protest 21 6y
+94 Moving to New York City 141 6y
+94 Girlfriend question 112 6y
+93 What is your favorite burger joint? 91 6y
+93 Geographic Mobility 31 6y
+92 Most Underrated Schools for Wall St. 117 6y
+91 How can anyone possibly love their parents? 42 6y
+89 Every meal I eat is at a restaurant or delivery, you? 48 6y
+89 It's Romney time! 65 6y
+88 What to do on weekends? I'm bored 42 6y
+88 Where to live in NYC for young people 55 6y
+88 This is supposed to be when the fun starts 16 6y
+86 How much of your salary do you save? 92 6y
+86 2013 Was Another Great Year in the Film Industry 38 6y
+85 Did Your Parents Guide Your Path? 18 6y
+85 2018 FIFA World Cup Predictions: Knock-Outs and Final 72 6y
+84 How do your roommates/apartment-mates contribute to your social life? 21 6y
+83 For bankers that have been around, is banking pay today really that good? 21 6y
+83 What was your dream job as a kid? 154 6y
+82 Is it really a bad time to enter the Finance industry ? 53 6y
+81 LBO'ing a Local Business 44 6y
+81 Moving to NYC - Making the move to Manhattan 54 6y
+80 Spinoff: How fucking crazy will it be when assault weapons are eventually confiscated? 31 6y
+80 Cousin Andy's Incremental Steps Toward Manhood 11 6y
+79 Relationship Question: Not the usual one 32 6y
+79 Where do you meet young single girls in NYC? 120 6y
+78 Bloomberg Political Reporting Going Down the Drain? 38 6y
+77 Harvard's racism against Asian-American applicants 12 6y
+77 Do You Work Sick? 25 6y
+77 Why is the northeast/new England so liberal? 46 6y
+75 What are your favorite/least favorite airports? 93 6y
+75 What to do if you win the lottery... 39 6y
+74 Room in NY under 500 43 6y
+73 when will NYC reopen? 30 6y
+73 2015 in Film: A Year in Review 22 6y
+73 Chris Christie to endorse Romney 51 6y
+72 Do you love your job? 23 6y
+70 Strange roommate experiences 40 6y
+70 Feds Making A Literal Federal Case Out Of Uber’s Behavior 19 6y
+69 Free College in New York 27 6y
+69 Being a gay trader 65 6y
+68 In NYC for a few days - Recommendations? 115 6y
+68 Did the stimulus save or destroy jobs? 40 6y
+68 Lawyers vs Doctors vs Finance 45 6y
+67 I'm constantly surprised at how obedient/passive humans generally are. 24 6y
+67 Did you get a lot out of studying a foreign language in school? 12 6y
+67 Immature American Students 57 6y
+67 Car for Business School @ Fuqua? 78 6y
+67 NYC NOT worth living in, unless you make $70k+? Thoughts? 45 6y
+66 American Spirit, Drive, and Motivation 44 6y
+65 Best and Worst US accents? 44 6y
+65 Map of 45 Min Commute Times to Penn Station 17 6y
+65 Retiring Abroad: Yay or Nay? 37 6y
+65 NYC Bartender letter to powerful Hedge Funder 67 6y
+64 Just got laid-off 25 6y
+64 Mortgage right after college? 21 6y
+64 Harvard Researchers Have Successfully Reversed Aging In Mice 12 6y
+64 Is everyone on WSO Einstein? 48 6y
+64 Tax to Fix NYC Subway 39 6y
+64 The Bull Had The Fearless Girl, The Fearless Girl Has The Pissing Pug 17 6y
+63 The Crowned Juul: Disruption in Big Tobacco 15 6y
+63 Interesting Side Investments 46 6y
+62 Death Penalty For Drug Dealers: Would It Work? 18 6y
+62 Let me sort out "depression" for you 15 6y
+62 Cockroaches in NYC 72 6y
+62 New York Magazine article: Paper Tigers. 50 6y
+61 Bill DeBlasio's war on merit 43 6y
+61 Getting ripped off in NYC 81 6y
+60 Coolest on-campus job you've had or heard of? 48 6y
+60 And With the 1st Pick in the 2017 NBA Draft... 23 6y
+60 $1mm isn't what it used to be 23 6y
+60 Why did YOU go to your shitty undergraduate nontarget school? 57 6y
+59 Funny reasons for rejections 24 6y
+59 Pill to live forever 15 6y
+59 Lord of the Billionaire Flies 14 6y
+59 Woman Awarded $18M in Sexual Harassment Suit Against Wall Street Boss 51 6y
+58 First Date At D&B 28 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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