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So HS kids use what is said on WSO as a metric for measuring money. Nice. Glad to know WSO is so influential.

OP, what were you doing in CC? Stalking HS kids?

 

I heard that 250k is what hookers in Hoboken make.

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That conversation reminds me of what WSO was like 5 years ago. Every other thread was a ranking of some sort. So glad this forum has matured... well, sorta. ha

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CompBankerThat conversation reminds me of what WSO was like 5 years ago. Every other thread was a ranking of some sort. So glad this forum has matured... well, sorta. ha

It's because we're old now..

Who you callin' old?

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CompBankerThat conversation reminds me of what WSO was like 5 years ago. Every other thread was a ranking of some sort. So glad this forum has matured... well, sorta. ha
People are just hoping to get a job these days. The prestige whoring threads will come back whenever the next economic + bank hiring boom comes back.
 

Hahaha ya now it has progressed into analysts complaining and contemplating whether or not they should quit because they feel like they have "more to offer". In all seriousness, it is nice that the ranking threads have gone away for the most part. It's too bad there isn't a feature to see which bank is trending as the worst according to WSO users. I'm sure it would be fun to look back on in 5 years.

 

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