+185 Response to 'PE Associate Jumps to Death' -> Resources and Tips for those who may be struggling 22 4y
+184 How Many of You Are Actually Happy? 93 9mo
+184 Life in a small PE group 198 9y
+183 PE Funds w/ >$10B Funds 83 1mo
+183 Megafund PE Placement by Bank and School 73 11mo
+183 What makes you happy outside of work? Have it all but stuck in a void. 67 2y
+183 Does IB/PE Kill Your Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity? 33 5y
+181 Kids as a PE Associate? 57 7mo
+180 MF PE Rankings 79 3mo
+180 Q&A: Buyside women 70 5y
+179 PE vs. IBD 198 3y
+178 High Finance is Paradise 28 1y
+178 Hello Old Friends! 63 6y
+178 Urgent: PE Offer after being fired 52 9mo
+177 Renewable Energy PE Overview 39 3y
+177 Secondary PE Modeling 95 6y
+176 Q&A: Head of PE at Asian SFO 64 2y
+176 What do you look for in your other half? 54 6y
+176 Q&A: Went from Community College & Fast Food with a 2.8 GPA to one of the most active PE funds in the world within 3 years. 59 3y
+175 Boring personalities in PE. Is PE inherently soul crushing? 51 2y
+175 Exit opps: I've crunched the previous work experience of 390 PE Associates.. 47 4y
+174 Likely Getting Pushed Out at End of 2 Years (LMM Buyout) 38 6y
+173 ON CYCLE 2023 MASTER THREAD 205 2y
+173 Do you consider your Private Equity job intellectually stimulating? 55 7y
+172 How do you live with yourself? 63 1y
+172 Why you shouldn't do Infra PE 84 1y
+172 Taking Chill, Non-Finance Job for Mental Health vs. Plowing Through? [NEED ADVICE] 21 2y
+171 Audax Private Equity 2024? 65 2w
+171 KKR PE straight out of undergrad vs top BB? 101 4y
+170 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 47 5mo
+170 Q&A - Starting Post-MBA Megafund PE 65 3y
+169 Does Anyone Regret NOT getting a top MBA? 81 3y
+169 Why are you (still) in PE? 80 4y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+168 Work pressure broke me - cried at work 58 1w
+168 Personally Buying a Small Business - Quitting the Rat Race 91 2y
+168 Starting a new PE firm - what should we call it? 92 4y
+166 MF PE is easier than LMM PE - Hot Take 76 8mo
+166 For seniors who have spent your career in private equity, do you regret it? 73 12mo
+165 PE Live Deals Might Be the Worst Experience in Finance 43 1mo
+165 Excel is the Horse-Drawn Carriage of Finance, Python is the Tesla 60 1y
+165 Find something you like to do and do it to death 24 2y
+164 Age You Made Your First Million? 92 3y
+164 Q&A: 2nd year BA/A/AC at MBB going to UMM/MF in 2020 59 7y
+164 The Truth Behind PE Compensation 22 4y
+162 Private Equity Recruiting Kicked Off? 101 8y
+161 Blackstone Analyst Here — Yes, We’re Behind the “Mike’s Way” Trend 29 3mo
+161 2024 PE Associate/VP Net Worth Check 146 10mo
+159 Maybe PE isn't for me. 29 1y
+159 Finance and the Destruction of Human Capital 32 4y
+159 PE recruiting technical questions (software specific) 53 3y
+159 Private Equity Resume Template - Official WSO CV Example 76 5y
+159 Cap IQ List of PE Firms 121 6y
+158 is there a way to do PE without weekends? 81 5mo
+158 Saying Goodbye to Finance? 46 1y
+158 Q&A: Principal in UMM PE 157 4y
+157 My second year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity - A Long Thread 33 7mo
+157 Do private equity firms hire undergrads? 200 5y
+156 What Group is Paradise 35 1mo
+156 2026 Buyside Recruiting Kicked Off 6/24/24 232 1y
+155 PE professional, what's your process while judging an investment? 47 5y
+154 To all the shitty VPs 29 1y
+153 Carlyle would be so cool if it were better and I wish it was 21 2y
+152 Q&A: Recently Left Role as Sr. Associate in LMM PE Due to Burnout 44 3y
+152 Q&A - Post-MBA VP 46 6y
+151 Classics of Millenial Behavior 37 4y
+151 Average IQ in IB/PE 61 1y
+151 Would you live here for $200k? 60 6y
+151 A Non-Target's Perspective - My MM PE Recruiting Process 40 8y
+150 Life post PE 44 8mo
+149 Anyone else Realize They are Too Dumb for PE? 47 1y
+149 Help with career development 53 2y
+149 PE associate/VP net worth check 149 4y
+149 GS AIMS Private Equity Group 78 1y
+149 I've raised money for PE and HFs. Q&A 75 2y
+148 Unpredictability of PE is Killing Me 48 3y
+148 Vista Equity Partners 2021 156 3y
+148 Anyone have info on Insight Partners? 239 3y
+148 2021 On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting 144 5y
+147 Q&A- Undergrad to PE (Ask me anything) 46 6y
+147 Keeping Management Motivated Post-Exit 44 6y
+147 Views on the future of Private Equity 90 6y
+146 Q&A : Principal in Middle Market PE 61 3y
+146 Did you learn more in PE or consulting? 40 1y
+145 We were lied to 73 2mo
+145 Dark thoughts 23 2y
+145 Blackstone PE Culture? 68 1y
+145 Just got laid off from my 3rd PE job in 4 years - help! 34 7y
+145 NY Times vs. the PE Industry 58 6y
+144 Stereotypes for PE associates at each of the megafunds 33 6y
+144 Confused about carry at PE Fund 21 6y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? 78 12y
+143 Biggest wastes of time in Private Equity 58 6y
+142 Quitting With Nothing Lined Up 33 6mo
+142 Reneging on top tier bank for PE analyst role 39 1y
+142 Unpopular opinion: any firm that wants to interview you at midnight is not firm you want to work for 45 3y
+142 Q&A: Associate at MM Private Equity fund 54 5y
+142 Can one get rid of a company's pensions during LBO? 41 3y
+141 Meaningful pay cut from banking -> MF... still worth it? 48 3mo
+141 What’s up with PE valuations? 49 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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