What is the best division in Investment Banking?

I just accepted an internship in DCM in a Canadian Big Five and I wanted to know what's the overall opinion on DCM. From what I read on this page, a lot of people hate ECM because there isn't much work/movement. Will DCM be the same? If so, then what are usually the most interesting divisions in IB? Between M&A, Lev Fin, coverage, etc.?

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M&A or bust.

Okay, maybe not. DCM is also pretty cool and the work you will be doing should be equally challenging from an intellectual standpoint.

I don't know... Yeah. Almost definitely yes.
 
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