Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Month

+134 i have allergies in the spring and i’ve been fine. don’t listen to this guy Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+109 Wells Fargo Charlotte is paradise. You get paid stupid money relative to the COL, so you can actually afford a huge crib and a boat. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+66 At an EB (EVR, CVP, etc.), not sure how bad the hours are considering i had a seizure and cant remember anything Intern in IB-M&A
+56 I’m sure it felt good to type this and post it…. VP in PE - LBOs
+53 Everyone at the knicks bars while EVR kids are grinding on day 3 of training 🥀 Intern in IB - Gen
+51 This sounds like like a general health issue more so than something to do with the job. Issues set in at like… week 3 of 3-4 hours of sleep a night asdf1248
+40 I never understood this obsession with prestige in finance. A good amount of the users on this site never had to carry quota and it honestly shows.  Matchabee
+39 if you care about this you are an incel  financialrepublic
+38 Broadly agree with your take. Nothing too surprising, you just realized that the Wizard of Oz is actually just some MD tweaking a debt schedule. Director in IB - Restr
+35 DCM analysts are the only analysts who during networking calls mention downsides to their role without me asking Froggo
+34 Woooooosh Associate 3 in CorpDev
+34 Day-to-day is making voodoo dolls of PE associates then responding to questions like "Hey I know the business is hundreds of millions of EBITDA but can you bridge the MoM increase in other SG&A? Principal in CorpStrat
+33 My username is CharlesCheeseI've been a member for 3 years and 11 monthsI really enjoy your contributions to this site CharlesCheese
+30 Somebody get this guy staffed ASAP Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+28 Congrats on PJT M&A Intern in IB - Cov
+28 They have practice deliverables, up very late at night to finish sneakymonkeyib
+28 OP tried to do a "top-tier BB (think GS/MS/JP/UBS)"  Research Analyst in ER
+27 FWIW my 2 cents is it’s unprofessional / shows a lack of judgement to post specific peoples names on an online forum, unless they are a public figure. asdf1248
+27 Congrats on UBS! Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+26 French Orchestra kvaradona
+25 "I don't really take shit from people"- Managing Director in IB-M&A VP in PE - LBOs
+25 On Monday, just come in early and sit in the MD's chair. Say to him, "I am the MD now." You will go down as a legend. HarvardMD
+25 Me watching my 21 year old self accept the UBS offer  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+24 What you’ll find is students have all the smart sounding ideas rehearsed thanks to AI but don’t actually understand any of them. Stick around for the QnA and you’ll see what I mean. war dog
+24 Thanks! I saw this. You can delete this now. Prospect in IB - Cov
+22 1 Blackstone New York 2 Blue Owl Capital New York 3 disre
+22 “What time are you coming into the office tomorrow” on a Friday gagagagavabanau
+21 Two cheeks of the same ass, no big difference  Intern in IB-M&A
+21 WF is paradise Intern in IB - Gen
+20 [comment space reserved for eventual collated 2026 analyst bonus table] The_Paymaster
+19 asdf1248This sounds like like a general health issue more so than something to do with the job. Issues set in at like… week 3 of 3-4 hours of sleep a night Associate 3 in CorpDev
+19 UBS is #19! Yes! We beat Gugg and PWP! MonkLookingForKeyToIB
+19 you are an idiot and you deserve to be treated as such. shitty mentality which will get you a shitty outcome. winners are winners. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 y'all this was the team that placed last at the pitch comp lmfao Intern in IB-M&A
+18 Yes, when I think of humane labor practices, I think of the south! VP in PE - LBOs
+18 Everyone complaining about this is gay. It's not like he has a golden ticket, this kid has to work at UBS now. johnnypython
+17 Redemptions Analyst 1 in PE - Growth
+17 I think short bathroom rotations with a small key or a pipe might be better than your stack reddemon
+17 Lol how does such a choice even come about? One is basically a third world country where you’ll be overworked and underpaid, and the other is the Philippines. VP in PE - LBOs
+17 33, 2.0MM Hopefully IB for 3 more years and get to 5MM and can walk away ImagineSisyphusHappy
+17 behind as an Analyst, sure. As a general 31 year old, I think you are still doing better than 90% of men your age. All perspective Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+16 On February 11, the banker Matthieu Pigasse arrived at the Cayena Hotel in Caracas to offer his services to the Venezuelan government. Intern in IB - Restr
+15 Cuz I’m interning there Intern in IB - Gen
+15 see below for the collated 2025 analyst bonus data mainly from the WSO 2025 Analyst Bonus megathread along with a few other pages/threads. I also incorporated the perks and benefits rankings from this thread  The_Paymaster
+15 Friends don’t let friends work at UBs Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+15 This forum has become an echo chamber of misinformation. It’s low key super obvious that most of you have never actually worked at a top group at a top bank. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+14 Yeah most people would typically do the opposite: party their ass off Freshman and Sophomore years and then transfer and buckle down as a Junior and Senior. CRE
+14 Nothing you did in banking is really relevant at all other than learning attention to detail and how to do basic ppt / xls work. If you want to prepare for PE:  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+14 lol that ego death is going to hit you hard brother   Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 you should consider yourself lucky  M&A group is really a BS group. You spend so much time doing admin (timetables, VDR, buyer logs etc) and develop ZERO commercial acumen Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+14 Don’t you ever say that shit to me again you stupid bastard. InvestmentMonkeyBanker
+13 Can we get a thread ranking the deck chairs on the titanic?  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Happens at every bank on the street.. lol Intern in Legal
+12 Lmao now I understand why you're getting pussywhipped by an associate Partner in IB - Gen
+12 hot take JPM is overrated Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+12 WTF is Wells Fargo Cooking? Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+12 I sincerely hope the kid is okay and he gets the medical help he needs… VP in PE - LBOs
+12 Let's parse this: last fund at 14.1bn in 2022 - that is 16.15bn in 2026 dollars, new fund is a down fund in real terms regardless of how you spin it.  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+12 lol just announced as exclusive sellside to Roku fkmyahhboi
+12 What if a dud cornball MDs from Barclays who can’t originate on massive guaranteed bonuses, hires their son? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+12 Nice try BritannicaAmerica Nobody Man
+12 Asking what they've been tasked with and responding "good luck" no matter what it is nutmegger189
+11 Summer Performance review: “this is the BeSt SuMmEr InTeRn I have ever seen! Already as competent as a Director” Intern in IB - Cov
+11 steak too juicy, lobster too buttery nontarget target
+11 *UPDATE Still employed. For now. MD closed the door, read the prompt out loud. Slowly. Then said: “the output was actually pretty good.” He let that sit for a second. “That’s the problem.” Associate 2 in AM - Other
+11 Sage advice from the intern. Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+11 If you are also an intern in his group, you’ve already lost one of the potential openings to him. Good luck! Associate Director in IB - Cov
+11 Look no further than this thread if you ever question whether we are at peak pod aka how much alpha is still left in that model if it is the only business model “worth joining” as a junior. Research Analyst in HF - Other
+11 Wells Fargo is like Real Madrid 2014  information2
+11 We’re in the endgame now, where people have become secondhand thinkers. I think I’m going to learn how to farm. VP in PE - LBOs
+11 Don't worry, I've been at an EB in NYC for over a decade, worked on one of the largest bankruptcy cases of all time (industry coverage angle though) and can say for a fact a lot of this presentation is beyond anything you Quaneaser
+11 I was laid off from CS right before the merger and consider it one of the best things that ever happened to me VP in RE - Other
+11 Congrats on Keybank DCM! rolo25
+11 Using AI to produce client deliverables is completely unacceptable. The client is paying for your judgment and expertise, not a polished LLM output. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+10 Everyone talking about this is either unaware or does not care about the fact that at least 75% of analysts are nepo hires, client kids, or DEI. Sorry you don’t like the kid, but this is very poor taste ngl Intern in IB - Gen
+10 Free Autism TestHope this helps steroidmonkey
+10 Wells Fargo is paradise confirmed Prospect in IB-M&A
+10 Congrats on UBS!  Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+10 Former UBS GIG, came over from CS. This actually wasn't my experience at all. I was on real deals, culture was good, but just became clear that runway was running out. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 Sounds like vice chairman, talks about his sons a lot Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+10 how would you know? 🤔 DingalingMagnet
+10 You only get a ‘congrats on’ when you try to slot your bank / role in an undeserved rank war dog
+10 Congrats on UBS PhantomGhost
+10 Just pulling stuff out my ass here so don't listen to me as an incoming IB analyst lol. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+10 thegoat2535 PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+10 Not true. High volume / low value deals is the forte of shops like MOE or JEFF. EBs like EVR, PJT, PWP etc always tried to sell that they work, for the most part, on large-scale, strategic M&A etc. VP in IB - Cov
+10 They thought they could go up market as the bigger banks were starting to go down market. The result is they lost prestigious bake-offs and neglected their historical core mid market revenue stream. Managing Director in IB - Gen
+10 Between working at a search fund or in a back office in Mumbai, I think the Mumbai office is far more respectable GS under Blankfein
+9 Being intentionally vague but short story is the MD for the subvertical I was in left Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 w ascension  Prospect in IB - Cov
+9 Just google filter 2023-2024 and “UBS bank hires” “investment banker” You’ll easily be able to find the articles and 99% of these MDs were trash, and I’m still searching for the 1% who weren’t trash Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+9 Once you start doing stuff like this, you are no longer a serious and reputable bank Managing Director in IB - Gen
+9 Barclays homies thought their massive guarantees meant they now worked at Goldman and could do deals like Goldman.  Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+9 Lucky bastard! Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 WF BB confirmed.  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 Lots of top ppl left I heard. A shell of its past. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+9 The brush strokes are - the social media personalities out there (Codie Sanchez, Ben Kelly, etc) paint this to be very different than it actually is, it’s much more difficult Enlightenment
+9 sir the zombie fund chain is down the hall and to the right Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 In a similar boat, but then I realize when they were my age, they were working for less than minimum wage, with no agency, no citizenship, no social life or knowledge of the language/culture, raising young kids, and provid surfsup34
+9 I want to be able to buy a 3 bedroom single family home in my hometown (LA, or anywhere in Southern California) and be able to support a family of 4 with one income. IBNKR