Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Month

+5 If I recall, I’m about your age, though likely poorer (but making more than I could’ve imagined as a kid from what I’ll euphemistically describe as humble beginnings), but will take a shot at this. Hugh Myron
+5 Was in your exact shoes not too long ago. Interned at an incredibly strong group think MF/ Top EB, and for headcount factors as well as structural (nepo/DEI) reasons they had to take the other interns ahead of myself. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 I worked at McK and 1) is so true, even though I never even thought about that explicitly. They force you to take significant end to end ownership and throw you into the cold water early on. hansdieter1
+5 We don’t care lil bro Amazon Prime
+5 DEL, I read this wrong. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 Yo jumbo pumpkin go outside grab a beer stop tweaking u not gonna be the guy who kicks off on cycle - KKR assoc Analyst 1 in IB - Restr
+5 Best I got for you is that my grandfather was a fairly heavy smoker (lived until his 90s but quality of life and health was very poor), my uncle used to be a heavy smoker too but he one day just quit cold turkey and never Hags28
+5 I made the switch from lending to buying debt a year ago and thought there would be opportunities left and right and would be easy given all of the bad loans in 2021/22 etc. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+5 sounds like you dodged a bullet Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+5 OP, I was T25 MBA, got no return offer, was devastated.. Worked my absolute ass off the rest of MBA.. VP in IB - Gen
+5 Most of the return offer is decided by whether people want you on their next deal, not by how smart you are. Rough list of what matters. LedgerShelf
+5 Totally agree, we spend so much time at work that it needs to be in the right environment. Assist. VP in PE - Other
+5 Laying it out for you here: the bad new is yes, it compounds forever. The good is that it only compounds forever IF you stay in the game. LarryVA
+5 There's really no case where I would recommend Capital One over Alixpartners. I had to look up Capital One BA to figure out what that program was, so there's one sign.  VP in PE - LBOs
+5 A couple years down the line, I want to start an organization that just helps one person at a time. A complete overhaul on life. Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+5 Ignore my title. I did A2A in BB IB before moving to a large AM in FI / Credit. It is impossible to give anyone advice without knowing their goals, but in general I've found the following to be true: Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+5 I’d honestly take this in a completely different direction. Maybe it’s alcohol, but can you smell it? Alcoholics have a certain smell if they drink enough. burner18363737728
+5 Are you dumb? Take the Harrison street offer in a heartbeat over JLL Actually you know what, you right. Reneg for sure  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 I wrote a detailed summary of how the RX groups currently stand on a different thread. Associate 2 in IB - Restr
+5 U gotta break up w your gf dawg. Imagine her posting a thread online abt how she’s in love with her boss but is dating you and thinks you’re a bum. corrido
+5 I've done several DOR calls as final rounds and ended up getting two offers - I found them to be the easiest of the interviews. Associate 2 in ER
+5 IMO there are 3 types of people who want to do PE long-term: 1) you actually like the job, or at least enough of the day-to-day that you don't really want to be doing something else, which is the rarest group, 2) you're at VP in PE - LBOs
+5 OP here. Fair question. The reality is that all I have ever done is invest (other than my initial IB stint out of undergrad), be it private credit or what we're doing in my current seat. Principal in PE - Other
+5 Irrelevant. Haven’t closed a single deal since LLOG Associate 1 in PE - Other
+5 Guy hasn't replied to anyone and been MIA since he posted this. Should I assume UBS is unresponsive and careless? caustic freebase
+5 Make her a WSO account. Tell her it’s like Facebook but better. Her posts and comments will be funny. Thanks in advance  Hags28
+5 I was actually in equity research but my experience was similar (i.e. spudrmonke
+5 eagerCREmonkeyReally appreciate your perspective, given you were in a somewhat similar spot pre-MBA. odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 My 2c as a mid-level in PE who worked at a MF in the past and am now at a large-cap UMM. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 I'm tracking; and that feeling is normal.  MidasMulligan
+5 What are you looking for here exactly? Take the fucking shot. its mental masturbation to ask here for validation.  Southern_cre
+5 You wouldn't get an F on a school assignment that's 95% done, that's an A by definition of how grading works. And this isn't school anyway, there's no answer key in PE. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 I shared some of my views above, but I'll reiterate that I'd be very careful with this move. I broadly side with Director and Associate here. GS under Blankfein
+5 I work at a large MM shop that focuses almost exclusively on sponsor-backed deals (95%+), although some of our other strategies (ABL, RE, Life Sciences) do more with founders. Associate 1 in Private Credit
+5 My opinion is to go for a MBA.  That means getting your PE and “finishing” (wrapping up) your experience as an engineer.  odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 “One last post before bed” geonome
+5 drilling down most important drivers is just math - playing with sensitivity in excel on your assumptions on each of the following variables can help indicate what matters most. what drives revenue? Analyst 2 in ER
+5 1) Lionfund: most prestigious fund, strong pipeline to buyside, best club for HFs (leadership seems P72 heavy) bluechip prospect
+5 Hit a few, but got tied up. Will be back for the rest Q: In a SM, is there a single CIO who makes the final call on all investments and the rest of the team are analysts that feed ideas to CIO? Anonymous Monkey
+5 Take the job / money. If you’re ambitious and smart enough you’ll figure how to run your own deals eventually (or can hire people to fill in the knowledge gaps i.e. owner’s rep for construction/design). DebtChug
+5 Some thoughts. I think work a couple years in Big Law (or maybe your most influential local/regional law firm with strong land use practice). odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 If paradise is paradise, and UBS is paradise, then UBS is paradise geonome
+5 There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 Tons of terrible advice here, likely from your peers that have at most, the same amount of experience you have and likely at lesser firms. The only right answer is leave asap. Principal in PE - LBOs
+5 I was in your seat a couple years back, albeit at a T20 program after 3-4 years in capital markets advisory.  Associate 1 in RE - Other
+5 Non-Americans have rights? News to me Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+5 Been in a similar situation and it’s always worked out, but I would say only 6mo experience makes it harder because you haven’t built up a network of people who know you and your work yet. Anchor
+5 I'll speak on exits from BB PubFin seats in general - not just JPM. The user above is partially correct whereby exits tend to be weaker than other areas of IB. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+5 I'm sorry but I find that a bit insulting to be considered "creepy" just because I struggle with the day-to-day social dynamics - I think you should be careful about what you say because there are a lot of people who may b Prospect in IB - Gen
+5 In very simple terms, Oxford is partly viewed as more prestigious given they've produced nearly double the amount of Prime Ministers compared to Cambridge. Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+5 i think GPUG and NY Tech do modeling in house... think M&C splits modeling with M&A. Networking with school alum could be beneficial beforehand. Intern in IB-M&A
+5 Big 4 audit. odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 Don't worry, someone is bringing some over from 1251 Avenue of the Americas. The_Fisher_Account
+5 As someone who left UBS in 2026: Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+5 Who would be dump enough to not see headlights out of every building they come out from, and meeting co-workers at random events? Lol URI place
+5 Seriously. A random person makes a comment on a CRE blog about a Sr Exec who's allegedly looking for a new gig, and that becomes a hard indictment? MF Dev
+5 unluckybanker Non-TargetToMNA
+5 Fake news! (Words words) You all are racist! (Words words) Everything including news outlets are all in on the big conspiracy! (Words words) I’m so smart look at me self congratulating my arguments! Summer Associate in IB - Cov
+5 PWP (rest) to A-, PJT M&A and MOE (rest) to A. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+5 Definitely a possibility. I didn't trade RT, and most of the people I worked with didn't either. Quant in PropTrad
+5 sams3 PM in HF - EquityHedge
+5 Found the VP Summer Associate in HF - Event
+5 Thanks man, appreciate the response.  Assist. VP in PE - Other
+5 Sorry boys. Bonuses went to Shohei’s salary this year KageSelly
+5 Just pick up the phone bro Intern in PE - Other
+5 I don’t understand why you feel relegated to “some shit corp job” just because you don’t like investment banking. Research Analyst in AM - FI
+5 Investment Analyst in HF - Event hansdieter1
+5 Better question is, which aren’t? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 Previously did this with a star Aso who left for MS. Sent flying monkey to get dirt on him, then chewed him out. Morons URI place
+5 What do you mean? Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 This post is incredibly offensive and disrespectful to people suffering from depression  Works at Citigroup
+5 Tigernation8694 odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 Where I was at, the guys in property acquisition and capital markets rose in ranks faster than the development guys.  Development was dominated by the older hats, and seem will always be like that.  odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 ur not proving me wrong m8 Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 Is UBs stalking their own employees? VP in IB - Cov
+5 who comes up with these names? I can only imagine hopping on a diligence call where the Waldo team hasn't dialed in yet. Some first your analyst is going to be asking "Where's Waldo?" Sam_Zell_
+5 Hi Joe:  You are absolutely correct in regard to the PE market in Beverly Hills. I have 3 awesome deals that I have the entire deal down with an exit strategy. jsjones619
+5 So to caveat this, I was actually a T2 management consultant. However I was in PE/CDD team that is very similar to the type of work seen at an MBB so I think I have a solid perspective here. Healthcare Blues
+5 not remotely true. I've seen tier 3 rx co guys go to hl. it's self selection if anything since most of them either stay long term/ chase the cfo exit Intern in IB - Cov
+5 Yeah, NBIM was definitely not a big player (like 2% unlisted allocation) until this recent push. kylejackson
+5 Hey mate, you may have intended this to be funny in the sense of laughing out heartily but, at least to me, this is another timely reminder of how the buyside seats (private markets investing) have been a complete cesspool Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+5 Need to get a top MBA/MSRE (though I’d lean toward MBA personally). It can not be a bottoms tier program especially in this market - if you can’t make it into a top 50 program don’t bother. patrick_bateman_
+5 Are you Chinese? Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 More akin to a PE fund but not a 'traditional' one.  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+5 I heard UBS uses work phones to track their employees locations and whether they are in the office  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+5 You can read as much as you'd like. There are plenty of resources and I mentioned several in a previous post. Identity
+5 I’m sure getting primed in Aston Martin and optimum are all part of the master plan  Principal in HF - Event
+5 Made the jump 2 years ago now (currently a senior associate at a mega fund) and went through 2 waves of hating it then loving it. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+5 Comp structure can vary depending on the type of shop you're at, but typically a good power shop will pay anywhere from 20-30% of book (sans seat costs), some higher but not many that I've heard of. Quant in PropTrad
+5 . xobole8508
+5 This got me so fucking amped. Buddy just kept grinding and made it big. Hell yeah brother. About to go obliterate the weekend for my juniors. VP in IB - Gen
+5 US based - but can’t see how someone would hire you with a guaranteed VP title next year unless it’s a step down brand wise, have significant hiring need cause they churn lot, etc. Teller in IB - Cov
+5 Somewhere between $0 and the current cap of $CME Anonymous Monkey
+5 I totally agree with what you said. Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+5 Kind of explains the move toward boring stabilized core. Hard to do much else after cutting the AM and leasing teams lol Berkeley12
+5 Have friends at the VP level there so might not be fully reflective of junior experience. Hours are reasonable, people are solid, comp is in-line with fund size and location , and fundraising has been doing well. VP in PE - LBOs
+5 All banks do Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+5 Can you please stop following? We are not plotting anything URI place
+5 B27B Managing Director in IB-M&A
+5 UBS TMT must have the best WLB on the street if the juniors there are able to post on WSO this much.  Intern in IB - Gen