Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+4 IHateHardosIsn’t it passed your bed time old timer? “I love the poorly educated!” LMBurn
+4 As a person who has family members with a predisposition to addiction, I think its sad because its very much based on genetics-- of course it might just be a cultural thing within your family (normalized at a young age). Prospect in IB - Gen
+4 Avoid Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Two main ways imo. 1. Make the most out of the sleep you do get 2. Hide your lack of sleep. Eman_Kant
+4 Grass is always greener - didn’t you say at the levels above you, there’s real interest? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Aside from taking the unnecessary risk of maybe not being brought on full time, branding is pretty important early on in your career. Associate 2 in PE - Other
+4 I fire them all, except my little golf boy Associate 2 in IB - ECM
+4 Are the mods asleep? Literally half the posts on the homepage are bullshit spam. Unusable forum rn. monkeyvjit
+4 HPS controls everything. Been doing heavy lifting in the EU DL team.  AmendnExtend
+4 International people cannot switch jobs easily. They must keep their job or else they will be exiled from the country. So they will endure long hours. They will endure toxicity. FlyingBoat
+4 Depends on how strict you are with your T10 definition. Personally I would never pay to go to a school outside of T20. I would pay for Notre dame or UVA over UF for free. I wouldn’t pay for Vandy though. local_finance_bro
+4 Hey, I’m a girl and have pretty similar values. Honestly, I don’t think avoiding emotional or physical cheating comes down to finding a specific “type” of woman. wsoburner28
+4 A lot of them are selectively chill with no principles. Director in IB - Gen
+4 They’d get fired and replaced. But bit-by-bit within a group, analysts can definitely nudge towards better outcomes and norms (More WFH, less facetime culture, less weekend work, less late night work). Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 The argument that you can recruit better if you do IB instead of joining HF out of college is not true imo. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+4 I grew up in Scarsdale and would rank it at the top of your list in Westchester.  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 The only people I know with good WLB are those at zombie funds; but culture at those firms are also shot and everyone is also all scared of getting fired. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 Thank you so much for this, will start interning next week in levfin! tpark921
+4 Get a room, you two. Pussy galore
+4 I worked at an endowment pre-MBA with a similar setup to what you described. I went to a top b school and have since worked in PE and PC. Endowments are dope. I would go back for sure. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 one more thing, I was at MS HC. generally speaking, would say we covered the "cooler" healthcare names that are high growth and innovative (biotech, healthcare tech, medtech, life science tools and diagnostics) vs. asdf1248
+4 Yeah so you didn’t really add any new information, the original post said ~20 a year. And stop shifting the goalposts, I never said everyone at stern gets a top seat. rooseveltfan
+4 And then you make sure the emails leak so they could be traced back to the poster Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 UNC had multiple RX and buyside placements Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Go for it. If you know the business and want to own it, seems like a logical path.  mrharveyspecter
+4 BNP cookin  Whopper.Jr
+4 Packing a slide deck with so much information that you just take their word for it is neither effective nor impressive, and again signals they are unable to distill this into what matters for the pitch. AI slop war dog
+4 Which dsig wrote this Intern in IB - Cov
+4 Not working in Mexico but have a few friends who have interviewed/work there. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 It’s not like I’m adding value on the LP side… the GPs call all the shots while I sit in a cuck chair and watch. At what point would I get to be the relationships guy and source new business? captaincook22
+4 I’d think about this less as “do I want to be a data center guy forever?” and more as “what career capital do I get after 18-24 months?” For a first analyst role, the job should ideally give you three things: real reps, a Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 I have nothing against it and think it looks fine but is it really "old money" when there are a million jabrones doing it? NoEquityResearch
+4 I wonder if CPP will allow her to do yoga / spin classes during the day as well Prospect in CorpFin
+4 Other 2 guys are glossing over the fact you’ve been there under 6 months. Inevitable will get the question of why are you moving again and need to be able to explain that. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+4 Marco’s salty he can’t talk his way into a higher league table standing Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+4 Heritage American heremay be old news to people here, but would recommend a scroll thru wtfhappenedin1971(dot)com as it does a good job of illustrating the phenomenon OP is asking about. dcn_blus
+4 I’m in the same position as you OP. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 Great David Letterman style post. I use to work at UBS as an analyst and it was one of the most desirable places to be. This was a very long time ago though and European banks don’t tend perform well in the Americas Director in PE - LBOs
+4 PE for the optimistis and PC for the pessimists GS under Blankfein
+4 I've explicitly told multiple prospects from my school not to join the bank  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 Congratulations both. Tough one, this. Associate 1 in Private Credit
+4 Spot on. No one can convince me any differently that a big part of the reason for CS collapsing was because of the DEI CEO we had. They were bad and corrupt and changed hiring practices for the worse. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 I’d think less about “Claude vs ChatGPT” and more about chatbot vs coding agent. Examples of small local workflows around repeatable analyst work: Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 Congrats on CIBC! james.rusner
+4 Psychosis is the only way to explain someone who accepts a job offer here in 2025. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 When you think it can’t get worse, it always does!  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Off-balance sheet - think Asset Based Finance e.g., Accounts Receivable factoring, where your AR serves as collateral that is non-recourse to you (the company originating the AR) hence this form of funding is off-balance s First_Lien_Larry
+4 Just make sure your dad is head of UBS and you’ll be ok Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 For the reverse perspective, I grew up with an MD dad at a BB and I definitely remember him being present. The VP / Director years were busier I'm sure but I was too young to remember that. Intern in IB - Cov
+4 go to the bay if you want to do relevant tech deals, this is my ranking, which will invariably piss people off. really indexing on deal flow (i think this matters more than anything), brand name and future prospects: Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Use the offer post-SA to lateral to a MM for FT.  PaulAllenIsInLondon
+4 Already gave up and became a Teller. Good luck tho Teller in Non-profit
+4 Hi, I’m a power trader of 10 years. Themaster441
+4 It’s truly fucking miserable  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+4 UBS has none of that, stfu ai slop Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+4 at least be helpful and drop which are interviewing -someone who interviewed at PJT and LAZ this week Intern in IB - Cov
+4 Take and then reneg if you get an offer from better shops or banks/desks with better return rates? NFazem
+4 Does it matter? It's not about attribution to a firm vs. individual, it's about who's doing the work. Determined
+4 I seriously doubt anyone is taking Stern over Duke, UChicago, Northwestern, Brown, and Dartmouth to begin with unless they are loaded and want to live the NYC high life.  Research Associate in AM - FI
+4 First ? to ask is: do you have relevant experience? qualea
+4 You wouldn’t call it propaganda if the fee revenue league tables showed UBS was top 10 Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 well what he's saying is that by simply being at a T-20 that puts you at a significant advantage for recruiting regardless of major, which is true. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Non-CFA here, contemplated but decided not to pursue. xwavzevwaewnsfdmvg
+4 Aww, the office bitch is barking again .. better get back to rubbing your MD’s belly, stirring his coffee and shinning his shoes   VP in IB - Cov
+4 It's not research reports but imagine one of two scenarios: yantander
+4 Tech should be axed (though not uniquely so; every UBS coverage group this year, except maybe CR, has been terrible), but it's probably the least likely to get axed, given that it's one of the few groups with more MD hires Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Prospect in RE - Comm Ozymandia
+4 Dude just do it for 20 more years until you are dead inside. You’ll stop complaining eventually  That’s a obviously a joke but I would say to most people do an extra 2 years or so  WestCoastChimp4521
+4 Stop using TikTok and aggressively limit how much short-form media you consume.  Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+4 big q is how the hell do you have that kind of money saved at vp/d? jo_x11
+4 From an Indian non target you have pretty bleak prospects honestly. Try and get whatever general finance experience you can but focus on maximizing your grades and peformance on MBA admissions exams. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 DB for sure, UBS is collapsing man Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Less mentioned on here but Lone Star Funds is exceptional at industrials. zgzg914
+4 Absolutely not lol, as the rest of the people on here say, congrats on Ensis!!! Be a little more subtle next time. VP in IB-M&A
+4 Sweatshop, at least in P&U/EIT rolo25
+4 use the time to prep for pe lol clLLOALL
+4 Ah, okay. So you’re just a fucking loser? Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+4 Think it depends what you get satisfaction out of. kirklandsignature
+4 In my experience,  background checks are outsourced to a third-party (in EMEA, I think most of the banks use sterling - GS, MS and the likes) - for professional experience verification, they usually check the timeline confusedundergrad
+4 “1/10 rage bait” Proceeds to get baited into rage. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+4 More than anything else I'm surprised it helps you so much, because I'd figure there's pretty high frictions to working on someone else's stuff . . Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+4 Above or below rutgers Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 I personally think even just getting 6 months to a year on your resume will open the door to higher pay opportunities than where you are today. Works at BMO Capital Markets
+4 bunch of studies on this, here one (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2813379) 3 years pre-PE and 3 years post-PE diffe GS under Blankfein
+4 If you want to do traditional growth investing (minority investments) avoid HIG Growth. Works at Advent International
+4 Aside from the risks and the loss of 2 years of productivity, there's the fact that you woudn't be 6'3 the way a normal tall guy is 6'3. Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+4 I agree - most likely a marketing firm. It is interesting seeing some of these gurus act like an operator but really they are just salesmen. TheDebtStar
+4 You came to an IB forum to tell us this?  This reads less like you're proud of your current career and more like you're trying to get validation that your plans make any sense (they don't).  RedWhiteAndWho
+4 The founder Gordon Dyal was the Co-Chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, so the setup is very similar to M. Klein & Co. Monkeys at the gate 426
+4 As I noted above, yes absolutely he should lose the subsidy with income. If you're on food stamps, you don't get to keep them once you make $230K per year. NoEquityResearch
+4 I’m in a very similar position and also considering a move to a hedge fund. yieldhog69
+4 Given that you got final round interviews at two reputable banks, it seems that you are quite competitive to make the switch. If you keep at it, I'm sure you will break in eventually. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 There's no way to really know who is better or worse with any confidence. There's massive error bars. What you can be certain of is that pedigree is marketable. Works at Citadel Investment Group
+4 My view on university (with hindsight) is that this is the time where you should really try and grow as a person and find out what you like and don’t like. Associate 1 in PE - Growth
+4 Can this pls be pinned or something BoweryScumbag
+4 generating alpha48291 Works at Citigroup
+4 Your comment said verbatim "the bank of mommy and daddy" right? It didn't say successful parents or loving parents, it purposely used a derisive tone right? Smoke Frog
+4 Final thoughts; One useful way to think about AI readiness is through the lens of physical infrastructure. Ferris Bueller
+4 Industry, Billions TheRoadLessTaken
+4 What are your YOE/history? Are you making VP here or is this a lateral?Are you being expected to run your own deals/sponsors out the gate or are you working with a senior originator? CRE Credit