Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+10 At my core, I’m an accountant, but ended up becoming a real estate developer, business founder, and CFO.  I’ve hired accountants in your age range. odog @digitalimmortality.com
+10 stop whining and bitching like a beta. Seems like a skill issue. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+10 If you’re an associate (especially associate 3) you shouldn’t have to ask a question like this in a forum. Seems like you lack basic leadership/mentoring ability. I am sorry for the analysts on your team. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+10 I'm a registered republican...West Point grad, Army vet, voted for Trump, I lean right on most issues...and I think this is fucking retarded. VP in IB - Cov
+10 You only get a ‘congrats on’ when you try to slot your bank / role in an undeserved rank war dog
+10 fr, if every night ends at 8(?) PM where the dinner stipend cutoff is then would be a great tradeoff Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+10 Del mrjackpots
+10 I couldn't believe this type of behavior is tolerated at JPM. I would expect something like this to happen at Jeffries or UBS but JPM ??????? wuandale33
+10 Smh is this rage bait or is you retarded 😭 Intern in IB - Gen
+10 Obvious shill Intern in IB - CB
+10 based on the fact that these people are faking comments, this shit is probably ass Intern in Consulting
+10 Get ready for the 0 relevant xp 19 year old Accounting Non Targets from Kings crying about those evil European Masters students stealing their jobs Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+10 The immigrants you’re referring to got off the boat likely fought in a war, performed grueling manual labor to survive, were treated like crap and then built the US or raised the people that did. Ehmerica
+10 I am not a Christian - I am of a different persuasion. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+10 UBS is awful, interned there there and it was terrible. No deal and angry entitled people. Rerecruiting Intern in IB - Cov
+10 It’s that time of year where the sophomores are feeling romantic again Summer Associate in HF - Event
+10 lmao this isnt dropping the ball for p72. ive been hearing much, much worse about the senior personnel that run that program. Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+10 Qualified to give advice on this, personally and professionally. Principal in PE - Growth
+10 compute the present value of the terminal value from the Unlevered Cash flows Thomas_Zito
+10 congrats on ubs WaltSim
+10 She had a strong basis for all of them but ofc when the tech bros has every politician in their back pocket, what do you think is gonna happen? ChompCHOMPS 39819
+10 Reputable MM shops (think Baird, William Blair, Houlihan, Lincoln, etc.) have hours just as bad, if not worse than BB banks or large cap focused boutiques.  xxx-ThrowAway-xxx
+10 Really not that easy to answer, but if for the sake of simplicity we take the T1 RX consulting firms as FTI, Alix, A&M, and the banks as Goldman etc, here's how it'd stack up, based on my personal experience: VP in IB - Restr
+10 Naya needs to be S tier - no seed oils (unlike Cava) used & delicious Move Chipotle down to F tier - it's 2026 Intern in IB - Gen
+10 1. Realistically, what percentage of grads end up in an actual trading seat internally? oil_quant
+10 I send my kids to school without being afraid of the school getting shot up by someone who bought an assault rifle at WalMart. Keep your extra money. I have my peace of mind with less money and more WLB and holiday time. Director in IB-M&A
+10 Says the guy ranting about work life balance in IB seven years ago. Grandpa go take your meds Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+10 At the top of the ladder, very true. Senior leadership is overwhelmingly composed of white males. If you take a look at intern/graduate hiring, the picture becomes starkly different. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+10 H.I.G. is one of the best places out there to learn lower mid-market, value investing.  They are masters in deal structuring, in doing great diligence and being accepting of pretty much any risk at a certain cost. VP in PE - LBOs
+10 Do you guys have any clue how PE fundraising and LP bureaucrats work? Principal in PE - LBOs
+10 there's no nuance for building a model for a stressed/distressed name, i'm not sure why people keep asking this... Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+10 You forgot —#3 tools like you who continue to propagate something that has been beaten relentlessly for the last year were either also fired / can’t hold a job in finance or can quit anytime they want if they are there and Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+10 You don't really underwrite a property from an accretion/dilution perspective. It's really a math problem once you have the yield of the property figured out. Below is a very simplified example. Exec VP in RE - Other
+10 Am I going insane? liquidiot
+10 Good job Ravi. Keep sucking up and your time will come. Oh wait, born in US or not, you will always be a Pajeet to white conservative. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+10 Hopped on substances since this post so we’re all good akpsiontop
+10 I’d rather work in the fucking anchorage branch and make 1.5x Intern in IB - Cov
+10 Have been at a pretty sizeable LO for a few years now, and as someone who has more post-college years under their belt than college years, I would actually suggest IB.  Associate 2 in ER
+10 Wells joebrrr123
+10 With all due respect and hope he gets better, was he overweight ? trevor Jon 11
+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 As someone who has been trying to break into middle market REPE their entire career (6 years only so not crazy long), this post is peak ragebait.  jCRE_1
+10 Yeah I don't think the FED is playing 4D chess here. The labor market is showing signs of weakness, which is why they cut rates. Anecdotally, I think we may already be in a recession. Fred Fredburger
+10 I am Michael Nessim and I can confirm true Intern in IB - Cov
+10 Dartmouth - no looking back. Prospect in Non-profit
+10 50 hours / week for a half million is a gig most people would kill for. Odd that you’re trying to minimize it.  Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+10 For oil, in my opinion oil_quant
+10 Starting to think most of these are fake from sophomores for their mental masturbation bank Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+10 Candidate: “Yes I’ve always wanted to be a banker since I saw my dad making calls as a banker” Interviewer: “who’s your dad?” Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+10 I wouldn't say it's a public vs private issue, it's a competitive vs non competitive issue. usernameladiesman217
+10 20+ years in, if you look at my analyst class, with one exception (and even that’s not wildly ahead), the people who stayed in banking (there’s one GS partner, one CVP partner and several group heads at solid firms) are de Managing Director in IB-M&A
+10 Okay no more cold brew for this guy KageSelly
+10 its not all about you man. calm down. there are people who are better than you are. no_home_jerome
+10 You just choose to live in a different reality.  Killing the oil/banking industry? How about O&G killing our planet? What a ridiculous statement Your key priorities for the right are crazy too yopierre
+10 Thanks Marco, we never doubted you. #6 in Americas 🔜  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+10 I have 12+ years in senior housing (more if you count the years I was moonlighting trying to buy assisted living communities on the side, and also helping to start an active adult development program at work). odog @digitalimmortality.com
+10 Do you think their group CEO needs to step down? I feel like he's not making things much better, atleast not showing it. Analyst 1 in IB - Restr
+10 This thread raised a lot of great points about working the way up in a hedge fund portfolio manager career track for both men and women. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+10 Well, this is a tricky situation. I'd say that in most situations, even employers who fired you, want you to get another job. It minimizes time on unemployment which costs them some money, and also legal risk. StreetToStreets
+10 Did you ask them "may I meet you"? thehoodedarrow
+10 Wells Fargo is paradise confirmed Prospect in IB-M&A
+10 Having worked in distressed and now in HY in a handful of processes - the OP is romanticizing the process. Not a little, but like a lot. Managing Director in AM - FI
+10 They probably deserved it Intern in IB - Gen
+10 Nobody has done this after the age of like, 14. Putting it in WRITING in the big year of 2026 is extremely low iq behavior don’t tell on yourself bro lmao Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+10 You should be very careful about what credit firm you go to work for. If the offer is from Blue Owl, probably best to roll the dice again. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+10 Lmao not even $200mm in advisory revenue globally, so probably less than $100mm in the US. Why even bother doing M&A Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+10 He is a US citizen. Not the brightest bulb aren’t you VP in IB - Cov
+10 how are you claiming the sponsors / M&A merger is false when there's literally a bloomberg article citing UBS spokesperson confirming it Prospect in IB - Gen
+10 More like almost #26 soon Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 It’s similar to buying a watch or sports car. You are proud / excited when you first get it but then you just normalize it and that excitement fades.  KR8000
+10 Why does this thread read like it's the same exact bot replying to itself Associate 1 in PE - Growth
+10 Exactly, and all these posts are from a disgruntled UBS guy who got laid off Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 Mark Carney [email protected]
+10 Buddy, go touch some grass.  VP in RE - Other
+10 I go to a school similar to McDonough in terms of target/prestige (Duke/Vandy/WashU), with friends at both Stern and USC. I think your decision should come down to Stern vs Cornell.  Intern in IB - Cov
+10 I joined a first time fund as an associate and have been here for ~8 years now. OhhThatsGood
+10 My guy… you're on WSO late at night typing this out. Take a look in the mirror before calling everyone else socially awkward. You're literally working at a bank and still posting here. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+10 As someone who started at a small fund and was even lucky enough to see it grow into a larger fund, I cannot stress enough to be VERY careful. Asummers521
+10 Aka Murdered & Assaulted Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 Current Buyout Asso at a lower tier MF, interviewed with them in the past but got dinged. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+10 What is this? The CIA? Why are we using acronyms as code language Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+10 Found the MBA associate Prospect in IB - Cov
+10 Real but if you ever find yourself saying “look at Barbie” then you’re probably gay  Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+10 lol why u on this website then bruh Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+10 I think that the ranges others have mentioned seem approximately right (somewhere between $250k - $350k all-in). But I would REALLY recommend having another offer lined up before you broach the topic. Principal in PE - Other
+10 Do what’s best for you and makes you happy. Nobody will care or hold it against you, there’s even a chance your firm is subtly happy for you that you got something you’re excited about. You’re just a kid, man. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+10 Congrats on AI images! Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+10 Read about PE economics and careers. The most important things to optimize for are long term career growth, fund performance, and carry economics.  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+10 The biggest difference I would say is that one is located in NY and the other is located in SF Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+10 Commenting on this very late in case someone sees it next time. I know several current and former employees there with very polarizing opinions, so this is what I’ve somewhat cynically pieced together. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+10 Everything about this thread is just sad. Society has truly failed young men. sappy
+10 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
+10 These programs will be the last to die, if they die at all (I highly doubt it), and once these become threatened, the "TERFs" / women who have turned conservative will immediately whip back to being liberals. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+10  bro deep down I just miss being in a frat in school   Associate 1 in Private Credit
+10 Ngl that’s kind of immature of the firm…I wish the kid well. This firm is not worth it. Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+10 I’ll add two explanations that haven’t been argued already. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+10 This deal looks absolutely retarded, I love it Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+10 Guy who replied below me gets no play  Intern in IB - Cov
+10 thegoat2535 PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+10 Dang I really thought promoting a bunch of 20 something year olds to principal in like 4 years was gonna work. Works at Other