Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+9 hes gonna get left behind/no one's gonna like him but dont feel bad for the other kids. racist + low iq? those banks dont need those kids. no_home_jerome
+9 Either your NDA is too restrictive, and/or you're being overly paranoid to the point of delusion it becomes insulting to a degree to the LP. Steam
+9 As a VP in a similar situation to OP, being known as the smart guy is an excellent way to develop your career - up to a point, as it definitely has a ceiling (speaking from my own experience here unfortunately). falconeagle
+9 Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 great answer but unfortunately this is chatGPT Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+9 Feb 12 — Recommended all-cash acquisition of Schroders by Nuveen ($13.4B)  • Feb 11 — TreeHouse Foods + Investindustrial definitive acquisition agreement ($2.9B)  crazyplayer135
+9 Litquidity is the most reputable source on the street proteinchimp
+9 Yes. Be prepared for a "tar and feathering" due to how unprestigious Cornell is. Good luck. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 The gayest person I know is working there Intern in IB - Gen
+9 I am interested to see some takes at which shops would be considered chill in distressed, but I can offer my own two cents having worked at both chill and non-chill distressed / restructuring focused shops. Principal in HF - Event
+9 I live in zone 1 and bought a car last year when I categorically didn't need to but it's been so worth it. offthepiste
+9 Old school UBS bankers always resisted the urge to merge with CS because it would be bad for UBS, even if there were synergies on paper VP in IB - Cov
+9 First of all, you’ll discover that your body can actually cope with these hours. The associates already do this for 5 years in a row, so don't complain about it.  Rover-S
+9 Why on earth do you have multiple AN1s on the same deal?  Works at Citigroup
+9 Yeah, I think anybody who is being honest with themselves knows the flaws of the H1B system that have increasingly been abused in the last decade or so, but a lot of the anti-immigrant pushback is very frankly from subpar Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Yeah I’ve wasted 2 years of my career and leaving post bonus. They are just so dumb in their decision making and hiring Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 “2032 - Finally Top 10-15 again in US Banking” would bet a gorillion dollars this does not happen  Intern in IB - Gen
+9 MS Wealth Management - Looked like they were recruiting for Miss Universe  Prospect in Non-profit
+9 Deciding to start my career at UBS was objectively the worst decision of my life and I regret it daily  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 UGA alum here, worked at Bain for 3 years. Analyst 3+ in Consulting
+9 The Committee on Self-Congratulation — 2026Oil on canvas. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Everyone is stressed right now. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+9 Make sure to tip MV! I hear 15-20% is the standard tip to MV nowadays  Intern in IB - Gen
+9 Bro Evercore double BofA is crazy Prospect in Non-profit
+9 Unionizing won’t help get more deals or pay but it would limit how badly they could treat you all Prospect in IB - Gen
+9 Congrats on Cain Brothers! Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+9 So first things first, you may have some idea of what you’d like you do down the line, but you don’t really know. Hell, I’m almost 40 and I’m still not entirely sure what it is I want to be doing. CRE
+9 Wokie spotted Paul_Owen
+9 but WSO told me they sucked!? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 Everything you said in your second paragraph is baseline - being capable, ability to deliver value, high impact etc. Beyond that it's building the most foundational aspect of a relationship - trust. Rabbit
+9 Most of you tools don’t get it. Most DEI is implicit. Everytime we need to make hiring and promotion decisions, we are forced to give 50% seats to women regardless of their competency. Exec VP in IB-M&A
+9 This type of poll/comparison is really unhelpful and actually moot. Let me explain: Principal in HF - Other
+9 Reposting my comment from the 2025 thread, updated slightly for a few changes. EBs typically don’t have dedicated FSG unless they changed recently.  Tier 1: MS / GS (CMG) Tier 2: JPM, BofA, UBS Hank Marducus
+9 Both are great schools. Anonymous Monkey
+9 Hey man, I'm a bit older than you and went through a somewhat similar situation when I graduated, so hopefully this perspective is helpful. Associate 3 in CorpStrat
+9 BofA if…-you want significantly lower comp $-you want 15 people on your deal team including insecure VP’s giving irrelevant comments -you don’t want pure m&a and want to work on dogshit lending deals Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+9 Prospect in IB - GenI feel like it's low compared to the range that I've heard with some folks pushing near 300 GameTimeisSaneTime
+9 Everyone in the comments saying “1/10” rage bait and then proceeding to type out an angry rebuttal anyway Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Brb, just getting the comps on the Al Miraj-Pierpoint takeover to benchmark this! unders
+9 Some merits in the main point of your analysis but the secondary reasoning, to perfectly match demographics in each company/industry, doesn’t make sense at all.    Director in IB - Cov
+9 As a multi acq guy I haven't done a deal in 3 years. TheFranch7se
+9 So happy to finally be let go. Working at UBS has been a waste of life the last few years. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 Total waste of human capital Intern in IB - Cov
+9 hi Marco  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 Not successful but certainly over 30. Being working in M&A (IB, Corp Dev, PE) since I’ve graduated here are some lessons I’ve learned along the way. Green Zeus
+9 Come off Anonymous and face me like a man anonymizeplease
+9 Join if you want your MD to buy a second mansion Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Congrats on Mizuho tryyuav
+9 Same all the caffeine and addy giving me heart palpitations  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 How the fuck does this happen??? Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Corp Dev in tech actually pays well? Did 3 years in IB, made ~320k in Corp Dev covering a tech niche. Manager in CorpDev
+9 Agreed. BofA LevFin is rly strong. I don’t work there btw eternalsunshineofthespotlessmind
+9 False. The industry is great at marketing to get LPs to pay huge fees for levered beta. VP in PE - Growth
+9 Delloited to hear Prospect in IB - Gen
+9 I am a SA this summer and figured I’d do the same fashion forward approach but instead I planned to where a speedo, a firefighter helmet and heels. Assistant in Legal
+9 Congrats on UBS! Associate Director in IB-M&A
+9 Most overworked UBS analyst aerotyne_international
+9 Dude, all you post is Oxford vs Cambridge vs XYZ prestige rankings - you’ve got your answer and there’s more to life than uni, touch grass Analyst 1 in IB - Restr
+9 Most accurate tier list I have seen on this site. Good work Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 They are gutting GIG and Sponsors after all the seniors left and the deal flow collapsed from 2024 - 2025. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 Luckily they won’t be hitting that 10 minute threshold loud_bathroom
+9 Noted - will keep you updated for such moves. GL with FT recruiting! Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 I did it — I quit a UBS IB group. I wanted to share my experience and what led me to this decision. There are so many better platforms in the US that made me feel it was time to switch. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+9 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/ubs-new-wave-of-redundancies-in-mi… Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 1,  In my view, the single most important skill is the ability to question everything in a healthy manner. Especially yourself and your conviction and what you think you know. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+9 Calm down rupinder  VP in IB-M&A
+9 Congrats on Kelley - heard their workshop is pretty great! themonkestmonk
+9 nerd Analyst 2 in PE - LBOs
+9 Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 I can fix her WeezyWizzard
+9 If you got fucked, quit. The only option is voting with your feet. Fuck this shithole.  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Look I’m all for taking this stuff serious but look at the supposed quotes… no woman has ever talked like that. It reads like a horny jamboy writing some fanfic about his boss johnny-mnemonic
+9 No part of this war was a good idea, this included. CRE
+9 I came from an M7 core school and summered at a BB and now at an EB. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 These are old and largely outdated but still fun. Determined
+9 Make all body text on the slide the same size -- including chart titles, excel outputs, captions, etc. This isn't in reference to footnotes or titles or deliberate call-out boxes.  SPYShorts
+9 ChatGPT & co are all dogshit and retarded Associate 1 in PE - Other
+9 While I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed that so many people in this community are 1) perpetuating a story whose validity is highly questionable based on recent updates, and 2) using this on their campaign against women i Determined
+9 You do recognize that an LMM is the place to go if you want Henry Kravis or Orlando Bravo-type money, right?  jl12
+9 WF BB confirmed.  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 Nah. This shit gotta be rage bait.  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 homelander Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 I’m an IB analyst with 2 YOE who just spent six months looking to find a job. Had 50+ interviews before I landed something and kept tabs on the processes I was the most involved in.   Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 The point it’s not the returns. You can make a lot of money in these deals and returns of these strategies are in line with most vanilla equity large cap buyout funds. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 afdhfg Managing Director in IB-M&A
+9 HAHAHA why is everyone bumping and nobody else has numbers other than OP Trader in S&T - FI
+9 Not Dyal, but I think I can give a bit more color here, since I'm at a similar boutique, albeit a bit smaller than Dyal and less well-known.  Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+9 Echoing what you just said. Absolute bunch of amateurs who think they are the best. They tease you with a pseudo great roles and once they got your data, they simply vanish and don't ever respond. Assist. VP in PE - Other
+9 someone come get their intern he's lost Prospect in IB - Gen
+9 You know it’s an Aussie thread when every comment starts with “Hey mate”  Batrick-Pateman
+9 the role of H1B was to meet "US labor market needs" + address skill gaps + attract talent for innovation (read the regulation when it was passed) GS under Blankfein
+9 I and my fellow UBS colleagues leave at 4pm every day right after losing our mandate to Barclays. Bonus day is special because we grab Starbucks before coming in at 10am with the $25 gift cards we receive (top-bucket) IB9000
+9 There’s no question of Jefferies over Piper or over Evercore or over HBS. If you get an offer from Jefferies, you take it, period. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+9 There are some really bad apples… so much bad  behavior at UBS that should never ever happen in a professional environment.  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Keep in mind most megafunds are pretty protective of where their Associates exit to. It’s highly undesirable if someone does 2 years at a MF program and doesn’t land on their feet. Principal in PE - LBOs
+9 Bingo  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 yes but I have above a 3.8 gpa Prospect in IB - Gen
+9 incel 99twotwo1
+9 they’ve been saying “next year” for 4 years and it keeps getting worse every year  Intern in IB - Gen
+9 Shit at this point Truist will just acquire them Analyst 1 in IB - Gen