Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+2 Yes, intersectionality matters - most DEI programs don’t fully address those nuances. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Anything from Gugg? Know they announce late.  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 What do you do if a blue chip Sponsor has only given you a CIM and a hardcoded 3 line model and wants you to lever a cyclical business with 80% adjusted EBITDA at 6.5x at S+450? there’s only one right answer….. Analyst 3+ in IB-M&A
+2 Do you want the diversity internship served on a silver platter, sir? Analyst 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 I am in Europe so salaries will automatically be lower here haha. I am a portfolio manager for a global US company, that operates in a completely unrelated industry. GreatCreamy
+2 wow this is great thanks!! Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Doing okay there, pal? sasha_j24
+2 I am really curious what people come up here with advice as I struggle with this as well. You can divide this problem in to two: Vp in PERE
+2 This is genuinely one of the sharpest breakdowns of vendor evaluation I've seen applied to app development — treating it like investment due diligence rather than a beauty contest is exactly right. shawnyuan
+2 It’s tough to Gauge… Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+2 There’s another girl (I think at UBS) who’s done similar with brand deals on an IB themed account  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Its tricky with meeting other traders. I would just treat it as a normal conversation, but show interest in seeing how they do things and try to relate to them. probably_screwed
+2 Absolutely useless comment Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Replace MS with JPM and Citi, and add Evercore to the mix Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+2 beside, he went to HLS on top of completing 53 other degrees and still can't put an issue and ask in 3 sentences without losing the essence because again, what the fuck is this shit GS under Blankfein
+2 This is some really good info, appreciate it. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 You would have to go to IB first, which is a pretty roundabout way to get there and probably 4-5 years from today to be in a PE seat. If you're getting final rounds I would keep at it, you are close. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+2 The happiest people at the bank are those just coasting with jobs lined up. You get paid street bonuses (at least everyone I know is) at the junior levels for working less than peers at other banks. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Why did UBS start hiring Air Traffic Controllers? Not to land the deals, but to stand on the roof with orange glow sticks and wave goodbye as the mandates fly straight past them! 714_Lemmon_Legend
+2 Only new qualification at this point that wouldn't look like a weird choice is an MBA.  PaulAllenIsInLondon
+2 Yep, starting first week of October. We can’t log calls yet. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 your yardstick should be independent of others' current trajectory. I didn't have my first child until I was closer to 50 than 25, does that mean I failed or that I'm behind? thebrofessor
+2 del NewIndustryHorizon
+2 was so miserable in IB. Quit with nothing lined up. Was unemployed for 8 months. Finally locked a strategy role making higher than I did in IB BB and even less hours. ($200K+ 45 hour weeks). Worked out so perfectly. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 funny you should ask about friendships, I was thinking about this the other day thebrofessor
+2 And china will just repurpose all its shipyards away from containers, tankers, dry bulk vessels for frigates, destroyers, and aircraft carriers the moment the US decides to fire a missile, with a capacity 200x of the size Real_Human
+2 Never thought to do this.  People just PM total rando's on LinkedIn to ask what it was like at their prior firm?  Is this what retard-maxxing is?  People just DNGAF anymore? asmith_1
+2 Focus more on making it to a MF PE shop so you can buy the blowup doll you've always wanted, and less on pretending to be a woman for rage bait. Cheers. Ldncitygirl
+2 Top 10 Web Development Companies in UAE (2025-2026)The UAE, especially Dubai, has become one of the biggest tech hubs in the world. If you're looking for the best web development Soha Hassan
+2 What are you going to expose them for? Some rando talked about their LinkedIn pedigree on WSO? Shit he’ll get fired after that adriancronauer
+2 Thanks for commenting! Prospect in IB - Gen
+2 I’m in my fourth year on the buy side. Very lean shop so this was just necessary to speed up our early review of opportunities. johnny-mnemonic
+2 This guy fucks... I'm not worried about you. You'll do just fine. You're clearly a strategic thinker and understand how the world works. Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 Be careful. Congrats on AN1 at WB Chicago from Kellogg 714_Lemmon_Legend
+2 We did 2 final ICs (~2-3 month sprint until final negotiations including legal) and 3 interim ICs (~3 weeks sprint this year). Overall I would say: 20% of weeks with 90-100h (full weekend work) Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 Right to dividendsReinvestment --> More dividends in the futureMore dividends in the future --> Value goes up given your right to dividends is also more valuableIf there is no supply a GS under Blankfein
+2 OP, I think many people realized this in my old IB group, which placed relatively well into TMT PE. blackberrymint
+2 I haven’t attended yet, so take this with a grain of salt, but HBS’s academically intense reputation seems true, with caveats. sytycd
+2 More LPs should be thinking like this but most of them are very passive. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 None of the potential buyers care about such issues.  VP in IB - Cov
+2 would you rather have Neymar or Messi on your team  Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+2 That's super interesting, thanks for sharing. So just like with the grads, it's all about how much time you invest in sharing context and training them to get it up to speed. Are you in sell-side or buy-side? rcdlobo01
+2 You clearly don’t care about my advice if your headassedness is this bad K5JbYq3Zg2MvXw4L8HpR7TsE6FnU1DcO0AaSbWxPdQzCfGjViNhTmLoIrY
+2 The US academic model is geared more towards continuous learning and assessment, with course weightings less skewed towards a final exam. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 On the DCF question: Donjosecuervo
+2 ok DJT Intern in CorpStrat
+2 UBS has a wide range in MD quality; some MD's are well-connected to the market and others don't even seem to even know the names of the C-Suite at companies they cover. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 teddythebearWhats funnier is the WSO AI Bot responding to the AI post... Dead internet theory alive and well in commercial real estate  CRE
+2 What makes you think that anybody would hire you to do this work for them? You would spend almost all your time trying to source clients with very little time actually spent doing the activities you want to do. Associate Director in IB-M&A
+2 Yea if you want to be a retard donkey working 90 hours a week working at a mega fund - then yea, it def helps coming from IB. RE_Private_Egg_Witty
+2 Potentially. Was already feeling like 2026 was going to have a tremendous amount of activity, so this could be the fuel to the fire to bring this towards those levels. Executive Director in IB - Cov
+2 Whats funnier is the WSO AI Bot responding to the AI post... teddythebear
+2 The insanely neurotic seniors that are largely miserable. Horrible family lives and “rich” but cash poor, so they’re constantly on the hamster wheel trying to fund the next car / house / boat. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 "For example, openAI researchers were getting pennies but they were also changing the world." rooseveltfan
+2 There doing better after shipping their worst bankers to UBS Analyst 3+ in IB - Gen
+2 Just get some from wrangler. You can get high quality jeans for $20-50. jamesDimon999
+2 No one properly QC’d my Q3 P&L and I excluded a $1m expense, pushing up the valuation by $5m+ for bids. Associate 2 in PE - Other
+2 Really not trying to be a dick but I really don’t think the world needs another finance newsletter. There’s already a ton of resources and it’s pretty saturated as is. JamesPukeCannon
+2 Sona is the only place in that space that I consistently hear good things about. Culture elsewhere sucks Retired in AM - Other
+2 To be frank there weren't that many LMM folks at HBS/GSB to begin with. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Gotcha - your net is not wide enough. As others mentioned here look at anything remotely related to Finance, not just “high finance”. FP&A, Strategic Finance, Corp Dev, Strategy, etc. Digit
+2 EVR is seriously getting overrated here lol, folks still prefer CVP or a top GS group over EVR Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 Society makes us obsess over prestige but the truth is it's the wrong way to look at a career. I would take the commercial banking role over risk, and learn as much as possible in this role. Incoming cfa level 1 charterholder
+2 I think it's just a different group than it was pre-split. Again for what it's worth, it seem like great culture group with great hours. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 You got good outcomes with a low GMAT, which suggests you must have decent experience. I think the chance you get into a better school with current GMAT is very low. Chief Chimp
+2 I covered energy, specifically upstream and midstream. You're probably right, not exactly a hot sector either, so maybe that's part of the problem. landonjay
+2 How does Bill Pulte feel about your mortgage fraud? Asking for a friend Teller in IB - Cov
+2 And in other countries you’ll be arrested for mean tweets or questioning why the police cover for rape gangs. Nowhere is perfect.  MMBanker14
+2 What sector did you cover? If it's something generic like consumer, good luck. nutmegger189
+2 obviously not, nobody is going to care and will just want your work to be the best it can be. never heard of someone calling it "workstation equipment" before lol.  keanbeut
+2 I'm genuinely curious what the point of this kind of AI engagement farming is. VP in RE - Comm
+2 Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle smfshill
+2 pretty entertaining: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Managementnot sure how relevant it is to IB though Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Pick something, you can't "settle" for entrepreneurship it has to be your only goal, nothing to regret or fall back on in the back of your mind. rooseveltfan
+2 My comment disappeared unlucky. I don't really get what you mean by grinding for clubs has no clear objective you literally state that getting into club = getting a job. reddemon
+2 I don’t know that it’s so much stupid people as much as I need to do deals to makes fees to keep the lights (probably still could be considered stupidity). patrick_bateman_
+2 asdfghjck123Anyone news on when SD decisions will be out? any update on this? MissMissMake
+2 FWIW I can confirm this behavior of Abi. Beware of her! It's 2Y later that I am commenting but the attitude has only gotten worse monkeychimpchamp
+2 The trend for summer internships in London is to recruit interns who already have about a year of experience in IB through off-cycles, two six months internships for example. bbmerch
+2 If you have the conviction go and build now. You’ll learn more anyway. Each stage of building a company is different. If you shadow Series A, you’ll see what works for a Series A-type company with traction. Works at Goldman Sachs
+2 This answer, as weird as it feels, is one that is 100% ok to have "rehearsed." Obviously don't want to sound like a robot but you don't need to act like you're coming up with it on the spot. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Not sure why the MS, i literally work there lol Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 You're thinking about it the right way. It sounds like you're pretty set on not going for it.  ABSurdity
+2 Yeah...  what you are seeing is what happens when a business matures. This is why it is important to find a young and growing shop. Not all employers are equal. jl12
+2 Are the hours in banking/PE better than in the US? I assume you take some pay cut (also taxes) but can you advantage take the normal EU vacation and other wlb policies? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 F that. Got to expose them for the frauds that they are especially with all the mismanagement. Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+2 lol who cares Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+2 Mate does "you have a chance of joining" mean that you just applied, or have they moved to interviews already? Analyst 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 I would prioritise the prestige of the university, as a top-tier institution offers significantly more flexibility. VP in IB - Cov
+2 You're not OP retard Associate 1 in PE - Other
+2 Is it that out of touch? You get 2m carry, but sold your entire 20s which are suppsoed to be some of the best years in your life. loser1234
+2 Lol what do you know about manufacturing equipment? Hate to sound like a downer but it's never as easy as you might think it is to just "modernize" a company. Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+2 Happy to connect offline if you’re willing. I don’t have a specific asset in mind at this moment but over the last 12 months I’ve chased assets 3 hours outside NYC. Many older buildings. pudding
+2 You can do either; ideally, the case study wants to see how you think about businesses alongside the equity story. So pitching around the MT/LT is the goal, with an eye on where your numbers are vs Consensus in the ST. Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+2 Am making the transition from PE to HF so will have to report back, but I truly don’t know how people spend their entire career in PE. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 Sure. So it broadly depends on rfr. PeterEater
+2 Hating from outside the club, at least get in first. Ruby's_Revenge14
+2 Heard Greenbriar is facing performance challenges in its latest Fund VI. Their recent investment in Sparkstone is struggling, given they overpaid significantly, raising the possibility of future markdowns. Principal in PE - Other
+2 Despite the general perception about work ethic, all the southern European offices are brutal… Director in IB-M&A
+2 Pretty sure networking doesn't hold much weight Associate 1 in PE - LBOs