Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+9 Public image is important in tech. At least to some degree. It's how you pump your stock price. It's all very calculated moves. usernameladiesman217
+9 If other interns are doing a better job while working with you (less mistakes, better communication issues), then feel free to rank them higher. But my guy, he's an INTERN. Interns know absolutely nothing. Incoming cfa level 1 charterholder
+9 Wells 'Drake Maye" Fargo Works at Wells Fargo and Company
+9 Congrats on UBS! Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 I'm more familiar with the PE side of IR so I'll answer from that perspective and assume by senior we can assume Director / MD-level. IRR-Responsible IR
+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 As someone who immigrated to this country a little under a decade ago to study in a top 10 school, it's driven by the uncertainty of the lottery process (and the inconvenience of potentially having to move an analyst/assoc thegreatspoofing
+9 With the power of M&A, #6 in the Americas is not just a target - it’s our destiny. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 I get a tightness in my chest even just thinking about stepping into the floor of that group. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Na not like that man. Even if I didn’t have a lady of 8 years, as great of a person this girl is, she was beat. rolo25
+9 Additional perspective: Intern in IB - Gen
+9 Next time someone tries to push a model on you, tell them you’re going to be tied up with one of your current deals you’re actually staffed on but will try to eventually get to it. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 IsItREPE
+9 Couple of thoughts, as an ex-macro guy, on how to frame your work to market for a job: longandshort
+9 In my naivety, I wanted to get into public equities precisely because I thought it was the area of finance least influenced by luck. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+9 Don’t assume anything. And just because you have baseline modeling from IB won’t make you successful if you try and leave. Asummers521
+9 Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 yeah pretty much. Research obviously doesn't touch live flow and doesn't interact with clients nearly as much as FO S&T. Intern in HF - Macro
+9 I mean as a consultant, this concept was obvious to me from my first projects inside PE assets. There are amazing companies that would be sweet to own if you would be the family heir. hansdieter1
+9 No Truist at A-Tier. Not real ranking smh smh Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 can we just send all the indian MDs and Directors there as well - so they can run their own little caste driven deal teams and not ruin banking culture in the USA.? Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 definitely report them, just forward me their contact info + pic + cup size, etc. and i'll take care of it for you Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+9 I would give an opposite perspective to the one above. NYC MF PE (growth focus) and BB IB. Overall experience was a lot more enjoyable that banking. apetrynamakeit
+9 I can fix her WeezyWizzard
+9 What an insightful comment! Thank you intern at T1 SM HF from H/S, (think Tiger Cub/Distressed Player/Activist) Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+9 I don't think they are favoring foreigners, the groups are just that bad. They cannot find any American's who would want to join the groups like FIG/M&A/M&T. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 As a fellow biotech banker, this guide is all spot on.  Director in IB - Cov
+9 Work at a developer so cannot comments re hours in PE but have dealt with investors since we are selling assets to them. high_issue
+9 Congrats on UBS! Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Bro Evercore double BofA is crazy Prospect in Non-profit
+9 If the year starts with a 2, shitty analyst bonuses confirmed  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 As someone who made the transition from consulting to HF lateish (~30).  The problem your facing is not just one of credentialism, its competition. RxGonGivItToYuh
+9 this website is full of idiots. the cream rises to the top. learn how to compete for fks sake. everyone on wso is trying to find ways to rationalize their own mediocrity. life isn’t fair. get better, do better. howtomakeitinamerica
+9 Another year of shitty analyst bonuses confirmed Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 think u miswrote your first sentence Prospect in IB-M&A
+9 Do you think it takes high IQ to learn how to use excel and powerpoint? The modeling itself is not what matters. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+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 People are waking up to the realization of the fact companies do not care about them, and they, in turn, should not care equally back. Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+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 are you pregnant by any chance? Intern in IB - Cov
+9 I ended up forging my own path. I first discovered this site in 2016, around the same time I realized that medical school and becoming a doctor wasn’t the right fit for me. TheDebtStar
+9 Anything is up if you are at the bottom  overlord481216
+9 dlrulz IsItREPE
+9 The difference between VP and ASO cash comp is a rounding error to funds especially when you take into account that there's generally more ASOs than VPs which would make cutting either group a wash from a normalized expens PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+9 Are they backfilling the role? Any idea when it goes live? mcmd
+9 Very easy for me to say to a complete stranger on a message board, but I think you need to come at this with a different mindset. As others have said, you have a job. Very few people are truly hiring right now. CRESF
+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 Congrats on M&A! Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+9 As others have said, from a financial perspective, the business case is: SaaSChimp
+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 Rare Smoke Frog W (perhaps the only one ever) Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+9 Dad is a SMD at an EB, and his advice is that a top BB simply opens far more doors in the long-run. PE exits from an EB isn't materially better than GS/MS/JPM, you can get MF PE from all of these. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 As a Californian, I probably can’t even pick out your little irrelevant state on a map. Director in Consulting
+9 For 2022 intern class (July 2023 start date), UBS  made the decision to defer half of the incoming class and not honor the return offers. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Dude is all you do shit post about UBS? Are you upset you got RIF'd? brunerrrburnerrr
+9 Depends on where you're living. If you live in a Midwest city you can live like a king for about $300k a year in a massive house, drive luxury cars, travel, etc. Senior VP in CorpDev
+9 I hear @Ozymandia   odog @digitalimmortality.com
+9 Being intentionally vague but short story is the MD for the subvertical I was in left Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 Why on earth do you have multiple AN1s on the same deal?  Works at Citigroup
+9 Congrats on UBS! Associate Director in IB-M&A
+9 The people are the real issue. The hours would be fine if we were doing deals and the people were better. The people are all miserable and want to pass that misery onto others. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 The UBS hate has gone too far Intern in IB - Gen
+9 Tell them you’re joining Renaissance Technologies KageSelly
+9 I don't think it's anti-capitalism to suggest that not every asset, particularly those of strategic or national significance (be it utilities, healthcare / insurance etc) should be sold to the highest bidders if the qualit Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+9 Side note but anyone know wtf is happening with LAZ? -15% in a year where almost everyone else is up is mind boggling Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+9 So about 90% of UBS MDs Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Least obvious OSG user punpkins
+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 AI makes smart people more efficient and dumb people more retarded Associate 1 in PE - Other
+9 Always follow the ALPHAS2. Public nudity requires STRATEGY Intern in Consulting
+9 Not fair to say the alums suck The students suck too…and then they become shitty alumni and the cycle repeats  high hopes
+9 Culture’s sweatyMDs weak, hours are heavy wacc it from the back
+9 The above is unfortunately all very true. It’s beyond sweaty (consecutive 100+ hr weeks not uncommon and there have even been 120-130 hour weeks in the group in past 2 years). qwertyuiop277
+9 needs a bullpen shot of all h1b indians and chinese Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+9 I'm a bit confused by your premise. "Cash-free/debt-free" is a way to refer to transaction value for purpose of negotiation / agreements. It does not refer to what actually occurs in the transaction.  Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+9 No Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 Slightly different situation as I came into a platform of a handful of businesses in this size range (mostly on / a little below the lower end) as a family business, but have done three acquisitions since I joined. Analyst 2 in AM - Other
+9 retrorallyOzy, what type of people would be successful going out on there own? You’ve seen any cases? Ozymandia
+9 ratio’ed lol Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 Barclays becomes better and better since they left Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 Ok so there's 3 ways to do this going from most conservative to most aggressive.  Determined
+9 Tigers aren’t bald  Analyst 1 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 A background check is to make sure you didn't plow through a family of four in a Toyota RAV4 in 2019, not to make sure your one weird experience is actually real.  usernameladiesman217
+9 Trading is more common but lots of Sales people do it aswell, usually after 4-5yrs + though, not 2 like banking, although this sometimes happens. Imo structuring is the rarest role to move over.  Analyst 1 in S&T - FI
+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 I feel like UBS/CS integration would’ve been okay  without them. Other IB units (Europe/Asia) as well as other bank units (WM) have had some issues but largely transition has been smooth.  Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+9 And it just happened again. 8-9 gravy seals couldn’t handle one person, so they shot him. And then kept shooting him just to be sure.  CRE
+9 hopefully they don’t layoff the remaining Americans to hire more Asian H1Bs! Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+9 Prospect in IB - Gen
+9 monk monkeySomeone’s grumpy - imagine you have 1-3mm liquid or in investments from your first 10 years of working and then you get laid off. Leverage Hero
+9 25% reduction across the board, hearing most non recently hired MDs interviewing to leave Managing Director in IB - Cov
+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 Go back to IB. Lazy people do very well in IB. We are the ones who are efficient and focus on the things that matter, we don’t waste our times or those of others.  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+9 Thank you for providing this critical market intelligence. Works at Truist Securities
+9 Most overworked UBS analyst aerotyne_international
+9 I hope people realize this before they're too old to do anything about it.  None of this matters. gershan
+9 What happened to their COO? He basically vanished over the summer. He was Brandon’s right hand man/consigliere for a decade and part of a very small executive team. Any color here? HomeRun
+9 high functioning alcholic meticulously describes 48 hour game plan to minimize hangover seems descriptive of wso at large  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 Finance is an industry where people fail upwards. If your intern is a smart guy most likely in 5-10yrs his career will end up fine. Give him a chance. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov