Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+1 I know what you mean, my Spanish colleagues won't stop talking about the Siete. Now I shine a bright blue flashlight into my webcam during meetings so they can't sleep during their nap time lucien_de_montclair
+1 Here's my experience at a highly acquisitive HC CD role in a LCOL city. FWIW: we start at analyst and do not have a manager role. Alt+Path
+1 Insert Joe Biden will you shut up man quote. Prob true for finance, but it costs more, is the least fun of the three (yes, even GT), and is worse at STEM than tech and prob no better at pre law than UGA  Intern in IB - Cov
+1 Gugg Any 2 IB - Cov.
+1 What you mean glaze? Jeff is tier Olympus! Especially their RX team, the top of the world!!!! Intern in IB - Gen
+1 VP in PE - Other Analyst 1 in Consulting
+1 Per responses above, a superday is definitely not just fit. SaaSChimp
+1 whats the point of censoring the public interview😭 Intern in IB - Cov
+1 Wharton did very well this year couple PE, ton of HF and RX Door
+1 Nah bro that’s a good thing, that means he was so impressed that he ended the interview right there cause there was no debate on hiring you. Analyst0910
+1 They don’t give a shit bro lol. When I got my offer I had a 3.9, ended college with a 3.67. Once you land your first job your GPA or what you studied literally does not matter anymore. Just relax and enjoy college. Analyst0910
+1 Thank you for the answer! Super helpful perspective. Rizz-Management
+1 I partially disagree with the above. Like you, I started in back office as well but wanted to move into IB. I spent 4-6 months studying technicals and then started applying and doing coffee chats. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+1 HAHAHAHAHA this is pretty much 100% accurate though you are missing a few here and there. Still the funniest thing I've ever seen on this site. Who the hell are you I have to know?? Intern in IB - Gen
+1 I would still have a stock pitch prepared despite the recruiter telling you otherwise. However, it would be smarter to steer away from pitching an insurance stock. ERFanatic27
+1 I did not, I also didn't apply, hope this helps Spreadsheet Sasquatch
+1 Level: AS1 Institution: Specialist Credit Fund Group: ABF Ranking: Middle Location: London £125k Base / £85k Cash Bonus / £30k Deferred Bonus (paid in 4 years) Associate 1 in Private Credit
+1 Probably Google. How does this fit into your broader career path goals? Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+1 "This time is different" 🤡 8'Banana_Stacker'2
+1 One of the most underrated feeders out there! Intern in IB - Gen
+1 I’m in a very similar position and really unsure what to do. I think I just need to take advantage of the fact that I work 9-6 and spend my free time building something on my own Associate 3 in PE - Other
+1 nepo + beckie lol that's the final boss of bay st recruitment gkk1234
+1 start looking elsewhere  gtras12
+1 Sell all stock and diversify into the market. You're already very levered to your employer in terms of salary/future bonuses, and presumably you always have a chunk of unvested stock. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+1 Are there multiple rounds of super days or did all the super days already happen? mountaintop123
+1 second this… he’s gotta be one of the smartest people i’ve listened to. plus the track record to prove it Intern in HF - EquityHedge
+1 Bump, good luck LendingFanatic1
+1 I understand your point of view. Devil’s advocate would say that you should be able to take a view on your employer, and if you think that a lot more growth is to come, you should put your money where your mouth is. Associate 1 in Private Credit
+1 If this is London, easily Arma Partners - no question. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 I’m talking about something else, not the UBS x MLP grad program or the new MLP internships  Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+1 Analyst 1 in IB - CovEven if it's on my resume? Acinas
+1 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is great, documentary about the collapse of Enron (duh).  jarstar1
+1 Congrats on Eastdil  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 The big short is 100% the greatest at making finance/housing crisis understandable to a non-finance person Tiakola_1
+1 This is very helpful! Avon Barksdale
+1 I pivoted to IBD after ~1.5yrs in research. Worked in a rather sweaty research group so figured I should get paid like a banker if I'm going to be working like one   Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+1 is your boss close enough to retirement that you could realistically succeed him? how much money do you think he makes? Research Associate in AM - FI
+1 You're describing a very standard process. NYCmonkey64
+1 Associate 3 in IB-M&A TechBanking
+1 Gugg, Jeff, Lazard, MS, PWP Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+1 No, I understand fully, and I've read into all of these posts, but not many account for the post-Claude code/the trajectory we are on.  Intern in IB-M&A
+1 I would go insane! I built a 300 tenant office Argus form scratch once and it sucked. I couldn’t imagine taking crappy models from clients all day or building massive models from scratch. Props to you guys Analyst 3+ in RE - Comm
+1 The cast of the big short is unbeatable. star studded line up of good actors Mike_wacczowski76
+1 nope nobody ik who had a superday has yet to green_appls
+1 If you are a non-div male, and you do not share a last name with an MD or a large client’s CEO then don’t worry about RBC Toronto. Prospect in IB-M&A
+1 Seconding this OP. If the job is chill, pays well, and has great hours just take the W. Try to build a record of title promotion. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+1 Substack_Guy
+1 God damnit Chrissy are you fucking high again?  Dev_WanaBe
+1 The $treet , its an early 2000s series. shavedpistachio
+1 from what I heard you get put into buckets based on performance/reviews/etc. I think the percentages of the different buckets depend on firm performance for that year. I believe the top bucket is typically around 20%? dm321
+1 I actually think Glengarry Glen Ross edges it tbh. The Big Short obviously has a stacked cast, but the performances in Glengarry are just unreal. TheOfferWasSoft
+1 Wells and it isn’t even remotely close Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 Wall Street Warriors is a hard to find docu-series which follows a few traders and PE guy just before the GFC. Also Tim Sykes lol Assistant2theregionalmanager
+1 Stop blaming H1B or OPT international hires. You should feel grateful and fortunate to be born in THE GREATEST country with one of the strongest financial systems. as-dfg-hjk
+1 Absolutely not. These are still nuts and bolts interviews. You’re now competing against a narrower pool of higher caliber candidates that made it through.  Principal in PE - LBOs
+1 I would recommend Google in 2026 - you're going to be part of the group creating value. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 If you work at Wells Fargo, you well go far. Wells Fargo is life. UBSRising789
+1 So at 150mm aum x let's say 5% target return (on 7.5% hard draw) x 14% payout = ~$1mm target comp. PM in HF - Other
+1 They shouldn't be fired for a HR/compliance perspective, but should be fired just for the cringe. Objectively they did nothing wrong. Associate 3 in IB - Cov
+1 There’s a girl at my bank who films cringe day in the life TikTok’s in our banks office and gives advice about how to get internships at our bank that could be taken as speaking on behalf of the firm.  Intern in IB - Gen
+1 This is an elite response that everyone should read. Thank you. fuckshampoo21
+1 Yes, I think materially better. SaaSChimp
+1 A year. Yep one of them lol. I see you commented on my last post too.  Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+1 I’m not sure if this was in response to my comment - but if it was, I’m not saying that all of the associates get promoted to VP or Partner. But, I mean, they’re going to go do something else for work. fuckshampoo21
+1 DPG from DB is very very good. IG/HY and the rest of the entire GFCT business is very steadily progressing. DB is the one of the top Credit shops on the streets. The Monk
+1 what are you talking about? if PE partners are hiring less associates then there will simply be less students considering a career in PE, and only the best of the best will get placements. xyzdonttell
+1 Laz is insane. Historic brand prestige, sure, but out of the EB’s it pays the worst and exits the worst (per capita, adjusting for the class size). Everyone shills Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Jeff and Gugg are the only right answers lol. And probably BofA tbh, the pay is literally fucking dogshit Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+1 For what it’s worth, some firms are mainly interested in your thought process in producing the model and how you got there rather than completeness of the modeling itself. lesbiangirlscout
+1 WTF is this incel nonsense VP in PE - LBOs
+1 Oh yeah, I agree. I don’t think it’s going to make our roles obsolete. It’s just a tool. People will have to adapt. SquirtLebitda
+1 The 3 people I know who went there (after UK semi-target undergrads) all ended up in top BB; now one at an MF and the other a growth equity shop Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+1 He's the group head, man. Out here posting on WSO. neil88
+1 Damn, the salty response is all-time lol. You do you buddy, just giving a perspective that is shared amongst my peer set and in my own firm. Edging_Happiness
+1 Lucien de Montclair is the lesser version of me. He only got his job at WF because he attended Williams Amherst (super target). He has no idea what it’s like to come from NYU. Jeffery Montenbeauberg
+1 Well I’m talking about students that have already considered it/interned in it and/or those who are already in entry level areas. fuckshampoo21
+1 Sounds like hell. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+1 Thank you for your response. To follow up, the comp at the ~30M annual production book would be 85-90k all in. tendollahdepreciation
+1 Wouldn’t describe fintech in FIG as a bright spot, it’s mostly financings  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+1 I am saying it's a bright spot to the rest of the group to be clear. The only things that UBS has any flow in is LevFin, some sectors of Industrial / Consumer, and Tech ECM. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 Everyone has a hand and they’re playing it. If you could leave at 10pm, you would. Wish_I_HadTrustFund
+1 No, they’d generally want a Japanese person. Intern in IB - Gen
+1 You should focus on getting your gpa up Prospect in IB - Gen
+1 If you have to ask you can't afford it Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+1 The consulting side is more of a black hole, but the tier 1 RX consulting firms' comp has been discussed on WSO quite a bit. Analyst 3+ in IB-M&A
+1 Learning more is more important than sitting around waiting for a what if in 10 years. That’s a long time to wait for something that might not happen. AngelOfMusic
+1 commit sudoku  PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+1 Happy to help, non-target currently at an EB Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+1 The mod team is so callous about this it’s insane. It would take a bare minimum  AI filter to flag, and one person with common sense to review and delete this crap in 5 minutes. ProbablyEngAnyway
+1 Congrats on Wharton! AdviceMonkey10
+1 you can definitely make new connections - new people just aren’t as warm to the rerecruiting idea / know how much of an uphill battle it is. Intern in IA
+1 truly a great value add to the community 3AndDWing
+1 Any insight on common exits from analysts in the past? arcticmonkey21
+1 Apologies for blowing up, and had a similar situation to you actually, but lucked out getting the offer at the end of last week. Intern in IB - Gen
+1 VP lateral recruiting activity is insanely hot right now at the LMM level. Have gotten more calls the last month than ever loud_bathroom
+1 Would consider working for an AI company over vista. It’s not the best place to be. Massive turnover, a lot of poor assets. Terrible fundraising environment for all three funds. ama1469
+1 no one models in semi hardware land these days Research Analyst in HF - Other
+1 yeah no worries ubs is still a bb so thats a great outcome for sure. idkwhatimdoing123
+1 Makes sense. Thank you! sams3
+1 To become a great analyst, especially at a well-known SM HF, you need to focus on a combination of technical skills, critical thinking, and relationship-building. WSO Monkey Bot