Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+7 Rare high-value WSO post, agree completely. I'll add that, at least from what I'm seeing, there's a true bifurcation developing between software in public and private markets. VP in PE - LBOs
+7 >So why are we so angry about 1B in Minnesota and not the 64B in the entire US from the PPP fraud? lordbendtner
+7 Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas Ozymandia
+7 You need to balance your time here. Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+7 Personal view only - take it with a grain of salt.  First_Lien_Larry
+7 Actually insane that Mandelson was urging Epstein to get Dimon to threaten the UK chancellor over bankers’ bonus taxes. It was stupid legislation but that’s a notch below treason  TopBoy.-
+7 In the wake of all of the threads from young, disappointed monkeys who didn’t get the RO, hopefully this sheds some light on how random it can be. VP in PE - LBOs
+7 Written like a news article but the source is actually OP’s ass  longliveCS
+7 This is a wild thought.  For most situations, who cares? Ozymandia
+7 McKinsey is generally recognized as number 1 globally. I’d pick them and never look back. Both super elite firms though. Analyst0910
+7 Dr. Rahma DikhinmahasSimple question just so I understand the comments: is the claim being made that Musk and Trump are pedophiles?   PokerSlopWars
+7 bc UBS juniors are all bots  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+7 Weird. Not like it matters (would be pissed if our interns excluded one of their own regardless) but, are there any obvious discrepancies between you and the others? Are you the only non-target? Only target? rolo25
+7 Get off of wso and talk to a girl man GDUDs
+7 If you really crown one MD a winner of WSO’s worst MD poll, are you going to send that guy a glass deal toy of a Monkey Shit?  Hags28
+7 IB technicals across groups are largely very easy and a commodity. Yes that includes FIG and Infra, maybe a longer learning curve, but a commodity nonetheless. VP in PE - LBOs
+7 It's interesting because there will be a lot of lawsuits (probably). The lease probably has a lot of language around casualty and what happens, and despite all that, it's probably ambiguous enough that it'll go to court. coreplusplus
+7 Honestly, that's not what pisses me off. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+7 Eh… idk about this. I am an old guy but I have a close person at one of those schools now, and it seems like a cakewalk. SOFRsoGood
+7 Man what is wrong with you? Is recruiting not hard enough already? Prospect in IB - Cov
+7 Some of the names you listed are factually incorrect and have never been UBS exits. Associate 1 in PE - Other
+7 I agree with the other poster about getting things done and getting them done right.  Rabbit
+7 I’m about 20 years older than you but not a dissimilar background. To be clear, I’m probably a top 5% IB outcome 20+ years later so YMMV.  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+7 usernameanon VP in PE - Other
+7 Internships are senior banker bargaining chips i.e. hiring client kids to win mandates KageSelly
+7 One piece of advice I got for being in an environment where you don’t relate to people, is to be curious and non judgemental about them.  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+7 I am an intern who found this list on a previous WSO post.I just want to get a sense of whether I should take the return offer or recruit out if my goal is the middle market or upper middle market PE.  Intern in IB - Gen
+7 I exited MBB post-MBA with 1 year of consulting, 3 years finance pre-MBA, and went to a "true" corp strat team (i.e. we did M&A DD and board decks) at a F500. arbjunkie
+7 If you asked how accurate is Barbarians at the Gate, understandable, I may have given you the benefit of the doubt but asking about those movies makes me have no doubts you're a retard GS under Blankfein
+7 I spent 15 years on the buy-side, and was the PM on a 5-Star Morningstar rated fund. You're asking what to read. Wrong question.  But I hear this all the time, so let me give you something more useful. stockpitchlab
+7 It’s interesting to see him viewed as important in all these threads. I see the perspective but he wasn’t an investment banker. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+7 Really agreed on the trader title not meaning much in a lot of cases. Plenty of senior traders don’t make a bonus, don’t actually trade their own views, make less than associates at a bank. oil_quant
+7 I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on Anonymous12345678901
+7 Being this picky without a single offer in hand is how you wind up with nothing at all lined up post-grad. You're not owed anything just because you interned at GS jacobcrawford
+7 The NYPD is also involved as you know. This is not a joke URI place
+7 And to take advantage of an employee’s rights because they are not American is the lowest you could go URI place
+7 if she's only a second cousin, insert your dominance Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+7 Update: thank you ALL for your invaluable thoughts, insights, stories, and experiences. You made me realize that all the prestige in the world wouldn’t make up for a lack of pickles. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+7 I Take a look at the matriculation list: https://exeter.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation/ Portnoy's Complaint
+7 You should choose a career that you're genuinly interested and curious to learn as much as possible. GS under Blankfein
+7 Every summer analyst class has one intern everyone remembers. Ours was a kid who had just come over from Beijing. RobustEchelon12
+7 I think the headhunter point is driven by perceived cultural differences that have some merit on average. VP in PE - LBOs
+7 I'm on the debt side, but ATLA's are often a lender requirement and get reviewed by our legal counsel against the title commitment.  A few purposes they serve: jmr206
+7 The founder and the entire firm have an ungodly amount of AUTISM Rumbler
+7 congrats on jpm Intern in IB-M&A
+7   Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+7 The whole idea of prestige is a scam. No one cares. devildog2067
+7 have fun in nyc. VP in PE - LBOs
+7 Early in your career you want to optimize for learning, later in your career the right tail outcomes.  PM in HF - Other
+7 Spot on - the associates who started in 2020-2021 (now VPs) are absolute goats, in my experience. Director in IB - Gen
+7 this is some time ago but we had a horrible day on this random industry group pitch (no business was ever going to come out of this)  GBB_19NHS
+7 Just my two cents. The better opportunities, especially for juniors, are not in equities. The asset class is getting commoditized fast, and people early in their careers will hit that ceiling sooner than they think. MarginSpark
+7 Almost impossible to get deal toys nowadays, the bar is set so high to get one Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+7 Or the private, international boarding school, full ivy league tuition LATAM kids doing SEO.  wetlamplord
+7 Harvard has more worldwide fame, prestige and name recognition than Oxford. The vast majority of Oxford students would even agree with that from my experience. Pro Veritate
+7 Do the boring stuff daily: the basis of all habits and growth is rooted in consistency. FinnesseGod
+7 in my opinion, uchicago has both the highest floor and ceiling. stern has the 2nd highest ceiling and lowest floor, while dartmouth has the lowest ceiling yet 2nd highest floor Prospect in IB-M&A
+7 Objectively almost every single hire was a miss. I don’t know how you honestly can miss that often if you are objectively evaluating potential MD candidates in the interview process Managing Director in IB - Gen
+7 A/W Alum here. I didn’t love my experience there and didn’t find much of the academics directly useful for finance. That said, the school absolutely matters — brand and network open doors, especially early on. DAVEYJONES
+7 These bonuses are no better than BofA. UBS is an ever sinking ship. I recc everyone quit asap, which is what they want anyway Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+7 ILOVEBANANAS123
+7 M&A doesn’t post online, they spend their free time crying in the bathroom on 7  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+7 I was 17. I'm from jersey, but was a senior in high school on 84th on that day. We didn't know what was going on. We went to mass at 8:30, the following week we were supposed to do our volunteer things. mine was St. Whatever1984
+7 thegoat2535 PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+7 They tend to get overrated when folks here blatantly claim that they are "better" than GS SF TMT or MS Menlo (they are not). Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+7 This is classic EVR behaviour. GordonDebtCo
+7 Greg: I'm good, anyway, cuz, uh, my, so, I was just talkin' to my mom, and she said, apparently, he'll leave me five million anyway, so I'm golden, baby. m_1
+7 IMO, and most people at my school do this (State Target school), is wait until September. WOORabbit
+7 Step 1: Be born a boomer  CRE
+7 ojapar20My point is, she wasn’t in fear. She knew what she was doing and could’ve easily avoided this situation. IsItREPE
+7 There are other roles at these megafunds but the reality is 75% have 2-3 years before doing something else. ravena
+7 Accept Dyal and say you work for a Goldman Sachs Banker. Chicks would recognize that name, and you wouldn’t even be lying either. Analyst0910
+7 Very cool way to have profitability growth, very cool… Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+7 One day, everyone will have been against this.   Mr Incredible
+7 Brought in imaginary take privates and profiles of companies other banks are selling Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+7 I worked in Rx and did some debt advisory work, so I can opine on some of the differences. I obviously don’t know your team, so I cannot speak on hours Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+7 Anonymous Monkey: Traderade
+7 Ignore title. ASO2 now after A2A. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+7 Maybe the Ivy League men will be more interesting to you perspiratingmonkey
+7 H1Bs are cheaper after all Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+7 Don't get me wrong, I find many FOBs just as annoying as you do, but when they come for the "jeets" our American accents aren't gonna save us Intern in Consulting
+7 From the perspective of a 1st year A2A at a bank (arguably EB, probably not always considered EB on this site) with a 3yr analyst program. Really the biggest thing is effort for me. PlzFixThx
+7 Think about AI risk, easy choice CQ2
+7 It still pays 3x with salary and bonus so why? Xhamster02
+7 Ignore the title. I’m much older. I know a lot about all of them. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+7 Apples to oranges. Investment professionals get a grant once per fund (sometimes you can get jump ball carry on top if you’re well liked) while non-IPs receive an annual allocation. ravena
+7 imposter syndrome is real, I still have it. the best way I can describe how you can manage it (because it's never fully overcome, just managed) is you accumulate stories over the years. thebrofessor
+7 I had a fellow intern take a wedding trip (like distant family member wedding with a similar timeframe of missing two days at the back end of the week. He got the return offer. seekinthealpha1
+7 use some question bank to see a wide variety of questions. plus you can find previous interview questions which makes things a lot more efficient. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+7 Dude is just looking at random boardrooms trying to find ones with lots of women, so he can get offended. Soros_
+7 Seems low compared to these numbers and where u work lol Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+7 Raymond James for sure - no brainer Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+7 what color is your passport? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+7 Hey man sorry to hear this. If you’ve been in IB for a year you can probably exit to some other less stressful role. Analyst0910
+7 OP here - just circling back as I made the move so thought I’d give my 2¢ for others considering. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+7 The PE shop you're currently interviewing with reached out to your OLD company (not current company) to do a backdoor reference check on you without telling you? Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+7 SAAR Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+7 Bullish for UBS recruiting if it comes with no late night work Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+7 I've never seen this before...Can you give me an example of how this happens, and what the context is leading up to the technical question? Mastery 7 IB Shitter
+7 You're not asking for financial advice; you're asking for networking advice in the luxury space which is far outside my expertise. But I can't resist some financial advice from an old guy: SPYShorts