Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+-8 Del Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-8 What a useless life for those putting 100 hour weeks into a bank in houston. Obviously anything not NYC is shit, doesnt take a moron to understamd that either Tulaner
+-8 While I unfortunately can't answer your question, can you tell us more about your first move from the sell-side and how those negotiations went? What was the package like? somrandom
+-8 Argue facts. Was the article referenced cited accurately? No. This is easily checked.  TruthToLight
+-8 Pretty poor taste to out them like that.  patsfan947
+-8 Yeah and he could spend 5 seconds Googling this and find this topic has been discussed multiple times in recent years, don't think much shit has changed since then. Idk how many more opinions or advice one needs. VP in PE - LBOs
+-8 I was valedictorian of my high school and went to UChicago. ojapar20
+-9 One must be really delusional to choose Citi over BofA. The latter pays better in analyst level, offers better deal flow and exits, has a better building and miles better perks. gelato_cuspids1d
+-9 Age: 33 Years of Work: 4 in IB, 2 in PE, rest in opportunistic credit (graduated 2014) Current Role: SVP at  MM credit shop in NYC Total 2025 Cash Comp: $650K Principal in Private Credit
+-9 It's not as simple as just wanting "more money in the bank" - this is crucial to long term security in your 50s and beyond, where passive income from liquid assets funds major expenses (e.g. Principal in PE - Other
+-9 sorry to hear the pressure got to you little buddy  Capital of Structure
+-9 Typical Canadian hardo reponse at 4. I don't know why you guys think your value is so much high lol. Prospect in IB-M&A
+-9 swap TD and BMO, nobody's taking any TD groups over BMO M&A/M&M/DIG/LevFin esdeekid67
+-9 You definitely just outed yourself as a pent up incel turned banker. Relax buddy it’s a random opinion thread take a deep breath !!!!! You’ll be ok. Let me get back to you on that essay tho. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+-9 I didn't know there were part-time ASOs nowadays? What bank? esdeekid67
+-9 lol not surprised you don't understand why. I'm in institutional development. Wish I was building a 300 unit apartment in the middle of nowhere too, buddy.  Principal in RE - Other
+-9 Not defending the fucking woman, who fuck says "beat" its 2026?? Are you fent bent? Yeah I'll get out of your comments this is probably the only property you own with that trailer park vocabulary rooseveltfan
+-9 Lmao this post is troll. Ross is above Stern Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+-9 Wow you are a loser. Touch grassand get that dick wet CEO in AM - Other
+-9 Call it incel if you want. You're missing the point. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+-9 I did my undergrad at a top school and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School before exiting my company PhantomGhost
+-9 stability is very rare - great SMs shut down all the timewhat is comp trajectory LT? that is the biggest question. HFPM15
+-9 Is this not a breach of confidentiality? Unless that person has been public about looking for new roles... Intern in RE - Other
+-9 Well if I’m that VP I wouldn’t want to be exposed as looking for a new role. Intern in RE - Other
+-10 i would say it got >10x easier after 25. like basically pre-25 i was begging from a crumb of pussy but after 25 i was knee deep drowning in wet pussy. i am average looking but had a 99th percentile finance job. Works at Citadel Investment Group
+-10 do you ever get tired of using the race card ? Anonymous Monkey
+-10 And that’s why im getting a SA offer and you’re not. Recruiting imo is way more draining due to the uncertainty of getting in - once i’m in ib unless you fuck up bad, you won’t get laid off. wso warrior
+-10 Leo Messi 🐐 issabanker
+-10 Maybe it's strange to you PE boys but there's a thing in HF/liquid strategies called PnL. Anyway, we quants are never impressed by your kind anyway given your best cognitive power is exhibited by Excel keyboard strokes. Quant in HF - Other
+-10 The best perk in PE isn't the car allowance, the gym membership, or the free meals.It's working with a fund that actually teaches you how to build businesses, not just model them.Too many talented analysts burn out a Hedi Mesme
+-10 No, because public markets and private markets are unrelated. Trader in PropTrad
+-10 Not true and using your "Works at GS" flair isn't going to convince anyone except college prospects. jewslayer1944
+-10 JulianRobertson Ozymandia
+-10 All of my Persian (and Persian Jewish) friends are crying tears of joy at the moment. They’ve wanted this for almost half a century. GordonGekko87
+-10 Women mostly stay due to easy money and promotions. They know MDs / Banks need them for DEI quotas and are willing to lower the bar (be less demanding) to meet board mandated targets. Director in IB - Cov
+-10 Stanford for sure. Your career will be long and you're targeting high earning industries. Think of this as an investment in yourself.  JustADude
+-10 They all belong to particular religion too. Point being white women do the same too, especially in finance. They can’t digest rejection.  Director in IB-M&A
+-10 del Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+-10 An1 top bucket bonus was 75k and An2 was 100k+. On-cycle this year was 6 months after the analysts started and yet people still have offers. If you are a technically competent junior, you can get an offer from UBS. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+-10 Rough gut estimate: 10-15% chance it's substantially true as written, maybe 35-40% chance something loosely resembling it happened but got dramatized, and 50%+ chance it's largely or entirely fabricated/embellished for the finance1441
+-10 Btw it’s incredibly weird timing that the same exact minute of your reply I got hit with 4 different MS…it’s pretty pathetic you clearly have 4 different accounts set up on WSO just to do this.  Director in IB - Cov
+-10 Found the A2A who didn’t get any offers lol. Congrats on staying in banking!  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+-11 You'll let a calendar dictate when you go see your family? You have 364 days a year to plan as many trips as you can to see them. Go do the materials and stop crying.  GS under Blankfein
+-11 makes sense why that dude shot up blackstone a year back fuku
+-11 We need way more white women. Rather have Becky than Sanjeet or Tyrone Anonymous Monkey
+-11 Funny—didn’t realize coherence was automated now. Any resemblance to GPT is purely coincidental. 😉 Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+-11 Add a child, and the pedo boss will find it pretty ispreadaids
+-11 classic wso chumps. They're more worked up about the consequences of being bigots than actually being bigots lmfao Prospect in IB - Cov
+-11 del Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+-11 "I am a 22 year old beckie who reads tabloids (NY Post) and believes everything I read! Specifically when they investigate themselves and find nothing wrong!!"  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+-11 Heard positive things about FinPrepAIwhich leverages AI to help you learn the concepts. Could be worth a try. Director in IB-M&A
+-11 no... this small brain take... u have drugs that bring u down (LSD/meth) and you have drugs that make you very efficient and increase dopamine (adderall/bromatane/dopa muca, etc... long list...) GS under Blankfein
+-11 Go back to your country Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+-11 I make 7+ figures a year at 24, live overseas, drink and smoke all day, work 0 hours a week, used my HYPSM brain to skip the entire 'founder/investor' grift, and you're all muppets who got cooked. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+-11 You're missing my point. ojapar20
+-11 Congrats on UBS M&A! Intern in IB - Gen
+-11 Have you tried staying in your country? We’re full! Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+-11 Quick context on me: high school junior, target is Wharton ED, heavily into micro-cap value/net-nets and Python backtesting, and president of my school's investing club/stock pitch team. Here are my questions: BIG GION
+-11 First Congrats on JEF, this is too obvious lol. JEF is a volume shop, take bunch of deals instead of quality deals. Plus GUGG and PWP have a way stronger RX franchise. Period. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-12 "Wahhh I don't like where I work, I get paid >8x the median income but boss man wants me to update my Teams status! So unfair!" VP in PE - LBOs
+-12 This is the lamest thing I have ever heard. I know what the club is but what the hell is a finance club? Managing Director in IB-M&A
+-12 i have enough generational wealth and family assets to not care about a job . sorry you didnt lmao UCSDthotties
+-12 Full-time investment banking technical interviews are generally more difficult than summer analyst interviews. Intern in IB-M&A
+-12 Found the anti-UBS bot, surprised it took you a full 10+ hours! Whichever fired ex-UBS analyst made you really needs to make some improvements Director in IB - Cov
+-12 I’m not the idiot posting racist s#it. You seem to support him?  Will flag that to WSO re your being a certified user.  TruthToLight
+-13 I took it and am happy to answer any questions Do not check here regularly, so just send me a DM on Insta / X Pari_Passu_Newsletter
+-13 Sales does the best in HF exits. Traders don’t have any relevant skills for HF.  Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+-13 Cornell… used to be a powerhouse placing as much as Stern (which is 3rd to none) with 3/4ths the people trying… now gets out-placed by Ross rooseveltfan
+-13 poop.com Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+-13 ignore the title. have a friend who works there and a family friend interning there. probably a byproduct of hiring from a shit ton of non target schools like iowa, W&L, ohio state, etc. Prospect in IB-M&A
+-13 Based on the WSO dataset, your experience perfectly captures what many seasoned bankers eventually realize - the grass isn't always greener, and banking fundamentals remain consistent across most platforms WSO Monkey Bot
+-13 Maybe dont fuck up so badly next time. VP was prob right, hes the VP afterall and youre not Tulaner
+-13 Literal AI slop. You can smell it from a mile away. WSO mods you guys need to clean up the AI spam. It's making this place a lot less fun and helpful. larry david
+-14 Laughing at ppl like you who are getting fed like roaches but are so unaware of "market" that you celebrate along with your fellow roaches blissfully unaware.  SonicBoom12
+-14 Asians try to maximise everything because they lack originality / innovative abilities, in addition to being highly risk averse. meatstreet
+-14 WF is filled with people who couldn’t break into JP/Citi/Boa but think they still work at a BB. Horrendous insecurity and overcompensating culture. Edit: lots of MS but no one is calling me a liar 😂 Associate 1 in IB - CB
+-14 And you work at northwestern mutual and have no friends [email protected]
+-14 delete franker014124
+-14 Quality has declined as we decided to take UAlabama retards over Harvard kids in 2026. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+-14 You clearly don’t work in the industry or have done as much research as I have… better pay, better IYKYK clout, better people A7858
+-14 IsItREPE
+-15 Thanks ChatGPT Principal in PE - LBOs
+-15 The reason why I call it slop is that talking about AI risk as it relates to office demand is the most basic surface level talking point out there. larry david
+-16 No one from the USSR, a country that lost so hard it no longer exists, has any room to call any American a loser. Show some gratitude for the people who let gave you refuge from your trash heap of a country, igor. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+-16 I mean I'm conservative and I definitely think anyone who is implicated and if there's a proper legal process that goes through evidence and they're found guilty - they should go to prison.  TLBandChill
+-16 I can’t stand when kids coming into in this industry feel the need to point out what their “accomplishments” are to validate themselves I guess? Analyst 3+ in HF - EquityHedge
+-16 Yes because racist white crackers want to preserve whiteness in banking than allow meritocracy to happen.  fuku
+-16 Because Blackstone is the biggest and best PE shop in modern times. Their track record is second to none. People look to them to see where the industry is going/headed.  VP in RE - Comm
+-17 I feel like such a loser. I am age 31 with 2.6 liquid (stocks/cash) and primary residence equity of 900k. I only make ~250k right now because I had to step into a lower role. Rover241
+-17 At WF, on week two this one intern was hardcoding historical financials and said there was capex of 39.72mm instead of 93.72mm lol. Lousy mistake, made sure his ass got fucked when discussing return offers Intern in CorpFin
+-17 Are you a real racist or an incel?!? Put your name out there unless you are a complete coward. TruthToLight
+-18 Nice megathread you got here bro lots of replies  VP in Private Credit
+-18 a bunch of durka durka hajis getting blown isnt really a concern for me no sir it aint zuriwasser
+-19 NewIndustryHorizon GordonGekko87
+-19 This isn't hard truth — it's grievance dressed up as moral clarity. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+-19 adderall for a period to regain confidence and then assess next steps GS under Blankfein
+-19 Congrats on no return offer A7858
+-20 OP - don't forget to update your status to "being an overpaid, whiny little bitch" each time you refresh the thread!  VP in PE - LBOs
+-20 what typa names are Navid Mahmoodzadegan and Naveen Nataraj💀💀 esdeekid67
+-20 Probably some scrubs imo. I kept my gf to this day but she is a cum doll basically.  Associate 1 in IB-M&A