Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+5 Where I was at, the guys in property acquisition and capital markets rose in ranks faster than the development guys.  Development was dominated by the older hats, and seem will always be like that.  odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 Thanks for the response. Totally agree with the plurality point. Working on deals gave me that type of stimulation + variety, so I think that's the direction I'm trying to head in.  Associate 3 in CorpStrat
+5 Unrelated but it seems Iike you might want to sit down and actually ask yourself if you guys are headed in the same direction.. bananapiano
+5 x Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+5 No, it’s not enough anymore unfortunately. Had an interview for a MM TMT team Off-cycle and I didn’t even come close to being good enough from just the 400. stayfrosty1337
+5 DB is that bad huh? Anonymous Monkey
+5 R1 was pretty brutal ngl. I had a male analyst as an interviewer…nightmare, had me questioning my life choices. Overall wasn’t too bad. Jackson28483
+5 in a very similar situation. Surprised you're working 60 hours a week at a long only (or are you just rounding up / exaggerating lol). Research Analyst in AM - Equities
+5 Somewhere between $0 and the current cap of $CME Anonymous Monkey
+5 Kind of explains the move toward boring stabilized core. Hard to do much else after cutting the AM and leasing teams lol Berkeley12
+5 In competitive processes especially for deals that are already signed or well into integration buyers will sometimes pay up for potential revenue or cost synergies (with cost synergies being far more credible), particularl VP in PE - LBOs
+5 I think it's very feasible and have seen people do the same. It would help to target smaller developers where you can get your foot in the door. StringerBellRE
+5 Director in CorpStratSuper helpful - thank you. This all brilliant framingTo answer your questions, Themaster441
+5 Hookers and coke miscer
+5 Lonfinance Themaster441
+5 the result of your work is in the paycheck every result beyond this is an extra GS under Blankfein
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+5 awd dkhaf
+5 My vote is Bain SF. Bain SF is Bain's best and strongest office. Given their proximity to tech, they do the coolest work and are the strongest of the MBB on the West Coast.  Associate Consultant in Consulting
+5 Both took over middling businesses. The owners were old and the infrastructure within them was negligible. They made a small down-payment (somewhere 50-250k) and seller financed the rest. Principal in RE - Comm
+5 woakd liam24
+5 mpe frank2042
+5 lolawd moalte
+5 testing jakeic2
+5 Most of the return offer is decided by whether people want you on their next deal, not by how smart you are. Rough list of what matters. LedgerShelf
+5 lol waodkwaokdaw
+5 gonna be detailed, so i'm going to break it into many chunks. Intern in CorpStrat
+5 I think before you get thoughts about leaving RE, for those of you who deeply love your hometowns or city where you live, rethink the impact you can have with a real estate career on these places you love.   odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 The only French mifs worth doing are hec or escp. Essec fumbled hard after covid. Their program is concentrated on a private tutoring service in France, which just speaks to the quality... adrien3
+5 ur not proving me wrong m8 Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 "They didn't make anything for the first few years. Honestly I think this year was the first year they were really doing well (year 5-6)." Fred Fredburger
+5 I made the switch from lending to buying debt a year ago and thought there would be opportunities left and right and would be easy given all of the bad loans in 2021/22 etc. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+5 ojapar20AI is not a bubble. Wrong, wrong, wrong.This is the only thing I've seen called a "bubble" for a whole year that has yet to pop. CRE
+5 UBS TMT must have the best WLB on the street if the juniors there are able to post on WSO this much.  Intern in IB - Gen
+5 As someone who took a buyside internship (albeit not in PE), didn't get a return, and didn't get a truly desirable offer until January of senior year, I have to disagree. Research Associate in AM - FI
+5 Good analysis, but isn’t most of what we do at the VP and under level basically BS anyway? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+5 Main problem with seeking career satisfaction goals for most people is that they do it at the exclusion of other important things in life The Penguin
+5 Except we don't live in history, we live in the present. How does white boomers holding all the top positions and wealth help Gen Z white men?  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+5 Best guess is that yes this is normal at this juncture based on the following statements you made: MidasMulligan
+5 I was paying about $800+ a month on my student loans, and that was the minimum payments. Had about $74k in undergrad loans and $171k for my MBA.  Fast and Fiduciary
+5 I worked at a rating agency and there was a senior ratings person that was extremely inefficient with their work, and had a habit of calling you and making you be on the same zoom call as them. Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+5 I understand and even respect your concern since it clearly signals forward thinking and self awareness. That said, what I’ve learned in this job is that if you let it control you, it will. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+5 sounds like you dodged a bullet Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+5 So assuming this is real: short term, not gonna happen. Nobody Man
+5 All of you will work for Supreme Leader Kay Yoo Prospect in IB-M&A
+5 Two very different roles, but congrats if you have both in hand. This is how I would think about it, and will offer up the disclaimer that I am in BD (origination - banker coverage). Some thoughts: VP in PE - LBOs
+5 Santander kid to LGP Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+5 U gotta break up w your gf dawg. Imagine her posting a thread online abt how she’s in love with her boss but is dating you and thinks you’re a bum. corrido
+5 Insane ball knowledge  Intern in IB-M&A
+5 Make her a WSO account. Tell her it’s like Facebook but better. Her posts and comments will be funny. Thanks in advance  Hags28
+5 Love the post. As someone in the same age as you are and hitting the big 4-0 soon…it’s quite the realization that many of the people I knew growing up are gone. H13x
+5 This is very dependent on your family's connections and the professional ones you've made in your career, but starting an independent sponsor might be a way for you to find that meaning that you're chasing. Senior VP in CorpDev
+5 “One last post before bed” geonome
+5 I think you’re seriously overthinking everything… not a good thing if you want to work at a HF… Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+5 Some thoughts. I think work a couple years in Big Law (or maybe your most influential local/regional law firm with strong land use practice). odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 As much as I want to agree with you, did you really expect this charade of hundreds of A&A being hired as “Economists” to continue forever? BigOnBeans
+5 I was in your seat a couple years back, albeit at a T20 program after 3-4 years in capital markets advisory.  Associate 1 in RE - Other
+5 In LMM and it's been pretty bad for the last 24 months or so. Assist. VP in PE - Other
+5 Dollars that could be going to "innovation" are often gobbled up by debt service payments, management fees, and M&A costs.  Principal in PE - LBOs
+5 Don't worry, someone is bringing some over from 1251 Avenue of the Americas. The_Fisher_Account
+5 In very simple terms, Oxford is partly viewed as more prestigious given they've produced nearly double the amount of Prime Ministers compared to Cambridge. Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+5 powermonkey123Hey! Thanks for the response.  Themaster441
+5 I think it depends on the bank but in my experience they typically function as the underwriting team (possibly also some portfolio management). Associate 1 in Private Credit
+5 It's based on how hot you are and which boxes you checked on your application, hate to break it to you buddy. Incoming Analyst in S&T - Equities
+5 Your plan makes no sense. It’s the equivalent of my plan to go to the moon. WSRaider
+5 Speaking from experience here. Analyst 1 in RE - Comm
+5 I'll speak on exits from BB PubFin seats in general - not just JPM. The user above is partially correct whereby exits tend to be weaker than other areas of IB. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+5 So does red state justice consist of letting the president create fraudulent electoral college certificates, pardon the guys who beat capitol police, the still support him 6 years later? Intern in IB - Gen
+5 For me it’s a combination of what’s in the email (are you blindly mass spamming), if something resonates connection wise, are you qualified / appear legitimately interested, and honestly the day. Anonymous Monkey
+5 I'd argue that it doesn't matter as much as people like to claim. What mostly matters is the split that founders are willing to give and how they want to structure compensation. mtnmaster1
+5 I agree with comment below that it is case by case and some firms background checks high level and others much more detailed and the point of absurdity resonates for one process I went through.  Anonymous Monkey
+5 As someone who left UBS in 2026: Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+5 I have worked at a young firm and would only recommend it to those who a) have no other options for getting in the industry or b) are serious about climbing the ladder at that place in particular. PE-biz-dev
+5 . xobole8508
+5 When you get into value-based pricing, it's basically a combination of intrinsic value and relative value. Relative value is defined simply as what price your competitors are setting for equivalent services. FinnesseGod
+5 Man it’s tough out there - I’ve been hitting the networking hard this year and I can tell you that nobody is happy even in industry’s outside of real estate or finance. patrick_bateman_
+5 Clearly made up lmao, obviously irl your wife would have left you at 45 internationalst
+5 TBH, I also do get really annoyed of popping in on this site and seeing anti-DEI stuff. TBF, the whole internet has become that way. Twitter/X, Reddit, Team Blind, any online forum has shifted to those topics. Matchabee
+5 Thanks man, appreciate the response.  Assist. VP in PE - Other
+5 Bosses threatening to fire his juniors (international), saying they’ll get deported Associate Director in IB-M&A
+5 I did something similar, but not voluntarily lol. I was laid off from my high-paying, high-prestige, clear-pathed company job and found work at a family office for significantly less money. jarstar1
+5 Pros are that culture is tight-knit, people are nice and collaborative, and company takes a long-term view on its strategy so is very consistent. VP in ER
+5 I'll gargle harry_ys
+5 Fp&a is a path to 6-8m net worth? Not by a mile. Nor is a VC associate seat. Not by a mile. Principal in PE - LBOs
+5 I’m also confused. Are you saying that there was nefarious activity at your old fund that would automatically preclude you from all future finance roles? Like fraud? Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+5 Background matters to an extent. Just question whether rerouting your career to learn skills you'd pick up fairly seamlessly in seat anyway makes sense. BayesianBets
+5 No offense, but tough. What do you want, someone to take pity and pay you 2/20 for losing money because the “environment is harder” WSRaider
+5 My comp pretty similar to yours. I was an A2A promote. If numbers are off slightly it is from me forgetting exact base /bonus but total comp numbers are accurate. ky9xnsz
+5 Not sure I agree with today’s environment being similar to the post-GFC one, but that’s beside the point. Too young to comment on the 1990’s. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+5 I don’t think either works. HFs loathe to hire someone who went away from investing and into corp, and corp to IB or corp to more corp only muddies things.  ProbablyEngAnyway
+5 You hit the nail on the head, there's not much of a point in ranking these because in terms of PrEsTiGe and comp/dealflow quality they're all pretty similar. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+5 Seems like you’re still in school. Managing Director in HF - Other
+5 Serious question - why not just lean into being an “abf guy”? Asset-backed feels like the next hot ‘frontier’ of pc (see APO owning >15 abf origination platforms). awfulwaffle
+5 Yeah she's lacking vitamin D, next time you're on a call with her on WFH day just say "well at this point might as well be face-to-face, do you want me to come over hehe" she'll take the bait like a massive tuna fish, then Partner in IB - Gen
+5 Look, the two parties are converging via populism. The right calls it MAGA, the left is AOC and her ilk. hedgehog9
+5 Oxbridge no doubt is in a league of its own, but their placements don't look strong because they don't have the application culture that other London unis have. Intern in IB - ECM
+5 Very unpopular take right here but I consistently saved half my salary + my entire bonus during IB and PE. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+5 If you want a risk taking role in global macro there is pretty much only 1 relevant role for fresh graduates and that is to join a trading desk in a global markets graduate program. monaco_monkey
+5 large monkey456How are you feeling about the market in 2026? Like a dog taking a shit and then accidentally stepping in it CRE
+5 Ok maybe but let’s focus on what has actually happened rather than what you think should happen to everyone else. KR8000