Highest Ranked Comments

+19 It's a joke that they think I'm qualified. Jim Simons
+19 FT Partners has best culture hands down. Nowhere else do you get to work 6-7 days a week on endless cap raises for cash-strapped fintech companies that are too small to be advised by the major banks. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+19 Since he is at an EB (EB>BB), I feel you have the obligation to move out until the deal has been completed Intern in HF - Other
+19 Tier X: Best Retards Intern in IB - Gen
+19 A rare gem on this forum kissmyass
+19 First off, brokerage is a pyramid scheme.  If you haven't realized this, you will soon enough.  The whole point about being at the top means that everyone else's production trickles up.  That's the point.&… Ozymandia
+19 Banning Wharton kids from the website would probably accomplish the same thing Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+19 Was working from home, I keep my work laptop next to my home desktop. Was in a boring team meeting where some seniors were speaking. anon37654
+19 With all due respect this ranking is even worse than OP's. I don't know what your criteria is (exits, deal flow, analyst background), but your tier 1.5 and tier 2 rankings are completely off imo. Works at Jefferies & Company
+19 Im so sick of the prestige thing around here, its quite ridiculous and childish. PeakLapel
+19 Find God Intern in ER
+19 "axecapital17" At my undergrad, blonde babe sorority girls all have top offers. CRE
+19 I think if anything this is impressive lmfao, imagine trolling the system this fucking hard bro Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+19 Would it fucking kill you to be normal for a day? Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+19 Have plenty of friends at GS/MS. I am at another large bank that would be considered much less prestigious.  Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+19 “Hey Founder X, I know things didn’t go so well last time with me losing your entire deposit and bankrupting your last company, but I am at The Goldman Sachs now. What do you say we run it back?” Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+19 All of them are decent tier 2 places, pretty sure they all give you the opportunity to lateral to Deutsche/ Credit Suisse at some point in your career if you network hard.  Intern in HF - Macro
+19 In fact, if you have a high ACT score I just assume your were in a privileged home (which isn't a bad thing) with parents who made sure you cared about your education and emphasized going to "the best school." And if you h Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+19 Fucking mad, innit?  NahFAM69
+19 or else they're gonna start losing some top talent to the hedge funds and private equity shops. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+19 This is the stupidest post I’ve ever seen.  nyctooexpensive2
+19 Trying not to repeat the above comments since they hit the nail on the head... but this is pretty much a requirement of the job. rubiomn9
+19 This issue extends far beyond banking/finance. Think about how competitive the IB process is, for example. Most of the kids that make it have basically been groomed for it. RelocationBB
+19 Point72 / Citadel / Balynasy  Research Analyst in HF - Other
+19 Send me her number, I’ll fix the situation for you IB A2 - Tech MA
+19 My buddy left after a year to go back and work for his family mafia, not even fucking joking Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+19 know some analysts at BX PE that went to heaven after their stint Prospect in IB-M&A
+19 I’m willing to bet $5 that you are an asocial Jew, approximately 5’7 or below, live in NY, single, and do not lift weights. Any takers? Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 MD here. It varies. Managing Director in IB - Cov
+19 i spend 70% of my after tax salary on drinking, partying, and gambling. The rest I waste. earthwalker7
+19 Literally just invest your bonus and live below your means with your salary. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+19 Biggest differences are going to be: Including an full fledged development budget rather than maybe just a couple capex items decrebepro
+19 This thread has the potential to help move the needle on PE's reaction to the IB bumps. Let's keep them coming. I'll be sure to update once I hear what my firm is offering, but we haven't kicked off yet. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+19 Surprise surprise, the most degenerate app that turns women into marry-less used up sluts is also pro choice Patrick Basedmann
+19 Girls are extremely cognizant of what school you went to. Intern in PE - LBOs
+19 You're calling everyone else coddled, and then proceeding to describe how you got "kicked out" of everything because of your own actions? Abusement Park
+19 It's been a weird trajectory with major changes through IB, but I'm finally regressing to be a more regular and non-neurotic person: From college to IB: chihayafull
+19 I don't understand what the debate is - CS vs unemployment?  Doesn't seem to be something you have to think too hard on VP in IB - Gen
+19 Adderall Prospect in IB - Gen
+19 You’re getting MSed for sounding like an absolute condescending loser. “Sounds like you’re playing in the NBA…” Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+19 I believe in taking care of myself and a balanced diet and rigorous exercise routine. In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. Kassad
+19 if you actually have a massive package, get a mold of it, mail it to the head of the group with your resume and a note that says "I can either fuck you or your competition with this, choose wisely" thebrofessor
+19 “Your great grandfather wore this patagonia vest when Lehman went under…” BuyLowSellLower
+19 Def cap - if you're a Moelis employee how'd you get away long enough to be first response on WSO lmao Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+19 i made it, top bb, hate it, cant part with the money tho Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 If you're using a model purely to generate a final number of how much a company should be valued, then you're using it wrong. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 What really helped me become a better analyst and get much better even as I left IB for corp dev was taking ownership of my work. Sil
+19 I genuinely don't understand how people are so insecure that they constantly need validation from random people? reformed
+19 If you want my opinion, congratulations on your success but I really think you have totally lost perspective in life. mikeAL98
+19 You can google the answer to this pretty easily. Now pay me for my time. The Nightman
+19 How do people who ask these sorts of questions even get offers lol BeveragedFinance
+19 Make sense bc most of us are very similar. Work in finance or wanna work in finance. And finance is a relatively small community. Intern in IB - Cov
+19 Yes bozo I just hope I’m employed Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+19 I try to get every morning started off on the right foot with these 3 simple steps: Step 1: Brush teeth Step 2: Pee & Poo Step 3: Get out of bed Ladd
+19 Irrelevant unless you have specific offers to compare best group=the group that gives you an offer Intern in IB - Cov
+19 You're looking at it wrong. What if someone paid you ~350k -450k to suck dick all year in a nice hotel room and you accepted it as a trade-off for the money? Principal in AM - Other
+19 Pretended to be a left-wing retard since I knew one of the analysts in my interview was one as well. Hardo from Germany
+19 It is clear some posters get confused and mistake this board for their favorite Fox News/OAN forums, y'all need to get a grip and stop hogging up the page with this whiny nonsense. Abccc1533
+19 Dude, I thought we were friends, wtf are you posting this on WSO? Dimonfan
+19 I'm concerned why you're wondering if they're buy-side. Just work somewhere you want regardless if it's buy-side, sell-side, or dumb-side.  Jim Simons
+19 Lol you can't bring yourself to network there? ok good luck Prospect in IB - Gen
+19 "J.D. is the most prestigious post-graduate degree to have." LOL. What you smoking dude? I don't know anyone who think a J..D. is more prestigious than an M.D aljdljaldla
+19 Q1. Why Blackrock & why the particular group? Q2. Tell me some recent news that you've been following & how is it related to Blackrock? ParthSomayya
+19 To the hurt DB analysts that have been giving me and everyone else that has said CS ms. Here are two screenshots that users have collected on exit opportunities. Intern in IB-M&A
+19 probably too many diversity hires Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 That's a little bit tougher for me to say because I think I did about as well as I could've hoped, but there were a few things where I felt I was more 'reactive' than 'proactive' I guess in preparation. Candor
+19 Tier 1 (oh good, I'm communicating with a normal person): Best, / Thanks, / Regards, Tier 2 (a bit formal, but whatever): Best regards, / Sincerely, / Warm regards, Tier 3 (this is weird and/or you probably don't speak my Layne Staley
+19 EB literally stands for Evercore Best Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+19 it's the internet. stop being such a pussy Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+19 - Director of Corporate Development at F500 company founded by your Dad, who is controlling shareholder Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+19 To all the screeching idiot liberals that have already infested the comments trying to claim that this is somehow HuMaN tRaFfIcKiNg (but it totally wasn't when Biden was dropping migrants off in random States in the dead o PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+19 Second years are gods gift to earth. Please handle with care. They have paid their dues for about 5 months since they actually ramped up. VP in IB - Cov
+19 If you're a normal adult, and I appreciate many on this forum fall into neither of those categories, you'll pick a partner based on chemistry and personal connection. AnaisNone
+19 The contact details of suppliers will be communicated to you by your bank once you start full-time Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+19 I hear Skull and Bones is a great society to join if you want to be a part of society's elite. Attack_Chihuahua
+19 This might be the worst place possible to post this question. You will lose countless brain cells by the time this thread dies if it gains any traction. Intern in IB - Gen
+19 Dermatologist or neurosurgeon...whichever...lmao kj5159
+19 I think they mean Latin America DevBro
+19 Overall, very good read. Couple points I wanted to add. princepieman
+19 ignore the haters...exploit he hell out of the situation...use the girl for sex and connections...and in 1-2 years lateral to another firm with no connections to the prior and ditch the girl (you can be a gentleman and let faceslappingcompilation
+19 Yeah it seems like the main issue was the attitude and ambivalence of senior and mid level management. A way bigger issue than comp and other stuff. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+19 Urban Mogul Don't see the issue here at all. I quit this site because of censorship
+19 Sorry for the lack of structure in the below but I have to get this of my chest before OP makes more people take the same bad decisions I took.    Det. Donald Kimball
+19 While it will buy votes for the left in the NT, I have growing conviction that this will destroy them in the long run. Why? Sequioa
+19 While I'm still a second-semester junior (so who knows what I'll think when I graduate) I'm pretty much over it. It's the same shit every Wednesday - Saturday night: get drunk, go out, go to bed, wake up hungover. Howard Hughes
+19 You are going to be one of the richest people in your entire b-school class. Most people take on debt just to afford the tuition and fees. CompBanker
+19 Falcon Technology Partners? (140k base btw) bbshshs
+19 OP, its not just Evercore that is going downhill, INVESTMENT BANKING is going downhill. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+19 freud_d people would agree on becoming real slaves for a good amount of money you mean investment banking analysts? thebrofessor
+19 Mf spitting. Where the rest of my O&G boi's grinding out the NAV on a Saturday lets hear it yuhhhhhhh   Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+19 Because English isn't our first language. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+19 Been mostly covered up (obv a bad look) but this office is infamous for an analyst snapping and literally murdering a VP by slitting his throat. VP in PE - LBOs
+19 Not today, my MD/VP Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+19 your fucking retarded bro. holy shit lol PM in PE - Growth
+19 Your absolutely right boom kenneth635
+19 He’s married to the game  6969
+19 The shit sucks—I’ve done banking hours and not been paid banking wages. If there’s one thing I can promise you, it’s that it doesn’t get better; maybe for one week or two but the culture is the culture. commercialrainmaker
+19 Yes, of course. The reality is that the state of global warming is going to significantly negatively effect all of us. AllDay_028
+19 Get drunk and do pullups on Chaturbate in the nude GoldenCinderblock
+19 I was born into poverty. kindheartedconsultant