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+14 I went through the same thing as well. Life is changing, and you're leaving a comfortable niche that you've made for yourself in college. I guess I would just say 2 things: CHItizen
+14 "Pizz" And I may add, once the Republicans do savage cuts to medicare and Social security, say good bye to your "3-4%" economic growth as lo Esuric
+14 Quick observations (and no spoilers, don't worry). APAE
+14 The best way to not be a tool is to find some jackass the first day and make sure he starts to bother you, like really pick on you and undermine you and harass you and pester you for everything. xxx-ThrowAway-xxx
+14 An excerpt from my Harvard Law School essay about bias- 6969
+14 Echoing the others, find another employer. You do not want to be stuck in an organization where people like your current manager are allowed to come into positions of relative authority. CorpFinHopeful
+14 Hi financefairy, Thanks for your responses. A couple thoughts in response: banking876
+14 If you keep that kind of attitude, then I guarantee you will never get a good job. phoenixfire
+14 Sure, it's all getting absurd at this point, but fuck Aziz. Pmc2ghy
+14 Lazard all the way. Started my career in the BB and would change that if I could. I am in a great place now, but my peers who started at EBs are in a better spot. SourDough
+14 If the question comes up, be honest. Hobbes_
+14 so you save 50% of your after tax pay and you're asking us how to spend the remainder? bro, do whatever you want with it, you're ahead of your peers. thebrofessor
+14 At the end of the day, do what everyone else does. Decide what's the greatest evil you want to avoid, vote accordingly. neink
+14 Absolutely on your last point. To the shock of some folks on WSO, some people actually get an MBA with the intention of going into the business (it is a business degree after all) and learn it cold (e.g. FWU
+14 I’d like to offer a different point of view than the OP. I work in a similar post-MBA corporate finance role at a FAANG company. i hate audit
+14 I agree with some of your points, but I think your bias shows through in a number of other ones. mrharveyspecter
+14 "Tourettes God" Why are you anti-LGBT? Why can I not pork a gay dude in the behind after a long day of work? DickFuld
+14 Story 1: Junior year internship interview season, I'm at this fancy evaluation dinner with an MD, VP, associate and analyst along with the other three candidates from my school the night after on-campus i caelum245
+14 I cannot overstate the importance of minimizing your commute to the office. Quality of life will be tangibly lower for every 15 minutes you have to spend commuting. Fugue
+14 Well Nud, I am one of those 50-year olds w/multiple kids and an aging wife, but my retirement acct is in tact, plenty big enough, and I have an exit strategy. dm100
+14 Part advice / part story. BatemanBatemanBateman
+14 To get my first finance internship as a sophomore in college (2006), I went door-to-door to over 50 firms in a suit with my resume and followed up consistently. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+14 It is really going to depend on the interviewer and to be honest the universe of questions is so vast that I wouldn't spend a ton of your prep time going over these. Quaneaser
+14 "EliteStudent11"I guess my question is this: Your job in real estate likely has a counterpart in private equity. CRE
+14 Damn... that was a rough one! This is the updated version of the "didn't hold the elevator for the weird guy, to later learn he's the MD" story. MonkeySays
+14 I've worked in Big 4 audit. I would say there are three factors that attribute to these levels in audit: ironman32
+14 as much as i think wso is a valuable resource i STRONGLY BELIEVE that there is so much more to college decisions than just where you'll end up working in 4 years. yxxwww
+14 That's really shady that they pulled an offer for that. I question if that's the real reason. rebelins
+14 "LiechtensteinMonkey" Investment banking is easy and for not so intelligent people. Any child who can work with excel and knows basic ma Tom Bwady
+14 First, congratulations on the big Bitcoin win! LeChiffre
+14 TPAB > GKMC > DAMN. TPAB is an incredible album (10/10) whereas I would categorize GKMC as a great album (9/10) and DAMN as a good album (8/10). BobTheBaker
+14 1). You really shouldn’t be talking about politics at work, so I don’t really know how people would know you’re a hard core leftist/socialist. DickFuld
+14 Congrats on your offers. I would preface this with the fact that Big 4 TS/M&A aren't looked down upon as much in the banking world as much in comparison to the US. losing interest
+14 "Quick someone is wrong on the Internet". PowerMonkey
+14 "WISETHINKER" What careers in finance have theses characteristics or which ones at lease come close. Isaiah_53_5 πŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’Ž
+14 I see an increasing number (or maybe I just casually pay more attention to this) of kids on LinkedIn listing Investment Banking at xyz but they are actually in DCM/ECM for example. chill09
+14 The MS may just come from Guggenheim hopefuls or signed summer analysts. I think the Analysts there, and the ones I have known personally that are/were there, would have a more realistic view on exits. zyxvzyxv
+14 I've worked on a few of these recently. We have a few options picklemonkey
+14 Personally, I’ve never seen or heard of anyone taking Moelis NY, Perella, Centerview or even Lazard over GS Classic - though I have seen many people take those banks over JPM and sometimes MS. Bobbydavu
+14 - Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+14 "monkey_brah" Other posters below have mentioned that this doesn't need to be an all-or-nothing. TechBanking
+14 only one way to deal with it. put them in their place. itsanumbersgame
+14 Are we limited to just 4, like the actual Mount Rushmore? Dances With Newfoundland
+14 Not amazing, but consistent and what you'd expect and want from Drake. REPE God
+14 "GoldenCinderblock" you'd all make fun of me and call me patrick bateman :( several amino acids and a mini trampoline are involved. Isaiah_53_5 πŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’Ž
+14 I have a lot of data points on this. As a 24-year-old guy, I'm not sure what type of woman you can realistically date. brotherbear
+14 "Gilgamesh95" You're not speaking with reason, the divorce rate in the states is 50% such that there is a high likelihood that you're prob g AllDay_028
+14 Thank you for your thoughts. WallStreetOasis.com
+14 If anything, I used my banking experience to highlight why I didn't want to be a banker. ActiveShare
+14 Hey, sorry for the late response, I was away for the weekend. Bateman Begins
+14 Yes, symbols of wealth (expensive watches, certain name brand clothes, expensive fancy cars, etc..) will attract women of a certain subset of personality types. faceslappingcompilation
+14 One time I not even kidding you lost my train of thought because I realized I was staring at the female interviewer's chest on accident (srs on accident). Anonymous Monkey
+14 Banking sucks and is very competitive. TrackBack
+14 I came to CRE in a unique way. 20 yrs as a Fed, a military healthcare CIO+, I was one of 5 hired by DoD in response to two then-new Title 10 (military law) statutes (2222 & 186). MLCCM
+14 I've attended a low tier UG, a semi-target, and an M7 B-School. BreakingOutOfPWM
+14 "QuiltEmerson" Don't know why people still bitch about this. thurnis haley
+14 I have a non-investment banking experience, but still very relevant story arc: MidasMulligan
+14 I'll bite. Posting this from a throwaway because people would probably know who I am based on my main account's post history. BBthrowaway
+14 Seriously. I was extremely ambitious in college and at the very beginning of my career. I could think of nothing except how to make it to the next level and couldn't understand those without the same mindset. WestCoastMonkey425
+14 What would be your role at the firm? RE Dude
+14 Everyone that drives slower than me is a idiot and everyone that drives faster than me is an asshole. dr_mantistoboggan_MD
+14 @adamisbest210" I'm just here to say I am a frequent user and love being able to help people who utilize this forum for good. BatemanBatemanBateman
+14 I worked at a group that does cool M&A deals. It's not any better, just a bit different. Banking is banking. TrackBack
+14 Take out a sheet of paper and start writing down, in whatever order it comes to you, the things that matter to you - this should be in your own words, whatever those might mean and i wouldn't limit them. Addinator
+14 "WolfofWSO" "thurnis haley" thurnis haley
+14 Not a clue... Antiaverage
+14 Some of these numbers seem low to me based off what I know from the guys who I interact with. In your prompt you said "7-10 years of steady deal flow under your belt." APAE
+14 This is a pretty sophomoric post. Don't feel like writing an essay, so I'll try to be brief: Fugue
+14 I think you are missing a few things. But overall: theATL
+14 Just an observation from a middle aged guy who has done well but could have done better, but doesn't care to. rickle
+14 Someone said it above, but to find the people with real intellectual horsepower you have to look at engineering (chemical, electrical, aerospace), pure math, chemistry, and physics majors. Pmc2ghy
+14 The social aspect is really interesting. I was an athlete at a top ~30ish school. My family always emphasized athletics and social skills, so I never put much effort into my undergrad studies, but did well-enough. Non-PC Broker
+14 "EliteStudent11" Student at HYP, interning at an EB. Hayek
+14 As an entrepreneur who has both failed and succeeded (defined in a moment) , I think it meets or exceeds expectations for the right type of person. rickle
+14 I suggest you reframe the way you think about this. labanker
+14 Whenever someone gets next to me in the bathroom, I aim for the center of the water in the urinal and push as hard as I can to ensure my stream is strong and audible. itsanumbersgame
+14 No, the only option available to you is the one you're not grasping. MidasMulligan
+14 Work harder and produce more results than any of your peers and you shouldn't ever have anything to worry about. And in the corporate world, always make sure your manager's manager is happy. Isaiah_53_5 πŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’ŽπŸ™ŒπŸ’Ž
+14 Hit the hardest? Definitely VP, at this level you're not quite yet bringing in revenue, you're very expensive to the firm and a good mid-senior associate should be able to do your job. Kh3ats
+14 Agreed, there's truth to the "family unit" argument. Cav21x
+14 Some reference points from a top 3 BB for this year: Title: Asc 2 Rank: 4/5 Bank: BB Group: Industry Coverage Location: NY Base: 175 Bonus: 105% Cash %: 80% Note: Top ranked got 125% bonus cruel3a
+14 "SponsorPromote" "CRE" Could turn out that she's n eatmybananas
+14 I suggest you rewatch the ad. It touches more than just said white bread ideas, and attacks certain fundamental behavior most men display even if it isn’t for the good of society all the time. Monkeydevelopment
+14 I worry about this exact problem. What the fuck does the Republican party become after Trump? brotherbear
+14 While Elizabeth Warren probably overstated the case when calling billionaires 'freeloaders', she's tapping into the same populist sentiments that brought Donald Trump to power. brotherbear
+14 My parents didnt go to university. I made it into a target school without even knowing it was target (that was a very lucky point in my life, as I wouldnt be in same place right now if I had gone to local college). takenotes08
+14 I don't like toxic because it implies masculinity in and of itself is bad. InVinoVeritas
+14 I'll bite. Bonus points if someone can suggest a political party where I belong. Layne Staley
+14 "Mee Eff" It's called being polite, and it gives you some room to negotiate and potentially meet somewhere in the middle as opposed to givin TechBanking
+14 "takenotes08" Fast forward 8 years and 50+ lays later and I feel very comfortable talking to all types of women and am very confident in my EBITDUDE1
+14 A few thoughts, and I'm just trying to be constructive: Synergy_or_Syzygy
+14 Here's a tip for the audience being targeted in this thread: Don't try and use "pretentious" finance terms with your superiors just for the hell of it. Elite_Bulge
+14 details have been changed to protect the retarded. this all started end of 2017 thebrofessor
+14 Posting this under here, so everyone can see... Emotionless
+14 Chat up girls in settings where my best features can show, try and gauge their interest before making any sort of move, good chemistry plays a big part here. MonopolyMoney
+14 After a cursory glance at the article, I was going to do a long post but don't have the energy on this topic anymore. Few things that are wrong w/ this line of thought. BBA18
+14 I understand that he's using data to show a change in trends. He spends the majority of time blasting public schools, mass incarceration (War on Drugs), and medical care. rothbard814
+14 Dude this banker was an absolute tool in his response. He could have just ignored you but had to insert the book link and doctor remark at the end, that's just petty. It sounds like he snapped. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+14 What I think @REPESailor2020" is conveying is that having a convincing focus isn't a "nice to have," it is a "must have." Synergy_or_Syzygy
+14 Avid golf (and Tiger) fan. I realize most on this board are younger and weren't old enough to actually witness Tiger in his youth or prime. To give you perspective: rickle