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+14 "Sil" The former IB analyst in me could not let a poorly-formatted PP slide Pun intended? Going Concern
+14 4.0s in college, you say? We need some input from my name is goldstein Tycho Brahe
+14 What do people even think this will accomplish? I've never heard a benefit from any of the proponents, it's just anti wall street rhetoric that sounds good to the uninformed masses. guggroth93
+14 Great story - enjoy your summer at UBS! short_round
+14 Sorry, maybe I missed something. I thought you said you were at a target school? short_round
+14 Being able to get a reservation at Dorsia Lester Freamon
+14 Well, screaming demands for $15 an hour seem to be working out well. Hopefully, odds of my order getting messed up go down with it. Ehmerica
+14 what the fuck did I just read TheBuellerBanker
+14 Agreed, there are definitely inaccuracies, because they crowdsource from a relatively small sample. Usually over the first few weeks they update them as they get more numbers in. aspiringchimp
+14 To each their own. Energy banking is one of the most lucrative fields out there (no pun intended) - and for those who enjoy it, kudos to them. aspiringchimp
+14 Liberals' tears adapt or die
+14 in home landlines. cell phones are just a fad. WannabeBankerr
+14 Only American liberals could be so dense and so tone deaf that they think insulting and condescending to white people will help win white people back to the Democrat party. I quit this site because of censorship
+14 Same. huge generalization here, but I think a lot of target kids don't know the meaning of the hustle Rumple4skin
+14 Achieve human rank Matrick
+14 Small-time. It's like: Wells got caught trying marijuana behind the high school gym, while all the other guys are free-basing over in the mobile home park Lizard Brain
+14 Lets not pretend like she's not getting railed Eskimo Brothers
+14 Passed Level II! Did a lot better than I thought. What a relief! I feel like Andy Dufresne climbing out of a half-a-mile long, shit-filled pipe. abc 123 burner
+13 As a person who decides bonuses, your experience can definitely cap your bonus and set a range, but it's more about your personal contributions.  So either there was a perception that the stuff you worked on rumplestiltskin
+13 Is this tuff at NYU stern wuandale33
+13 Interviewed with them earlier this year for the SF spot. Lots of junior turnover and basically zero upward mobility. Seems like the only way to move up is another round of layoffs. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+13 Thing long me no read VP in IB - Cov
+13 I started in one of these sourcing programs and am now fairly senior at a growth fund, from your description it sounds somewhere in between a Silversmith and an M33 in terms of size. Associate 2 in PE - Growth
+13 “Lol Tishman” is a weird take. Tishman bought the SoHo building for ~$105M in May 2025, backfilled it to 100%, and just sold it to Shorenstein for ~$135M less than 1.5 years later. Probably a 40%+ IRR. Senior VP in RE - Comm
+13 Congratulations on the acceptances! Several years ago, I had to make the same decision. I ended up picking Dyson over Dartmouth. Don't think you can go wrong with either choice but here are my thoughts: InfidelCashFlow
+13 Might as well say you went to Berkeley lol Intern in IB - Gen
+13 a buddy of mine is a white male from rural north carolina. he came from a life of extreme hardship, growing up in a broken family, dealing with poverty, domestic violence, and child abuse. thrawnian01
+13 You need to lateral asap. Not getting VP promo means you have no real backing in the group despite whatever nice thing your MD is saying. Kowalzky
+13 And these guarantees mostly expire this year. The sharks smell blood and have easy ways to cut costs. I fear the Barclays experiment has failed and will be done with real soon. Senior VP in CorpDev
+13 If you do well at any of them, you’re going to be obscenely wealthy. I’d say it strongly depends on the role that you’re pursuing and the managers you work for. marc bric and co
+13 I see what you're saying, but going back to what wrote in the post, much of this is A. part of the big lie everyone has been told with regards to SM comp, and B. the word "allocation" is actually far from that. HF-Analyst-135
+13 Please educate you? There are millions of smart and motivated people and a limited number of high paying job. Smoke Frog
+13 Shmova_Mendoza: Barney_Stinson
+13 Do not help that bih Just_Wanna_Mog
+13 Totally fair to prioritize M&A, and that’s why it’s weighted about 2x ECM in the model, so I wouldn't call this "ECM Heavy" unless a lot of others disagree. The_Biotech_Banking_Expert
+13 wow bro sick flex with the food thing, glad you made this post Analyst 1 in Consulting
+13 Ive responded to a similar post in the past and my views haven't changed. I still hate this type of question. But I understand why you're asking it. Count WACCula
+13 Every H1B is apparently a finance / econ genius until you mention how increasing labor supply puts downward pressure on wages and all they can respond with is some sort of insult Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+13 accurate + ubs lower  Anonymous Monkey
+13 You could broadly categorize these fields you listed into three categories: buyside, sellside, and industry.  Prospect in IB - Restr
+13 Fuck me sideways. When I had a superday at a BB, I was eating breakfast with all the other candidates, and when we all were talking about potential technicals, this girl asked, "What's a DCF?" with a straight face. Corporate Raider
+13 Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+13 EVR belongs in A. Solid rebound year but they were shaky for a while. And fee share was lower than the rest of your S tier.  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+13 St Thomas aquinas mkaypowlo
+13 Classic Houston thread comments. People will dunk on each other like they’re in The Hunger Games. Love this. CSHouston
+13 Hags28Is a JD / Rubio admin possibly going to improve the national debt? Maybe.  Yeah next time it will be different!  CRE
+13 Yeah they’re interchangeable. The founder’s name was Piper Jeffrey so some people just call it Jefferies (Jeffery’s bank). Kinda like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley which was founded by Morgan JP Stanley. Barney_Stinson
+13 It’s literally a leading city in financial services lol. These kids if anything isn’t NYC… Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 Absolutely wrong answer. Risk/reward to your career of bringing her on to your team is strongly biased to the downside doobeedoobeedoo
+13 Might get downvoted by BD and there is always useless mudslinging on the forum, but the relative risk reward has deteriorated. Analyst 3+ in HF - EquityHedge
+13 Kelley has been placing great as of late. I work at an EB that regularly takes kids from Kelley and the Kelley grads/interns that I've worked alongside have been hardworking and are trained very well.  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 I mentioned this to my PM one time as a joke and he body-slammed me in one of the conference rooms. Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+13 When will white men grow a pair and start calling a spade a spade. It’s not DEI; it’s blatant favouritism in favor of women, in particular white women. You got women MDs who barely would make VPs in absence of quotas. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 I'm just going to preface it by saying that I am a few years removed from college. I graduated from Cal a few years ago and did my analyst stint at a BB in NY. If I had to do college over again, I would go with DSP. Calbear
+13 These tiers are pretty bad and fail to understand the recruiting process and how it works. This forum overtiers and over analyzes exits and recruiting. VP in PE - Growth
+13 I feel sorry for u that u feel $4m liquid net worth at 35 is unsatisfying. You’ll never be truly happy if all youre concerned about is having more money in the bank. Analyst 1 in PE - Growth
+13 Chad went on to set up multiple pump and dump schemes for F tier influencers Brent moved back to rural Nebraska to work his parents’ farm crazylifechoices
+13 The 5-year T-bill is at a 4% rate at the time of writing and multi in west coast markets is generally a 5%-5.5% cap rate. CRESEA
+13 >Why not just go into private practice instead? john.w.harding
+13 Nice try BritannicaAmerica Nobody Man
+13 Definitely picking UBS TMT over Q after this.  JustADude
+13 Best fundamental seats are where you work under a great PM at funds that are both pod/SM. Think funds like Holocene, Junto, Steadfast, Woodline, Alyeska, Viking, Anomaly. Can throw Farallon, DESCO in too. Analyst 3+ in HF - Other
+13 Zyn_God98
+13 Yeah I'm sure women in PE/IB have nothing but time to talk about 'shopping and stuff'. What a little fuck. Would have kicked him out of the interview. whoruntheworld
+13 WF is paradise. But only for the select few. If you were not selected, you will spend the rest of your life howling outside the walls, wishing you could experience the beauty inside.  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+13 Least obvious emory student  Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+13 Getting crushed on a deal right now unfortunately and just doom scrolling WSO to see prospects getting crushed with doing technicals haha. The life never ends Works at Morgan Stanley
+13 There are actually quite a few firms that really emphasize hiring from IB .... just honestly best bet is to search through LinkedIn and see people's past experiences. rm999
+13 Cons: yacht gets too big, too many friends out for money, get audited by irs bc too much income/net worth. Not sure others  midwest_analyst
+13 I may be giving an overly simplistic answer here but I think the two biggest issues here are: Pokemon Master
+13 Sitting on the sh1tter right now. 10 minutes late and owning this place. Just wanted to make sure my instincts on this werent off base Mutamai
+13 if this isn't bait - 0/16 on superdays is not unlucky, you should seriously reflect on what's going wrong with your superday performance. if you've gone 0/16, you're more likely to go 0/100 than 1/17 HastyPorpoise55
+13 lmao he strategically ignored this one Analyst 1 in AM - FI
+13 Got it 1. No 2. No  3. No  Hope that helps grilledcucumbers
+13 Reminds me of the billionaire and fisherman story teddythebear
+13 I’m impressed UBS HR knows how to use Excel functions  Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+13 For overall fitness, the research is actually very clear on the material health benefits of regular sex for men’s health: liquidiot
+13 Tier 1: MS / GS Tier 2: JPM, UBS, BofA Tier 3: Barc, Citi Tier 4: Jeff, DB, WF, Santander Hank Marducus
+13 Cons: Will make it very tough to get laid Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Banks understand that people lose their jobs, fail licensing exams, and interview while being unemployed. That’s nothing new. sleepygoat
+13 Bro doesn’t like the baguettes iforgotmynamelol
+13 Decided to create an account just to address this, based on my experience before retiring. linnertz
+13 Lol at this post. I promise you, you were just as bad as an intern and probably your first few months on the job. jacobcrawford
+13 "johndoe89" If it helps, I've noticed that some of these incredibly smart people actually suck at their jobs because honestly, they're somet Secyh62
+13 "Milesthebest" Crazy thought here, I interviewed for an internship at Tobin back in 2015 a month before graduation. Bullet-Tooth Tony
+13 115-120 kids placing a year is not a fucking semi-target you nonce.  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 I won't ignore your title, actually. Who the fuck are you? Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+13 I understand as a girl you probably can't do this because of safety maybe or whatever but I always have fun with people like this. nutmegger189
+13 Typical LMM VP story at a sweaty firm. I respect the competence of the Partners I work for, but don't like them on a human level. Principal in PE - LBOs
+13 I'll dissent with the above and instead say you should be leaning strongly towards Balyasny on this one, conditional on a few factors: Undercover meme
+13 Can we please stop making these threads? Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Forgot to mention the free fish head big canon motorboating Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 They’ve assembled an army of Yes men, and everyone is afraid to say the truth to leadership that they are collectively continuing to make terrible decisions on a day to day basis when it comes to client selection, coverage Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+13 We just witnessed absolute cinema. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+13 Because banking is a job for retards and actual intelligence is like 30% of the hiring process? rooseveltfan
+13 If you are from India, stay there. Otherwise, take the opportunity. Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+13 what makes a great banker is usually a combination of luck / social skills / courting business owners and actually talking to all of them so down the road you are a go to person / having actual views on the industry so you GS under Blankfein
+13 Please ignore all those comments above. You’re posting this on a site filled with Americans who trash London every other day. You’re either looking to get rage baited or setting up an echo chamber.  brtfedd1312
+13 Well, I passed every background check without a hitch and will be working at a top EB/BB in a top group so I think I won't be facing anything. See ya! Intern in IB - Cov
+13 Harambe dies → Timeline breaks↓Internet loses faith in government authorities → younger generation leans into ridiculous ideas ↓ Prospect in IB - Gen