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+13 how much are you guys down this yr?  Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+13 I just sent a LinkedIn requ to someone in ER… was it you and did I trigger this? RejectedFromAll
+13 I think the confusion comes because the firm has a complicated pay schedule. Bonuses are paid year end, but base salary is reset in the summer. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+13 Exactly. The invention of Excel didn’t lessen work hours. The invention of the internet didn’t lessen work hours. Bankasaurus
+13 The difference is the 8 year olds at least know when their work day is going to end Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+13 "Mega Monkey" she was not born and raised in this country and I had to sponsor her to get here in this country. She was once mar BobTheBaker
+13 The answer is as a junior, you don’t. You lift on the weekends and during slow periods if you care about your health. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+13 unfortunately relatable.  Intern in IB - Gen
+13 soon we'll have enough for a book and prestigious fathers all around the world will be reading one story a night to their children before bed intern_forever_x
+13 It changes quite significantly every 6 months to be honest. Example below based on a relatively intense engagement from when I was a 1 year BA. 0700: wake up, check emails and reply to the high priority ones StratCo
+13 The takeaways are dumb but directionally correct.  RBOB_squarepants
+13 Current industrials banker. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+13 You put 10% tariffs on imports. The companies pass this along to the purchasers. Imported things now cost 10% more. CRE
+13 I judge people who don't hit Alt-W-V-G the moment they create a new sheet Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+13 Organized from easiest to most in-depth: Anonymous Monkey
+13 F that - those vacation days are part of your compensation. If you let any expire / not roll to next year, then you are losing money. Take you vacation days. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+13 I think one of his main points is that people have a pre-conceived notion of gays as rainbow wearing, flamboyant people and he has to go super far out of his way to avoid other people automatically type-casting him as that SK_300
+13 This isn't proprietary so posting for everyone's benefit:  *** totalownage77
+13 Ok so I will stop trolling and try to add something useful to the conversation.    Managing Director in IB-M&A
+13 Way I think about Healthcare added below. Have added specific valuation metrics and some thoughts. Apologies, bit of a brain dump. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Free obituaries monkey_nuts
+13 Resounding silence from the JEF juniors who are currently getting their backs blown out so hard by the seniors this fine Sunday night that they have no time to even drop a single comment Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+13 I've worked in 1) cold, toxic environments at a top shop and 2) on a lean team with a few similarly-minded bandits. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+13 This isn't a comprehensive list, but a few things that might be helpful (some you may consider dumb/obvious or may not be applicable, if so, sorry): In terms of cover: Multif@mily4Life
+13 This really resonates with me as of late. Analyst 1 in IB - Restr
+13 it is a symptom of money, I see it in my clientele, it's what is called medium range conversation, and it's a necessary skill to master because it's the only type of conversation that can occur in groups outside of family thebrofessor
+13 MAGA supporters are truly retarded and  delusional. So what you're essentially saying is that "tariffs are justified because something was going to torpedo the economy and stock market. anon1019
+13 It's clear that you are engaged with the company and want to get this right. Associate 3 in ER
+13 Yeah, extremely stupid reason too. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+13 Some good advice in the thread. Here's some reasons I've dinged / seen interns get dinged in the past on top of those: PE-biz-dev
+13 The green area is generally the most popular area to live. 10-15 minute drive to downtown with little or no traffic, maybe 25-30 with bad traffic. Anonymous Monkey
+13 To counter, The God Delusion and Waking Up KREBSCYCLEOMG
+13 You're missing a ton, trade jobs with me and get back in the game. Prospect in IB - Gen
+13 We understand you got laid off. Intern in IB-M&A
+13 Listen I hate UBS as much as the next person but these are all just estimates (read my various previous threads shitting on the firm, MV, and why I would pick a lot of other firms including WF over UBS for reference). Executive Director in IB - Gen
+13 ... I do not understand the monkey shits!? This is on point. Grass
+13 No. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 lol this big-brained genius over here doesn’t even realize that Trump pulled these percentages out of his ass Devils Advocate
+13 Want to network with me?  HelloWorld8
+13 Had a similar conversation with my grandma about where to park her nest egg, and we ended up going with Cardone Capital for obvious reasons. Prospect in PE - Growth
+13 Only 3s you’ll be shooting are 3am nights GorillaBanker
+13 On the rise, gonna take over JPM soon. Heard a kid just took Scotia over Evercore. Teller in Non-profit
+13 Absolutely. Contrary to the popular belief of prospects and juniors on WSO: different people find different things interesting and different people have different skill sets. Executive Director in IB - Gen
+13 Let's walk through the example in steps given the provided information (which will alway dictate where you should start and what you need to solver for) ASM_123
+13 Non-Target OCR : Definition of an Oxymoron modestlocke9
+13 At a BB in NY I once came back to the office around 1am to finish some work after going out to dinner with my gf and now wife. Floor was more or less empty as it was just before Christmas. TechBanking
+13 shocked no one's responded, guess I'll come out of hiding (again). know roughly where major rates are (UST, gilt, bund, JGB) know what all the major terms are (duration, convexity, etc.) thebrofessor
+13 This plagiarizing lameass has never been to Canada. “Toronto isn’t that cold?” “Sun sets at 9:30 pm?” Intern in AM - Equities
+13 Assuming you have the experience/knowledge/skills, an attractive deal offering, and a business plan to execute the deal full cycle - you’ll need to identify a Co-GP partner who you can vet thoroughly and who can vet you th DEVMGMT Consultant
+13 The plot thickens Research Analyst in HF - Other
+13 It’s interesting, I’ve hopped from finance to startup to finance again (broadly speaking).  setarcos
+13 Has anyone mentioned that CVP is a smaller firm so there aren't as many alumni? If so I should add also a more nuanced point that nobody has mentioned yet which is that CVP Associates make more than PE Associates. Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+13 I've dealt w/ ADHD since my early 20's, consider myself a veteran if you will. Stonks1990
+13 Haha love this topic - it’s really endearing. Can’t hate on interns getting excited for it, as I felt the same way when I received it 3 years ago. Hope you get your banker bag! DevGru23
+13 Literally just trying to give a detailed response and provide more information than just "very wfh". Intern in PE - Other
+13 Damn 😭😭😭 Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 Analyst at a $3B activist fund here. I'll take a stab at this question. Associate 3 in HF - Event
+13 I disagree. The Brits are getting a strong POUND in the ass from Brexit. 6969
+13 I used to think that reneging was a big deal and end-of-the-world type of thing, but after being on the other side of the table both at a bank (used to be the analyst staffer and heavily involved with the recruiting proces hominem
+13 EBs are actually a lot more stingy when it comes to visa. Almost everyone says they’ll sponsor but in practice maybe only EVR and MOE sponsor. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Every time league tables get posted someone comments this, forgetting the fact that Moelis does a ton of sponsor sell-sides that don’t have reportable values. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+13 For Life Sciences / Biopharma M&A: 1A: Centerview 1B: JPM, Evercore, MS, Lazard 2: BofA, PJT, GS, Guggenheim, Citi 3: Jefferies, Leerink, MTS, Piper Special mention: Dyal Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+13 Was she hot? Incoming Analyst in IB - Gen
+13 I'm not comfortable revealing too much (hence the anon) as it has screwed me in the past, but my path was community college, transfered into what this forum would label a semi-target school, then worked my butt off to land Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+13 Says the AH ranked person who has spent 1000 hours+ on WSO Managing Director in IB - Gen
+13 highschooler09It's plain wrong, but not going to try to argue since it will get both of us no where. VP in PE - Other
+13 I do tend to think it sucks to be a girl in finance these days. Drexel Burnt-Ham Lambert
+13 If you dont mind me asking, what country are you from, because it is surely not the US (I say this as Kahuna has a Hawaiian implication, but no way are you from the US). Deal Team Six
+13 There is no parallel universe where you can view isolating yourself from your allies and the rest of the free world as good thing.  Stmirrenoff
+13 Glad you're proud to be American, but kind of unhinged post. Not sure where you're getting the "80% of euros and Canadians" wanting to come to the US from (also who says "euros"). Anonymous Monkey
+13 ive had like 3 analysts tell me they are out on that date (seriously). Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+13 Love ‘em, hate ‘em, I think the answer is always Goldman. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+13 A few thoughts, coming from more traditional MM buyouts: The Real Donnie Azoff
+13 You're a perfect example of the point I'm making—a miserable, lonely individual deeply entrenched in the fallacies of this industry. And in turn you'll make sure your juniors will be just as pitful as you. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+13 I worked in FDD and totally understand where you're coming from. Lester Freamon
+13 First Year - Fall: Prospect in CorpFin
+13 Would rather be at RBC right now compared to Barc/UBS/DB. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 misscurious As a fair warning, I just got home from a networking event - mostly college kids, like myself - and I don't know if I should NYCbandar
+13 RomanianRocket: Yeah it was kinda funny. Almost like you lose a football game on Friday and the coach makes you run Saturday morning Sonny LoSpecchio
+13 Woke liberals like you only prefer opinions which fit their narrative of the world. Principal in IB-M&A
+13 I worked at a Big 4 in CF so I will give you my perspective. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+13 The argument for generalist alpha is that you can apply pattern recognition across sectors The argument for specialist alpha is that you know the companies better than anyone else FIG newton
+13 Can't say anything from any direct experience, but what people in Power & Utilities & Infra tell me is that the space is traditionally characterized by high leverage and stable cash flows (government contracted), m apollotime
+13 Apollo. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 You can think of pre-money valuation as Enterprise Value and the standard valuation techniques still apply. VP in PE - LBOs
+13 Interns are useless. The key is to reliably be able to do literally anything. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+13 Friday: Get home ~6-7PM, work out, maybe take an epsom salt bath, do any real estate/online business work that needs to be done, make dinner if the wife hasn't yet, eat dinner with wife while watching a new Bourdain or Sha GoldenCinderblock
+13 1.) I don't understand the point of a sell-side guy going to get an MBA if they want to end up in buy-side research. BobTheBaker
+13 How do you "exaggerate" a number that is provided to you by your school and is on your transcript? You can exaggerate qualitative statements or projected numbers. spreadsheetmonkey204
+13 ADAM NEUMANN has started his latest tech venture, a mattress company called WeSleep. 6969
+13 ATL, HOU, CLT are not Tier 3 cities wtf..? A Tier 3 city would be KC, MIN, Charleston, BAL.. and even then there are plenty of fun things to do in each. Biggest downside is the need to move cities if you want to lateral. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+13 LOL at the people bringing up DEI because this guy was black. How many white rapists did you have in your very own fraternities that ended up getting jobs on Wall Street? Were those guys black too? jr99q
+13 After wasting 10 minutes of my life reading this post, the wise words from Billy Madison entered my mind... "OP, What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. FortuneAndGlory
+13 Good fucking lord is the WSO mobile browsing experience broken. Anyhow,  CRE
+13 Sir, I asked if you’d like to add fries or a shake? the_blueprint
+13 Accurate but RX >>> everything  Associate 2 in IB - Restr
+13 On college campuses, at least in the south from my experience, status and popularity speak more than just about anything out there. Postgradwonderer
+13 As promised, here you go.  This is by no means exhaustive (i.e., if someone is reading this and I didn't mention your firm, sorry bro it's nothing personal).  Hugh Myron
+13 thank you monkey bot for your personal experience on when you took the gmat Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+13 Firms that don’t optimize for human capital/ fund performance and instead jerks off kids who got in to good schools as legacies or from parents donation for the “prestige” are missing out on some good talent. basednontarget