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+26 Retirement - sure, ok. The real underlying reason is that Canada is over. There are no actual businesses to even advise, which is why most "boutiques" are either business brokers or junior miner ECM merchants. Search Fund Enthusiast
+26 Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 privatemarketsprincess IsItREPE
+26 Like saying “he only hit because he’s got money” …. Still hit though Icahnic
+26 privatemarketsprincess As a woman.. I will say there’s a large gap between women and men at the moment and aside from hobbies and great prompts on dating apps. ilovemoney
+26 Not everyone views PE as their end goal sdfkjkjsdfkj
+26 God damn you're from Upstate NY too? I think we found the most depressing guy on WSO. Upstate NY is literally the back-office of the state. What else goes wrong in your life? Everything?  Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+26 Idk man, I think bankers underestimate the intelligence required for the job the same way we underestimate our own comp. Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+26 Your banks aura ranking is not the reason the 2/10 on Hinge isn't texting you back Gold-ManSacks
+26 Divorcing an MD. Nudnick McMooch
+26 "Great to meet you. I'm looking at your resume, let's start by telling me why join our team over Evercore M&A?" barclayscalgarydemon
+26 Smoke Frog for resurrecting roles  Prospect in IB - Gen
+26 WSO posters defending murder by cop   IsItREPE
+26 Congwats on Dodge & Cox Intern in IB - Restr
+26 Oh god why did I click this thread dukeblue2019
+26 Glad to see another person types in "Real Estate Analyst" into the LinkedIn job board 10+ times a day. Analyst 1 in RE - Comm
+26 1) Best to think of the Canadian market in two tiers: blue-chip and the middle-market. LeveragedTiger
+26 Ah, the classic ‘merit’ line as if merit exists in a vacuum. The same target school pipelines, family connections, and unspoken preferences are somehow not ‘special treatment’? Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+26 Is this what bankers pretending to work 80hrs a week actually do? Prospect in IB - Cov
+26 Buyouts = banking 2.0 Special sits / opportunistic / etc. = banking in 3D Associate 2 in PE - Other
+26 Know your deals inside out. Cap structure, financials, FCF drivers, returns. Be able to do a paper LBO on every deal you did. Have a view on if it was a good deal or not. Principal in PE - LBOs
+26 Yes, a million barrels a day is a lot and indicates a large takeaway capacity for a pipeline system. You would write that as 1 Mmboe/d or 1,000 Mboe/d (each "M" is a thousand). Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+26 It seems like this content is not included in my knowledge base. I'm sorry, but it looks like this may be out of my ability to answer... maybe some of the links below might help? WSO Monkey Bot
+26 Because I like to struggle for my comp Associate 3 in HF - Event
+26 Everyone talks and complains about price gouging, avoiding PE owned business because quality sucks, prices are sky high, and we should all spend our money locally - and talks about how CoL is sky high. kvaradona
+26 I'm a math major and knew almost nothing about finance, somehow managed to land a BB SA role. abcxrxs_17
+26 As someone who has been laid off three times and each time has found a better opportunity, here is the following advice I can give you which I wish someone gave me: VP in RE - Comm
+26 Approximately 3.5 minutes after my MD does investment_bonker
+26 Alright OP, new day new me. Let's try this again (with me making sure to CTRL+C my response before posting).   CRE
+26 Banking has the brightest minds of our generation discussing how to make powerpoints look nice monkey0114
+26 WSO: “Recruiting needs to be 100% meritocracy” Also WSO: “EB technicals are too hard! Why can’t I just talk to Chad about my fraternity (fit) and get the seat?” IncomingIBDreject
+26 Non pro rata uptiers are LMEs Analyst 2 in PE - LBOs
+26 From a new analyst’s perspective, I will continue to milk the free time I have to enjoy life and spend time with my friends. This is just a job, not my life. That doesn’t make me a “weak” analyst though. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+26 I am a mix between an elephant and a koala. Because I have the relephant koalifications  bluegold
+26 This is a dumb comparison. Principal in PE - LBOs
+26 No you’re wrong. Get out of this stupid intern Wharton bubble. This isn’t 2015. Everyone knows the best analysts are the ones from the pods; no fund other than maybe Ackman has the “oh we can’t hire pod analysts” policy. Analyst 3+ in HF - EquityHedge
+26 There are differences in product desks and groups within IB and S&T but in my observation IB is full of people that are polished, risk averse and conform to a specific type of culture while S&T is full of people th Intern in IB-M&A
+26 Hilda Hocking Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+26 Run as fast as you can in the other direction. Bonus was announced today and the entire An2 class just left in the middle of the workday due to frustration. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+26 This is your VP here. Listen champ maybe sit the next couple plays out for a while. Know what I mean? Bring me my halal guys on time. Once you can handle the basic blocking and tackling then we chat models. Anonymous Monkey
+26 amonkeywso Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 Risk Weighted Ass In the 80's, 40% of peopl Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+26 and guy 3 likely emailed the MD asking for the zoom link that didn't exist and said "you just called me about it"... which just made him look like a retard. Excellent work OP jcon5
+26 if she wasn't sleeping, I'd be wondering why you're on WSO in the first place. anyway thebrofessor
+26 This kid is going to flame out in 6 months or be the bane of multiple management team's existence in 10 years.  It will only be one or the other. CharlesCheese
+26 A regressive taxation would be best, where billionaires are tax-exempt and the lower class pays much more. As it stands now our society punishes success, innovation, job creation, and progress. throwawayIBhater
+26 Justine Tobin. No explanation needed. Rocafella
+26 as an american, I don't get this obsession over supporting Israel & sending them $3b a year.  many more pressing issues in the US than funding some freak's obsession over killing women and kids.  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+26 Prospect in IB - Gen
+26 Well people don't want to hear my hobbies are getting absolutely plastered and hitting on anything that moves so I put running  xiaochengopalbatista
+26 Dm me with your work email, I’ll send you some slides I could use help with am_5
+26 Marco Valla. Hope this helps!  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+26 Wouldn’t wish UBS on my enemies, not worth the pay, when you get surprise low bonuses and are wasting your time not closing deals with aimless networking Prospect in IB - Cov
+26 Another proof that not a single thread can go by Isaiah zxzxzvahdb
+26 If the crux of your firm's business plans entails trending T12 expenses by 3% no wonder you're bored lol. Some of these replies are hilarious: DebtChug
+26 Watch you get a good annual review for just being a good sport/pleasant to work with though. You sound completely devoid of ego which I can tell makes you pleasant to be around. PaulAllenIsInLondon
+26 speaking as someone who has been purely sell side (lev fin), they are the one sponsor I would pay part of my bonus to never ever work with ever ginNtonic
+26 You should definitely include these metrics, though personally I'd be self-conscious about benching less than 3 plates. Can you run a bulk cycle prior to recruiting to maximize figures? Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+26 Sugondese Capital Intern in ER
+26 I feel like people here don't really understand what "MM" means anymore. Calling Jefferies a middle market bank implies that they compete (or are comparable to) your traditional middle market players (e.g. VP in PE - LBOs
+26 I thought this was a SF dating topic not an identity crisis  dukeblue2019
+26 Looks like my friend was coping Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+26 Because investment banking culture at an industry level (not just at a certain specific firm, or group) is toxic. iggs99988
+26 18 years out. 10% banking at the MD level at top firms (I include the ones that made MD at top firms and then took some big $ guarantee to go to a lesser firm) mergersandacquisitions78
+26 hahaha nice try man! Trying to scare us prospects away from the dream with this post huh?! Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+26 OMG somebody rejected by PJT completely lost his shit. GDPRprotected
+26 Posting under anon. for obvious reasons. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+26 Charging LPs 2% management fees and 20% carry without a hurdle while underperforming the public market equivalent. RedWhiteAndBlue
+26 apologies, going forward I will only ask intelligent questions... Ooo I got one! Do you have any friends or do you spend your day as a 35+ yr old stroking your ego on a forum half filled with undergrads? Analyst 1 in HF - RelVal
+26 I worked with him personally. halefiw446
+26 This is an incredibly stupid take. rf949
+26 On top of what everyone else has said, the most important thing is to do good work. Don't be afraid to ask questions but try to figure things out on your own and using the Internet first. JoeyJ
+26 All the diversity spots allocated for Hispanics are snatched up by either the whitest Greenwich nepo babies you’ve ever seen or white-passing Latinos that own the means of production in their shit country. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+26 it was a happy hour and I was kinda drunk Mr.JoeBaskin
+26 I think an even more accurate analogy might be if your QB threw 6 interceptions and fumbled twice unforced in a playoff game to lose and he made you come back the morning after to watch film of him throwing the picks. SonicBoom12
+26 Eh, not a fan of this actually. Let’s say you earn £10k over a SA gig (obv it’ll actually be less than that due to rent/travel/food etc) and are able to buy an etf that produces an 8% annual return. Prospect in IB-M&A
+26 Well you can be part of that "Yale thing" - I've heard its pretty popular on the Street. NoEquityResearch
+26 Generally you have the following stages: Ovechkin08
+26 Congrats on the offer, great to be in good-standing with your bank in this market. CharlesCheese
+26 It's always the non-targets with 4.0s and no relevant experience that have an unnecessarily huge ego, seen it first hand. Intern in IB-M&A
+26 Every day we stray further from god Thomas Pynchon
+26 I’ll send another one over the top intern, since I have a long layover. Associate 1 in PE - Growth
+26 I'm joining full time at an EB you mentioned instead of a top BB (GS/MS/JPM) and here are my personal reasons for doing so: Intern in IB-M&A
+26 If you think you are going to make 9-figures in finance working for a corporation you are wrong Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+26 Who gives a f PresidentJiang
+26 Stop stressing and go enjoy life. Touch grass.  Intern in IB - Cov
+26 Agreed with @SHB & @Link_REDev – you’re underwriting the operating business that has a much higher level of volatility than a traditional CRE asset with long term leases in place. [email protected]
+26 Maybe the diversity hires spelled Morgan Stanley wrong on their LinkedIns, and that’s why they don’t show up po_6
+26 You're aware of the facts of this case. I don't know why you're choosing to be deliberately dishonest. JulianRobertson
+26 My GF just left me because I bought a Patek instead of giving the money to charity (ngl the patek was worth it) Mr. Disagreeable
+26 What do you mean you cannot fathom why anyone would study something purely for a career? Not all of us have the financial luxury of studying purely out of academic interest. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+26 Thanks for your kind contribution to my mental health VP in IB-M&A
+26 Non-GAAP GPA Th3_D4rk_Kn1ght
+26 It's cool just say FAGMAN, man Kravis_Scott
+26 It will get taken away. I will take it away. I am on my way now to your home to take it away f̷̥̱̭͈͖̳̰͌͂̋ͅř̶̨̡̨̗̼͔̞̯̣̯̥̤̹̋̐̐̂͜o̷̢̰̩͓͖͓̪͚̥̮̬̭͖̰̝̩̣̟͊̂̈́
+26 I honestly can’t tell if this is real or satire at this point. Associate 3 in IB - Cov
+26 Honestly think Trump was fully expecting to run against Biden and didn’t actually prepare for a competitive candidate who could string two sentences together in his re-election plan. liquidiot
+26 I’m an analyst and am close to two VPs and they’ve both told me that VP years are the easiest to coast and hardest to get promoted. At this point, you’re on more accounts than you can keep track of. Peanut25
+26 Spoken like a man whos never done a line off a strippers tits before Prospect in Other
+26 Dawg the rate cut happened 8 hours ago… do u think clients just started calling MD’s saying “It’s go time baby”? WalnutBrain
+26 Do you consider $0 bonus a perk? Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+26 First of all, you definitely missed your calling as a writer— this was excellent to read. VP in PE - LBOs