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+21 Here we go again with the salty white kids who sucked ass in interviews. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+21 shoulda coulda woulda is a loser's conversation. the time you spend in saying I wish I would've done XYZ is time you could be using to better yourself today. thebrofessor
+21 You forgot to add the: Prospect in CorpFin
+21 Moelis is sweaty but at least they’ll comp you well. List is unclear in terms of how you’re ranking Director in IB - Gen
+21 Can the people who work in commercial banking please f*ck off the IB forum thx Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+21 I'm taking it lol Going to go travel the world and party.. maybe the offer will still be there in six months, maybe it won't but $17k is $17k and I can have a lot of fun for $17k Intern in IB-M&A
+21 Nepotism too lol. Nepotism hires are worse the DEI hires. but the worse combo is nepotism and DEI. Literally most entitled mfs I know. And somehow they always say they’ve been oppressed Intern in IB-M&A
+21 Feel free to DM me. I was pretty much in the same position between Lazard Tech and MS NY (and other EBs) and went with Lazard. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+21 Brother please do not do this boogiewonderland
+21 Financeabc, you should try not to let your youthful appearance bother you as much as it does.  The girls don't care and nor should you. financeabc
+21 Ah a man of culture and taste. I will say this, while much of the city is certainly beneath you, there does exist one morsel that just might match your elitist East Coast prestige and pedigree. Associate 2 in CorpDev
+21 Working your ass off and making sacrifices to secure top ratings never made sense to me since you’re all working the same job with the same title with marginal pay differences. Analyst 2 in IB - CB
+21 I heard it's not performance related - tied to a specific incident Intern in IB - Cov
+21 Who said anything about me lateraling?  VP in IB-M&A
+21 Let’s sum up WSO user base: User group 1: I can easily hit over $300k a year User group 2: I know someone (who knows someone) who easily hits over $300k a year returntoforever
+21 Bro is neck deep in the kool aid. If that’s how you think about vol you will never work in high finance. Vol is an intrinsic property of an asset not something determined by a mark. Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+21 Works at Other
+21 and the number is still the same for 99% of people on here reddevils
+21 Clearlake, Platinum, KKR healthcare, Apollo, Evergreen Coast. Research Analyst in HF - Event
+21 Congrats on PWP Intern in IB - Gen
+21 Pretty simple answer. The vast majority aren't working at Natixis Prospect in IB - Gen
+21 Lots of people posted good advice here already. Just to add: I broke it off with my “dream girl” several years ago. It took me a while to realize that the relationship wasn’t all that good. Pug
+21 IB Associates wouldn't end up at a mega fund, so a lateral to a PE Associate role would be a significant drop in pay. Khayembii
+21 Lol "Prospect" EU_prospect
+21 Easy: Wife was into cu*kholdery plantsandflowers
+21 Most of this is on wiki but pretty sure Lloyd was a partner when Goldman went public and he made 9 digits on that piece alone. Also his compensation from 06-07 was another 9 digits. BallsOnChinBoy
+21 The majority of people get interested in finance because they want to learn how to invest and make money off of betting on things. Along the way, that dream meets reality: most jobs out there are sell-side functions, i.e. Anonymous Monkey
+21 This is a tired argument only used by non-targets who couldn't get a single analyst to reply to their typo-laden email. "If you're competent, you're hired, plain and simple." CisSiberianOrchestra
+21 Congrats on MCD Capital 46r9brq8cn
+21 Absolutely the wrong place to ask advice about this lol. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+21 one must imagine sisyphus happy kvaradona
+21 Call me old fashioned.... but this is the person you’re supposed to want to share your “life” with. If you’re going into it hiding things. It feels like things are doomed to fail. PrivatePyle
+21 Hey! That's not true...some of our decks are 100 slides. Consultant in Consulting
+21 so Matthey McConaughey is now a VP at a BB?? GS under Blankfein
+21 No one is with you because of your IB analyst / associate salary lmao Pussy galore
+21 I will say that if you want to learn to be a great stockpicker, I think the buyside is a much better training ground. jankynoname
+21 Everyone is missing one simple fact: if everyone agrees to this approach and everyone is doing less work, then the bottom bucket actually becomes top bucket because all of the bucket stuff is just a stack ranking of peers FlyingBoat
+21 Rare smoke frog W AnnePrank
+21 Ah interesting, what else can you find on craigslist? yiggumslaps
+21 During one of my analyst years, I was invited to go on a closing dinner in the midwest at a mountain resort. Value892
+21 Desk pop? TheDebtStar
+21 My favourite band from that era is Huey Lewis and The News. ILikeDistressedStuff
+21 I love what I do. I am at an options market maker and love my team, love the intellectual stimulation, love the pay and location, and have zero complaints. traderguy123
+21 London will always remain the financial center of Europe for 3 reasons: timezone, universities, and English.  camembert
+21 Your first 10 years out of school are learning and paying your dues. Once you get over that fact, it's all good.  Here are what other ~22-24 year olds are doing: TabernacleHouse
+21 Great survival guide for the analyst years but after seeing my MD and VP’s lifestyles, it seems naive to think your life gets much better than alternatives. Associate 1 in ER
+21 Very surprised with the answers here. I'd personally go with UBS. Has a much stronger reputation in IB compared to Wells Fargo, which is pretty much legacy Wachovia which was more of a MM focused investment bank. Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+21 i have never started, nor worked in, a hedge fund, but since i have an account on this website i think that makes me qualified to answer your question. in short: maybe? IRRection
+21 "Rimu5" Not a guy, but hobbies, studying and the occasional meetup with friends. I quit this site because of censorship
+21 bro just compared working in IB to required military conscription lmao Thank you for your service Roger Sterling
+21 If $120k first-year is a laughably low number to you, then unfortunately there are exceedingly few career options that you might consider financially viable I believe you're massively underestimating AnonymousGoon
+21 I would totally do it. GoldenEagle2009
+21 The fact you’re listing LES and mention you just moved to NYC says everything we need to know about this list. JSHQuant
+21 Just got my number so I'll kick it off. - Citi - Coverage - Associate 1 (not stub) - Mid bucket - 115 (25% stock, brings me down to a 86k cash bonus) zxcvjkl
+21 Were you in banking for three years prior to taking your current MM seat? I was in pretty much the exact same position as you. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+21 OnlyFans is all about marketing so as long as you understand simp behaviour and put in the time to build a fanbase you can make bank. Prospect in IB - Gen
+21 Prospect in IB-M&A
+21 I'm an off-cycle intern in IBD in BB, and the cycle is for 6months and now i have 1.5month le Intern in PE - LBOs
+21 Super easy for you to say when you're not in that situation huh? Intern in IB - Gen
+21 The school is peak midwit and/or wealthy international. Fjsjrjdns
+21 I very strongly disagree with you. And think that your post does a great disservice to any non-nycers who might take your words as truth not being part of the local real estate ecosystem here. Jayne_Cobb
+21 This is what you pay an investment bank to figure out, if he makes 40 mm ebitda, 10x multiple (i don't know comps and etc so I'm just saying that for simplicity) thats a 400mm TEV company. RJRDabisco
+21 Senior seats on the sellside are rare and can be incredibly lucrative even at non-bulges -- I know for a fact that there are senior analysts at the likes of Raymond James, Jefferies, and Stifel who are pulling in seven-fig Bancroft
+21 I was asked how the Black-Scholes model for valuing options works. For an internship. In business development. In real estate. RoyDalio
+21 I wish I had as much passion about anything as you have passion about internet arguments CharlesCheese
+21 I don’t listen to any “high value man” not in finance. Anonymous Monkey
+21 Don't listen to the "b-but you got everything you wanted" normies. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+21 “What is a bank?” Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+21 Most importantly, more prestigious Icahnic
+21 My dream job would be an HR position at an investment bank. My ego would go through the roof. Intern in IB-M&A
+21 Can speak for myself and a few other first years I work with. It’s the never ending work. And what I mean by that is, we log on at 8am, log off at 2am. Sleep a few hours and go right back to it. Analyst 1 in IB - ECM
+21 If you do not like travel then it is not for you. If you think 80 hours is a lot, then it is not for you. In that case, banking is much worse for you with it's 90-100 hours weeks! d1stance
+21 Dropping that probability from .0000015 to .000000044 has got to be worth that move alone, bro. Stay.Hungry
+21 I appreciate the frustrations you feel, but You have limited yourself in a few ways(past and present) and don’t seem to address those things in your post  1) you went to a non target and had a mediocre gpa Managing Director in Consulting
+21 Ok to answer each question: TopChedder
+21 Because years of divisive foreign propaganda that bombards the country 24/7 have made identity politics the primary concern in nearly every aspect of American life.  I wonder who possibly benefits from a continual low VP in PE - LBOs
+21 lmao these will never get old eroaugkun
+21 There are people making Nikes in Asia who feel sorry for Northwestern Mutual interns OverlyAdjustedEBITDA
+21 These posts are always thinly-veiled humblebrag posts from people who are still on the high of getting an offer Intern in Research - Other
+21 "Deal Team Six"This sparked story #2: Super wealthy girl (her grand children would never have to work a day in their lives) as she bears the DickFuld
+21 He's a wannabe politician, bullshitting degree collector. I'm sure he'll make a fantastic state senator some day. Esuric
+21 OK Intern. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+21 Technicals don't even come close to importance compared to behaviroals and likeability. bronzmonk
+21 Apollo is great from a culture and lifestyle perspective. 6xLeverage
+21 nonsimpchimp I would agree with Morgan Stanley, but based on your grammar skills you won't have to worry about receiving an offer from there  IncomingIBDreject
+21 life is uncertainty, so get used to it and it's good you're thinking about this now. I've said this a million times before, but turn inward and work on yourself. thebrofessor
+21 Maybe I have no business commenting as I am still child-free, but it's definitely been something that has been talked about many times between my wife and I. Stonks1990
+21 Here ya go, just pulled this from another topic I posted in. capratecompression
+21 Why would they give you a negative reference? I’d personally take the two years of income vs “maybe” getting promoted. You’d have two years to figure something out while also still doing your IB deals.  m8
+21 I admit I voted democrat, but holy shit this presidency has taught me that they're focused on the most retarded shit ever. Incoming Analyst in IB - Gen
+21 Anderson, Worry about your internship for 10 weeks - not the gym  signed, The guy that gave you your offer high hopes
+21 Confirmed GS (Giant Shit) Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+21 5 years total? So did you ever make senior analyst on the buy-side? It seems unlikely. Based on typical timelines (and your unwillingness to state the split), I'm guessing you left the buy-side after what, a year? chileanheat
+21 Sorry the diversity program didn’t pan out for you. po_6
+21 Shouldnt you be out protesting discrimination or something? Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+21 I personally think that we are just becoming more and more online, and COVID amplified that 100%. rallyally
+21 Wash U. Olin; Is ranked really highly but doesn't place well on the street. Good for consulting/pm stuff recent years browniverson
+21 I actually think you should wear the rolex. Please also bring it up and flaunt it during the interview. StaphyBone
+21 MDiddy100 Hello everyone, I'm starting to get terrified as my girlfriend (current sophomore at a T20)  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+21 You should ABSOLUTELY be looking for a backup plan but you may very well get to keep your CS gig. BoutiqueAsc