Would you rather work 35 hours weekly making 150k in corpdev or 65-70 hours weekly making 300k in IB?

65-70 hr making 300k in IB
59% (214 votes)
35 hr making 150k in CorpDev
41% (148 votes)
Total votes: 362

A or B

A
85% (23 votes)
B
15% (4 votes)
Total votes: 27

What should I do?

Pursue the finance MSc and go into IB
82% (9 votes)
Don't pursue this
18% (2 votes)
Total votes: 11

Is Pizza Paradise?

Yes
94% (31 votes)
No
6% (2 votes)
Total votes: 33

Which offer should I accept ?

Private Equity Internship (small firm)
38% (5 votes)
Corporate Banking (Bulge Bracket)
62% (8 votes)
Total votes: 13

Question in thread... but any of you feel like certain users make it their mission to throw monkey shit at any and all of your posts?

Yes
43% (6 votes)
No
21% (3 votes)
Trolls on WSO? Never!
36% (5 votes)
Total votes: 14

Job field after IB analyst?

Private Equity / Growth Equity / Venture Capital
39% (139 votes)
Investment Banking
7% (23 votes)
Hedge Fund
12% (41 votes)
Private Credit
5% (19 votes)
Corporate Development
8% (27 votes)
Consulting
2% (6 votes)
Entrepreneur
8% (30 votes)
Tech
2% (7 votes)
Other / Not Sure Yet
17% (61 votes)
Total votes: 353

Total Comp

500k - 750k
12% (7 votes)
750k - 1m
24% (14 votes)
1m - 1.25m
24% (14 votes)
1.25m - 1.5m
12% (7 votes)
1.5m - 2m
14% (8 votes)
2m>
14% (8 votes)
Total votes: 58

Infra vs Co-Invest/Secondary for Optionality later (maybe Tech?)

Infra
45% (25 votes)
Co-Invest/Secondary
55% (31 votes)
Total votes: 56

MS Menlo vs Lazard SF

MS
73% (112 votes)
Lazard
27% (42 votes)
Total votes: 154

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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