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What is the most toxic behavior you've witnessed in your office?
I'll go first. I was a summer intern at a company happy hour. Might have been a Thursday or Friday not sure. I show up 40 minutes late to the happy hour because I was working. Within five minutes after I sit down, the 1st year analyst I'm working under leaves the bar and sends a group message over...
What's the most weird/awkward thing you've seen an intern do or say?
Me and my friend group have scattered for internships. We were recently just having a general discussion about our experiences and a few funny stories popped out. Just got interested in hearing other people's stories or just something bizarre. Thanks a lot in advance for everyone's comments and time...
Share your "Cut-Throat" Finance Industry Stories
Many people say that the Finance industry is "Cut-Throat". Please share some real life stories where you have seen this happen in your industry.
Life stories
Hi everyone. I'm a freshman in college that goes to a non-target that plans on taking the IB path into PE. I realized how little I know about the financial field and I just wanted to hear people's stories about how they got into finance/ recruiting experiences/ or how they switched to buy-side or...
Funniest Stories - The Analyst Years
Although working as an investment banking analyst was a living hell at the time, I now look back at my years with nostalgia. Luckily, as time passes, the 100 hour weeks just blend together and the pain has gone away. Of course, I'm still irrationally uncomfortable and nervous whenever I see a red...
How Does This Get Me A Raise?
Starting out as interns, temps, or whatever you may call it to all the way to midway through your entry level gig as an analyst, random and questionable tasks come up from your MD to go out and do without question. Why? Because we are inclined to do so in order to make things right, look good, etc....
Prime Brokerage Stories: Getting the Drawer
This is the sixth in a series called “Prime Brokerage Stories,” real life experiences from a close family member who worked in this area of the Street for 30 years. For an introduction to PB so it all makes sense, see here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/what-is-prime-brokerage Last time I...
Prime Brokerage Stories: Letting Go of the Past
This is the fifth in a series called “Prime Brokerage Stories,” real life experiences from a close family member who worked in this area of the Street for 30 years. For an introduction to PB so it all makes sense, see here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/what-is-prime-brokerage Our prime...
The Best of Braverman: A Monkey's Review
I've been looking forward to writing this particular Monkey's Review for a long time. Whether you've been religiously reading Uncle Eddie's daily posts for years or are just visiting WSO for your first time today, you owe it to yourself (and your career!) to pick yourself up a copy. The Best of...
Prime Brokerage Stories: Thank You, Nick Leeson
This is the second in a series called “Prime Brokerage Stories,” real-life experiences from a close family member of mine who has worked in this area of the Street for about 30 years. For a good introduction to what prime brokerage is, I recommend you read the following:...
Anyone been to Bonnaroo?
I'm going to bonnaroo for the first time this year. Anyone going this year or have interesting stories about it to tell? Or about any music festivals for that matter. All I know is that it is going to be absolutely sick. Wu-tang, A$AP, Kendrick, NAS, Mumford, the XX, Tom petty, Pretty lights,...
What made you want to go into the IB department?
What made you confirm that IB was your best match I'm interested in IB and just want to hear your stories.
Stratemegize - What Consultants Do Best
To all those management consultants out there stuck in snow storms and spending mindless hours at airports waiting for your delayed flights, I have come across a hilarious short novel that'll make the clock tick a whole lot faster. "Stratemegize - What Consultants Do Best" is like Dilbert meets...
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