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+1,112 IB is my paradise. IB 66 6mo
+1,086 Exit Opps Are Paradise IB 62 3mo
+1,013 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting IB 73 9mo
+893 2022 Analyst Bonus Thread IB 1,021 6mo
+802 A non-target's failure IB 134 4mo
+742 Getting Crushed is Paradise IB 53 1w
+729 I (and WSO) Need Your Help OFF 181 4mo
+725 Start-Up Culture is the Cringiest thing on Earth OFF 92 6mo
+675 People make fun of me in IB IB 106 1w
+671 Is it just me or are PE Associates garbage these days? PE 126 1w
+643 Help me understand the new generations… IB 132 3mo
+642 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE IB 96 4d
+639 Techies: Stop Coping IB 89 7mo
+619 Working 9-5 is Paradise IB 51 9mo
+603 Banker With Terminal Illness - If I Can Make It So Can You IB 49 2mo
+597 MF PE is Paradise...LOL PE 148 5mo
+583 Big 4 is Paradise IB 61 4mo
+581 Let us WFH IB 177 5mo
+563 Summers Aren’t Impressive? IB 142 9mo
+516 EB is Paradise IB 33 9mo
+510 Tech is over exaggerated here IB 136 5mo
+508 GS Layoff--it has begun IB 212 2mo
+501 On-Cycle, IB Offers, Hair Splitting, Depression, and "The Path" IB 50 4mo
+491 10 Commandments of IB Recruiting IB 41 3mo
+489 SWE vs IB — Let’s Discuss IB 206 6mo
+488 Declining Analyst Quality - Fact or Myth IB 159 4w
+479 Panda Express Is Paradise IB 39 7mo
+471 Do your associates just not care? PE 114 2d
+463 Worst mistake / worst experience getting yelled at IB 82 8mo
+460 Does anyone think they arent going to get a return offer? IB 111 7mo
+453 Evercore is No Longer an EB IB 130 3d
+450 What's Your Hottest Take? IB 178 7mo
+443 Point72 Interview Nightmare HF 89 7mo
+435 High-Finance is Bullshit IB 60 3mo
+434 I finally got an IB offer after over 300 rejections. Never give up. IB 87 2mo
+431 The incel shit on this website is out of control IB 98 1w
+424 Non-Target - The New Prestige IB 72 4mo
+422 Tipping MD in 2022 IB 82 3mo
+421 Did on cycle just start? PE 542 3mo
+415 The Hardest Pill to Swallow About Investment Banking IB 88 8mo
+410 Who wants a better life? I want to help. IB 67 1d
+407 WSO - PLEASE make a 'Credit' forum for Private Credit, Commercial Banking, and Corporate Banking IB 109 1mo
+406 What (some of) you are doing wrong JOB 73 11mo
+405 AN2 is Paradise IB 21 5mo
+404 Biden Student Loan Forgivness OFF 186 1w
+398 10 Random Career Life Hacks IB 40 3mo
+396 CS FSG Low Return Rate? IB 97 6mo
+394 SVB Going Under? IB 303 1w
+391 Care for eachother, Care for the Community, Look to Grow IB 34 2w
+390 To the Analysts thinking of Quitting: Here's The Survival Guide IB 30 3mo
+387 Bonus hit and feeling... nothing? PE 37 7mo
+386 How I stay Healthy in Investment Banking IB 45 6mo
+383 2022 Bonus Megathread (IB Only) IB 448 3d
+383 Last Analyst Standing is Paradise IB 20 4mo
+379 Really sad about growing up IB 42 5mo
+373 That's it. IB 105 29m
+371 Data Rooms are Paradise IB 27 3mo
+365 Do we really deserve the money we make? OFF 97 4mo
+362 GS Healthcare Walkout IB 125 1w
+357 Focus on what matters. No...I'm not talking about your job. OFF 35 4mo
+353 This is what banking really is IB 58 8mo
+352 Advice for working in a group full of Italians from Statin Island / New Jersey? JOB 33 4mo
+341 US cities Ranking (compensation based) IB 117 6mo
+340 I never realized how big a role generational wealth plays in your life... OFF 109 7mo
+338 How tf do I answer "Why Credit Suisse?" IB 59 3w
+334 GS Layoffs hit NY IB 178 3mo
+333 Five Random Acts of Kindness - Do It OFF 20 3mo
+331 Why are we doing IBD again? IB 125 10mo
+331 Return to Office Sucks RE 112 9mo
+330 Why You Should Launch a Startup Instead of Going to the Buyside IB 56 2mo
+330 Credit Suisse the Next Lehman? IB 161 5mo
+320 Dobby is a free elf PE 66 1mo
+320 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories HF 95 2mo
+320 Girlfriend broke up with me because of IB OFF 94 7mo
+318 Only able to date down in IB/NYC? OFF 150 2w
+317 Top 10 Ultra-High IQ Reasons Why Finance Sucks IB 24 6mo
+317 Centerview vs. Jane Street vs. Meta IB 169 4mo
+315 1st Year Asking Out 2nd Year?? OFF 106 1mo
+314 Christian in IB IB 94 3w
+314 Thoughts now that we’re getting close to end of internships? JOB 115 3mo
+310 Why did you choose HF over PE? HF 142 3w
+310 2023 On-cycle is a disaster PE 81 9mo
+308 GS Layoffs - The Chopping Block IB 185 2mo
+306 Q&A: Director of Energy Trading TR 115 3w
+304 Why has the quality of IB analysts declined? IB 73 3mo
+303 The Happiness Fallacy OFF 69 10mo
+302 Signing bonus taxed at 46%?? IB 84 9mo
+300 I broke down crying tonight IB 68 6mo
+299 Why would anyone willingly choose to live in NYC / SF / CHI? IB 153 3mo
+298 Path to 8 Figure Wealth PE 140 2w
+294 How did Macron become an MD and partner at Rothschild so quickly? IB 66 2h
+293 You Think I Give a Damn About an EB? IB 22 7mo
+290 To all CS interns IB 75 2d
+290 Remember, You Are Special OFF 25 6mo
+289 Finally got that FT offer! JOB 26 3mo
+286 Garbage Work From IB Analysts IB 78 2mo
+286 Private Credit $350k+ working 0-20 hours a week. Crazy for leaving? CR 120 3mo
+284 Annual Review was bad how do I bounce back? IB 42 9mo
+282 Buyside recruiting is really demoralizing as a non-target PE 70 4mo
+280 Having Terrorism on Your Resume JOB 35 3mo
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