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+12 Great question.  Investment Analyst in RE - Comm
+12 Nice. Let's go! Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+12 Other analysts at other banks should join on this. Street wide strike Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+12 bro he’s not gonna dox himself on wso to a desperate prospect ihatemylife
+12 West coast office developer.. woof Developer in RE - Comm
+11 Burger flipping at McDonald’s? VP in IB-M&A
+11 At the moment, Sydney Sweeney PrivateTechquity 🚀GME🚀
+11 WSO Team here - As I'm typing this, Patrick is talking with the brother to organize a major fundraiser to support the family. We’re putting everything we have into making this a significant event. Chief Chuckler
+11 Actually, not bad. A lot of this used to be more common years ago, but remains quite useful. A couple of points: Mercurius
+11 Is everyone just an entitled asshole these days? Ffs, y'all on a witch hunt baying for blood and someone actually went after Pat. Pathetic keyboard warriors.  rabbit
+11 Everyone is going to be skeptical because this industry is built on skepticism.  Investment Analyst in AM - Equities
+11 I apologize for resurrecting this, I am responding to 'mentions'. Doing the classic search fund model is not a particularly attractive path today.  APAE
+11 I love how the first 3 comments on this post are evenly distributed with 5 monkey shits at the time of writing this. 5 unhappy vista juniors lurking in the thread at this moment lol. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+11 3.00 Ceiling, not floor. Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+11 I agree with the SM hate.  I, and a number of friends and colleagues, did 2+2 IB+PE and have been at SM for the last 5+ years. “Good places” even. It is horrible. No transferable skills outside the industry. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+11 On the resource front, obviously EDGAR and company IR pages will have your earnings releases, K’s, Qs, presentations etc. Places like BAMSec (i think they maybe still have a free version) will have transcripts. M_As_In_Mancy
+11 Sort of disagree on a few points here. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+11 AS2 in ibd not showing up to work today f gary howe, brian ascher, mark adley and the staffer involve Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+11 I've dealt w/ ADHD since my early 20's, consider myself a veteran if you will. Stonks1990
+11 First of all, prayers for this man and his family and loved ones. This situation is absolutely sickening. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+11 Evening cardio. It can be as a simple as hopping on a bike / incline treadmill while you watch TV / listen to an Audiobook. I often do this at around 9pm so I have had some time to digest after dinner. yahoo
+11 I'm also in BofA FIG and can agree that morale is dead. Hopefully HR can do something to address the conditions on the ground. A lot of the MDs are very abusive and treat juniors like garbage. Prospect in IB-M&A
+11 Good luck - it's disgusting how fucking ball-less (or genuinely bad at their jobs) some senior people are that they can't push back on clients. Five Star Man
+11 pls fix Lowkey Omakase
+11 Least obvious wealth manager wsomonkeynot
+11 The hate on this post is unbelievable. “Daddy’s” money lol. What he start with? 10m aum? lol. wsobets112
+11 You truly are low caliber talent if this is how you think Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+11 Meh. I enjoyed my time there. VP in HF - Event
+11 This isn't right ^. SPYShorts
+11 Sir plz go to your nearest park, find a lawn, and rub your ass cheeks on it. Intern in S&T - FI
+11 Not fair to the puppy if you're constantly gone. Don't do it. JerryOfTheDay
+11 Okay. So, how exactly do we make a play on this secular trend, and is it already priced in? Intern in IB-M&A
+11 Missing Alabama and ASU in Ultratargets. Pls fix. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+11 A lot of losers in ib nowadays. Lifeless bums who sat and studied all their childhood. Sucks to see. Only reason why diversity recruiting ain’t that bad-at least they’re not another liberal ivy kid with no personality. Managing Director in IB-M&A
+11 I would say that I regret it but I didn’t really have many options in my careers. Analyst 3+ in AM - Equities
+11 100% agree. Feels like they hire way too many under performers at all levels and don’t fire or hold them accountable. Feels like 80% of the work is being done by 20% of the people. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+11 Censorship on overwhelming support is crazy. WallStreetOasis.com
+10 For posterity Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+10 I think all FIG, O&G, NatRes, and RX groups are well known for their WLB so this is where I would go. Enjoy the hard earned WLB! Definitely don't go for sponsors, or ECM/DCM these guys work the hardest Analyst 3+ in CorpFin
+10 Wow honestly fuck BofA and fuck the FIG group head and fuck the other senior guys on the deal, including the VP. Not a SINGLE SHRED of accountability from anyone at BofA. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+10 Exit to Heaven  Prospect in PE - Growth
+10 A few points I'd make, as a MF REPE (ignore title) guy that interfaces with our corp PE team once in a while: Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+10 Go to UF and network to a job you want. You have absolutely zero idea if you will actually like finance or biglaw or some other job that allows you to service $180,000 in debt. That’s a huuuge number. pudding
+10 Hello, xanderrrr123. How are you doing today? You asked the PE forum a question a few hours back, requesting information on TMT stocks that had huge upside potential with very little downside risk. Does that ring a bell? Intern in PE - Other
+10 DEI is trash. 20% of my groups analysts are worse than our worst mba associate- and you know none of them are white or asian men. Forces the other 80% of competent analysts to work longer hours on more projects bronzbomba
+10 I 100% agree with this. Every bank is different, every industry within that bank is different, and every vertical within that industry is different. They all have their own distinctive culture. Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+10 No and WF is not a Director in IB - Gen
+10 No, it's survivorship bias. Also, alot of less fortunate people with bad opportunities / exposure / bosses drop out, and you don't hear from them again. I have been quite a few shit teams, and started at one. PommesQT
+10 Seems like most agree with my suspicions...  Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 MDs who actually make this kind of money wouldn't be on WSO replying to interns about it. And those that do are few and far between.  BankerNoBucks
+10 First of all, Business Insider is a terrible source of information. Rob92
+10 When I interview you for the principal side, I will tell you the pay is low now but will increase a lot quickly.  You'll get carry in a few years.  You'll have the track record and knowledge to setup your own shop by 40 an CondoDeveloper
+10 These comments, and your post, are both talking about what it’d be for YOU. Think about what this would look like for the puppy: an emotionally unavailable, short and unpredictable presence for a companion/master. God's Sanest Cokehead
+10 Idk let me ask my buddy Socrates God's Sanest Cokehead
+10 A good friend of mine chose Cal over a much more prestigious Ivy for cost reasons and he's doing more than fine. T0matoBasil
+10 Was let go in Dec 2022 from a MM PE fund ($1-2B fund size) after 3.5 years there.  I've been aiming for a similar sized MM PE fund / slightly larger. VP in PE - LBOs
+10 This is the cycle of online forums. Smoke Frog
+10 Good way to verify could be an (anonymized) snip of the first email received that morning and time stamped email of last sent out that day. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+10 Interns never fail bro. I swear to god. Someone unexpectedly dies and all you care about is “how DoEs ThIs ImPaCt Sa???” Stfu dude. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+10 An alternative to starting your own shop, as in development shop or acquisitions shop, is to become a CFO-like role of an asset intensive start up.     odog808 @MemoryVideo.com
+10 Duke and Uchicago to S+, place equal rly show schools and considerably stronger than S. Prospect in IB-M&A
+10 Maybe not the piece of advice you want to hear - but if you want to start a start-up... just start one. DavidFosterWallace
+10 Congrats on truist Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+10 I’d be careful putting too much blame on the staffer. From what I hear, the staffer is typically a mid level banker and their job is to be the conduits between the juniors and senior bankers. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+10 As jr analyst, my days outside of earnings looked like the below. Hard to give an exact split but I’d guess I was 50 modeling/30 reading/20 calls. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+10 Actually the intern death didn’t just ‘blow over’ and BOFA is the only top bank in london now with  a 10pm restriction for interns. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+10 As someone who actually broke in, the funny thing about Moelis is there are multiple groups that are so good they never have to pitch, but you only know how to regurgitate stuff you’ve seen on WSO. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+10 No one is asking or wanting a pay raise. I was just noting an industry wide change that occurred due largely from the actions of a few juniors. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+10 I texted my buddy at Barclays NY and he said this is NOT the case and nobody has been locked out of the elevator like that. Analyst 2 in IA
+10 CRE
+10 I'm not opposed to this at all. That being said, all your other threads are on UBS and CS. Are you actually who you say you are? JulianRobertson
+10 Majority are in pause mode, but no offense at 27 I see the Director title as kinda bs and an inflated title over 3 years. Analyst 2 in RE - Comm
+10 Congrats on RBC Intern in IB - Gen
+10 GS has marginally stronger name but the analyst quality going to RBC these days is second to none (think LowCaliberTalent/HighCaliberTalent). monkey0114
+10 All good points. Ultimately I think it will have to come down to the specific role. Obviously for comparison purposes on this forum we talk about what SMs are like generally, and what pods are like generally. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+10 This is the most coherent analysis on the thread. herzyherzy
+9 hard to say it's stressing me out, more of "what's on my mind at the moment" thebrofessor
+9 Dua lipa please come home the kids miss you HeavenOnEarth
+9 edit - I don’t think OP even works at BofA wtf  am_5
+9 Strength in numbers  IB Snitch
+9 No national crash is happening barring a mass homeowner liquidity crunch, exiting of buyers, including investors, and a capital markets collapse. All three things would need to happen. Works at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
+9 I'd like to say go back and redo my undergrad to major in finance and start my career in REPE to give myself that base I feel I could always return to. What I did was engineering > construction > MBA > dev. jarstar1
+9 https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/business/wall-street-bankers-death-ignite… Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+9 You want to have at least 2,000 words minimum so they know you are willing to work hard. Talk about running the model and "loving the grind". Average_Canadian123
+9 This is the second time something like this has happened at Bank of America. Clearly the actions they put in place to stop it happening again were merely surface level. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 Leo represented the best humanity had to offer. This isn’t a charity case, this has nothing to do with BofA or IB. wolfpacker7225
+9 If you are a manager who is unable to protect your juniors from excessive work/unreasonable hours then you don't deserve to be employed at a reputable bank Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 Intern in S&T - Comm
+9 i know a director who was in a management presentation when wife was giving birth Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+9 Bump fuckem and fuck that deal… stinkmonk
+9 Plx fix fade, needs to be higher & tighter. Thx.  -MD AussieLad
+9 Shoutout Jefferies, they really came up  Prospect in PE - Growth
+9 First, ROIC bakes in a margin assumption (NOPAT margin X IC Turnover = ROIC) so might not need to include both but I think to answer the question you have to think about one's purpose/task. Secyh62
+9 talk is cheap, maga in november Intern in IB - Cov
+9 I think by Monday there will be articles about it but probably needs to be confirmed, etc. apetrynamakeit
+9 Additions in bold: Nylo
+9 I'm not a fan of the big extensive take home modeling tests.  Too much opportunity to cheat / google things / get outside help.  When I used to be in charge of hiring IS analysts for a top team/office, I'd give a pretty qu Ricky Sargulesh
+9 Michael Gatto’s new book called “The Credit Investor’s Handbook” has a more recent (covers a lot of the aggressive issuer maneuvers from past few years that Moyer doesn’t) and rather more accessible overview of distressed Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 Yep. Point of focus has been on the associates, but I’d argue MDs are most at fault actually. There are SO MANY MDs that have brought in 0-1 M&A deals in the time I’ve been there. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+9 Good job everyone. This thread got over 3 million views on Twitter. Partner in PE - LBOs