Interns - How has your summer internship been so far?

Love it
14% (84 votes)
Really tough, but good experience
8% (49 votes)
Going OK, could be better could be worse
17% (101 votes)
Too easy, spend all day on WSO and Reddit
18% (106 votes)
Lots of work AND very boring/not learning anything, when does it end?
6% (36 votes)
Horrible, I'm even considering switching career paths
4% (26 votes)
N/A - not an intern
31% (184 votes)
Total votes: 586

How many hrs/week (on avg) do you invest in growing your career (networking, reading, studying modeling/excel, CFA/GMAT, etc)

None - I'm already perfect
9% (74 votes)
up to 1 hour
7% (53 votes)
1-2 hours
12% (91 votes)
2-5 hours
24% (190 votes)
5-10 hours
21% (161 votes)
10-15 hours
11% (89 votes)
>15 hours
16% (125 votes)
Total votes: 783

What's your go to energy stimulant when you need an extra boost for work/study?

Nothing
4% (69 votes)
Coffee, espresso etc
40% (623 votes)
Tea
6% (87 votes)
Redbull or similar energy drink
9% (147 votes)
24 Hour Energy or similar energy shot
1% (21 votes)
Tootski
2% (25 votes)
Nootropics
3% (51 votes)
Adderall or similar
15% (241 votes)
Apples / fruit
2% (38 votes)
Excercise
6% (91 votes)
Water
9% (136 votes)
Other, add to comments
2% (38 votes)
Total votes: 1567

Who will win the superbowl this season?

Seahawks
25% (37 votes)
Broncos
16% (24 votes)
Patriots
7% (11 votes)
Packers
5% (8 votes)
Saints
3% (4 votes)
49ers
11% (16 votes)
Other (add to comments)
12% (18 votes)
Don't care
20% (30 votes)
Total votes: 148

What's your favorite finance related book?

The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
16% (217 votes)
The Theory of Investment Value - John Burr Williams
0% (3 votes)
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits - Philip Fisher
1% (14 votes)
The Foundations of Finance - Eugene Fama
0% (4 votes)
One Up On Wall Street - Peter Lynch
3% (38 votes)
Damodaran on Valuation - Prof. Damoradan -
3% (35 votes)
Stocks for the Long Run - Jeremy Siegel
0% (3 votes)
Irrational Exuberance - Robert Shiller
1% (16 votes)
Technical Analysis of the Futures Market - John Murphy
0% (5 votes)
Continuous-Time Finance - Robert C. Merton
0% (3 votes)
Common Sense on Mutual Funds - John Bogle
0% (2 votes)
The Essays of Warren Buffett - Warren Buffett
2% (29 votes)
The Strategic Bond Investor - Anthony Crescenzi
0% (3 votes)
The Gorilla Game - Geoffrey Moore
0% (1 vote)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel
2% (29 votes)
The Money Game - Adam Smith
0% (4 votes)
The Black Swan - Nassim Taleb
4% (51 votes)
The Alchemy of Finance - George Soros
1% (17 votes)
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre
2% (25 votes)
The Art of Short Selling - Kathryn Staley
0% (4 votes)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds - Charles Mackay
0% (3 votes)
Monkey Business - John Rolfe / Peter Troob
7% (91 votes)
The Big Short - Michael Lewis
6% (79 votes)
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis
12% (165 votes)
Market Wizards - Jack D. Schwager
3% (39 votes)
When Genius Failed - Roger Lowenstein
2% (28 votes)
The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason
1% (8 votes)
The Wolf of Wall Street - Jordan Belfort
2% (29 votes)
Against the Gods - Peter Bernstein
1% (7 votes)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel
1% (19 votes)
Barbarians at the Gate - Bryan Burrough / John Helyar
8% (111 votes)
Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, M&A - Rosenbaum / Pearl / Harris
8% (110 votes)
More Money Than God - Sebastian Mallaby
5% (68 votes)
The most important thing - Howard marks
3% (36 votes)
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Niall Ferguson
3% (43 votes)
Total votes: 1339

Who is the 2014 WSO Member of the Year? (voting ends Jan 6th)

AcctNerd
1% (4 votes)
ArcherVice
3% (12 votes)
CompBanker
8% (30 votes)
DickFuld
32% (121 votes)
DingDong08
7% (26 votes)
In The Flesh
0% (1 vote)
IlliniProgrammer
8% (29 votes)
Marcus_Halberstram
4% (17 votes)
NorthSider
1% (5 votes)
Simple As...
4% (17 votes)
SSits
6% (22 votes)
thebrofessor
15% (57 votes)
TNA
7% (27 votes)
Flake
2% (6 votes)
[placeholder if I forgot someone - post in comments]
2% (8 votes)
Total votes: 382

Who will win the superbowl?

Seahawks
29% (67 votes)
Patriots
37% (84 votes)
Don't care
34% (78 votes)
Total votes: 229

What do you (or did you) see yourself doing after 2-3 years as an IB Analyst?

Private equity
31% (160 votes)
Promoted to associate in iBanking
12% (63 votes)
Business school
11% (59 votes)
Other grad school (Law, Medicine, etc)
2% (8 votes)
Entrepreneurship / starting your own business
4% (23 votes)
Consulting
4% (21 votes)
Corporate finance / back office
4% (21 votes)
Venture Capital
3% (18 votes)
Sales & Trading
3% (15 votes)
Hedge Fund
11% (58 votes)
Retiring to a tropical island
9% (48 votes)
Other (add to comments)
4% (22 votes)
Total votes: 516

What would it take for you to stay in IB long enough to become a VP?

I’m already on track to become a VP
4% (19 votes)
More money / financial incentive
14% (67 votes)
The ability to have a life outside of work
53% (264 votes)
A more bearable workplace culture
3% (16 votes)
More satisfying day-to-day work
9% (43 votes)
Nothing could convince me to stay that long
11% (53 votes)
N/A
6% (32 votes)
Total votes: 494

Men: Besides a watch, which fashion accessory (for work attire) do you most care about?

Shoes (in regards to the appearance aspect, not the functionality)
45% (241 votes)
Tie / tie knot
27% (143 votes)
Cufflinks
2% (10 votes)
Belt
3% (15 votes)
Socks (w/ colors, patterns etc)
4% (22 votes)
Pocket square / handkerchief
0% (0 votes)
Eyewear (in regards to the appearance aspect, not the functionality)
2% (12 votes)
Briefcase (or equivalent)
3% (17 votes)
Wallet
3% (16 votes)
Don't care / Other (add to comments)
11% (59 votes)
Total votes: 535

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