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
61% (201 votes)
35 hr making 150k in CorpDev
39% (130 votes)
Total votes: 331

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
46% (6 votes)
No
23% (3 votes)
Trolls on WSO? Never!
31% (4 votes)
Total votes: 13

Job field after IB analyst?

Private Equity / Growth Equity / Venture Capital
40% (134 votes)
Investment Banking
7% (23 votes)
Hedge Fund
12% (40 votes)
Private Credit
6% (19 votes)
Corporate Development
8% (26 votes)
Consulting
2% (6 votes)
Entrepreneur
9% (29 votes)
Tech
2% (7 votes)
Other / Not Sure Yet
16% (54 votes)
Total votes: 338

Total Comp

500k - 750k
13% (7 votes)
750k - 1m
25% (14 votes)
1m - 1.25m
24% (13 votes)
1.25m - 1.5m
11% (6 votes)
1.5m - 2m
13% (7 votes)
2m>
15% (8 votes)
Total votes: 55

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

Infra
42% (19 votes)
Co-Invest/Secondary
58% (26 votes)
Total votes: 45

MS Menlo vs Lazard SF

MS
74% (99 votes)
Lazard
26% (34 votes)
Total votes: 133

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  • Associates (95) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • 2nd Year Analyst (69) $168
  • Intern/Summer Associate (34) $167
  • 1st Year Analyst (213) $160
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (155) $101
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