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+720 Bonus Season - Comps IB 715 7m
+421 Working in IB was always a dream of mine, but after my girlfriend started making $7000+ over a month by selling her feet/cosplay pictures I feel depressed and lost. IB 139 6d
+399 Has COVID changed your way of thinking? OFF 125 15h
+350 Has finance culture become less “bougie”? IB 129 1w
+348 Most Overhyped Investment Banks on WSO 2021 IB 144 3w
+313 On a scale of 1 to 10 how happy are you? IB 181 1h
+296 No VP Promote from Sr. Associate - Seeking Advice PE 62 8h
+290 Tech companies are a net negative to society OFF 84 6d
+257 It's all so tiresome OFF 79 3d
+245 Highest paying IB IB 89 2d
+241 VP Forbids Me to WFH IB 92 1w
+238 Investment Banker perception to non-finance people IB 85 3d
+234 How do you spend your bonus? IB 135 1d
+226 Nervous about going into office IB 119 1w
+217 A Decade Into IB: Teetering on the Edge of Cataclysm? IB 79 1w
+198 Are a lot of people on this website on the spectrum? OFF 113 20h
+189 2021 League Tables IB 148 1d
+186 Last wave of Covid OFF 95 3d
+185 Hey Millennials, why do you hate suits? FASH 116 2d
+179 Q&A: HF Analyst HF 58 6d
+169 Help Me Better Understand the Benefits of Web 3.0/De-Fi OFF 87 4d
+168 To All the IB Analysts - Think About How You Treat Your Interns IB 26 1w
+167 Do you actually pay for meals when on a date? OFF 114 1w
+163 Thoughts on Starting Investment Bank/M&A Advisory for my Company IB 33 2w
+151 Is office as an asset class dead? RE 80 6d
+147 Why not Chicago over NYC? IB 106 5d
+147 BRING BACK WEARING SUITS FASH 56 1w
+138 What should I look for in the data room? PE 19 1d
+136 Bonus Spending - Materialistic IB 98 1d
+134 NYC worth it? RE 57 3d
+128 Q&A: ex-bank trader now running crypto hedge fund. questions? TR 51 3m
+127 FIG IB to Crypto VC? IB 69 1w
+122 Leaving FAANG dev job for serious finance (Yes, you read that right) JOB 65 3d
+122 Would You Be Interested in a WSO Book Club? OFF 62 2w
+119 WSO Book Club MMTG Part 1 OFF 29 1w
+117 Student Loans BSCH 28 1h
+116 Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant HF 35 1w
+114 So who all is leaving Shiti Bank? IB 76 21m
+111 Is S&T still a good career path? TR 54 15h
+107 My Experience Recruiting as an Undergrad for Everything vs WSO Wisdom JOB 42 3d
+107 Most Underrated Fast Food Items OFF 148 1w
+105 Is MIT the best school? BSCH 107 2d
+102 Examples of SM/MM L/S Ideas HF 48 1d
+100 When to Jump Ship? AM 47 2w
+96 WSO Quality-We Need Age Limits OFF 40 2d
+94 The New FREE WSO Resource Pages are LIVE! IB 10 2d
+94 How to de-stress before bedtime IB 58 6d
+94 Rothschild (NYC) Groups 2022 IB 83 2w
+93 What actually happens when the bubble pops - seeking more experienced users opinions OFF 64 13m
+92 How engaging is FP&A really? CF 40 6d
+91 New VP struggles - asking seasoned VPs for help IB 23 3d
+89 戒烟前1 Year Mark IB 58 1w
+87 Thoughts on Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard? IB 51 2d
+87 Favorite book OFF 49 4d
+86 PSA - This Website is Run by Interns and Prospective Candidates IB 12 4d
+86 Please help! - burnt out and depressed despite having my dream job and not sure how to fix it PE 23 2d
+80 How to live longer OFF 60 30m
+80 Need Advice: McKinsey vs Barclays IB 75 1w
+77 Subway vs. Uber/Lyft OFF 60 1h
+77 Age anxiety - I feel like I wasted my life. Everything is becoming uneventful OFF 26 3w
+76 Multi-Fam - Creative Deal Structure with no Equity RE 33 4d
+76 Painfully slow technology IB 45 5d
+76 Analyst with a kid IB 58 3w
+75 What’s your dream car? OFF 103 1w
+75 Does Anyone Regret NOT getting a top MBA? PE 48 2d
+74 My MD works 10 hours a week and made $500k+ RE 35 21h
+74 Being polished OFF 18 1d
+72 A warning to those aiming for Sell Side Equity Research ER 33 14m
+72 Life after high finance OFF 23 1w
+72 “Sweatshop” Hours IB 58 3w
+68 Best healthcare groups? IB 66 1w
+67 BofA vs Morgan Stanley IB 57 3w
+66 PIMCO Account Management Or Management Consulting? CO 60 2d
+66 Retire from IBD for $40k dividends? IB 57 2w
+65 Use of pronouns in IB IB 19 1w
+63 What’s the best meal you ever had? OFF 102 1w
+63 Best feeder middle schools BSCH 14 2d
+61 If you could move and work in 1 city in the South, where would it be? OFF 49 2d
+61 Dealing with Low Back Pain OFF 33 2w
+60 Why are people who post to the salary database too goddamn stupid to do it properly? IB 11 3d
+60 Where does your MD live? IB 43 2w
+58 FatFIRE at 37 years old IB 49 1w
+57 Seeking Advice - How to recover from being kicked out PE 19 3d
+57 Who's the most amazing athlete you've ever seen in person? OFF 63 1w
+57 Advice from people who left? PE 15 1w
+57 Venture Capital Directly from Undergrad - Feasible/Optimal ? PE 33 2w
+55 工作在年代A? IB 53 6d
+54 To those in their mid to late 20s approaching 30, why are you living alone? OFF 70 3d
+54 Year End Performance Numbers? HF 76 1d
+53 Podcast recommendations OFF 55 1w
+53 I’m a VP in EB Restructuring. Looking for an associate. IB 42 6d
+53 What are your actual hobbies OFF 64 1w
+52 what are your best mistakes and lessons learned? OFF 19 1w
+52 Genuine Question: why are Pjt and HL RX teams considered better than MoCo RX? IB 44 1w
+51 Growth Equity / VC ... What's the appeal to juniors? PE 22 15h
+51 Loyalty vs Mercenary CF 23 3d
+51 The possibilities and limitations of taking vacations in SM L/S HFs HF 20 2w
+51 Q&A: Left IB to Start My Own Company IB 16 3w
+50 Q&A: HK IBD IB 31 2h
+50 Q&A: Real Estate Analyst/Associate RE 14 3d
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

January 2022Hedge Fund

  • D.E. Shaw 98.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 97.6%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.5%
  • Blackstone Group 95.3%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

January 2022Consulting

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  • McKinsey and Co 98.8%
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 98.1%
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Total Avg Compensation

January 2022Consulting

  • Principal (22) $269
  • Director/MD (44) $265
  • Vice President (37) $246
  • Engagement Manager (84) $219
  • Manager (134) $167
  • 2nd Year Associate (129) $137
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