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+1,109 IB is my paradise. IB 66 5mo
+1,083 Exit Opps Are Paradise IB 63 3mo
+1,011 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting IB 73 8mo
+893 2022 Analyst Bonus Thread IB 1,021 6mo
+800 A non-target's failure IB 135 3mo
+731 Getting Crushed is Paradise IB 52 1mo
+729 I (and WSO) Need Your Help OFF 181 4mo
+725 Start-Up Culture is the Cringiest thing on Earth OFF 92 6mo
+664 People make fun of me in IB IB 105 4mo
+661 Is it just me or are PE Associates garbage these days? PE 124 3w
+642 Help me understand the new generations… IB 132 3mo
+639 Techies: Stop Coping IB 89 7mo
+619 Working 9-5 is Paradise IB 51 8mo
+612 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE IB 88 1mo
+603 Banker With Terminal Illness - If I Can Make It So Can You IB 49 2mo
+599 Started to date a girl BUT HUGE Problem IB 73 11mo
+596 MF PE is Paradise...LOL PE 148 4mo
+581 Let us WFH IB 178 3mo
+581 Big 4 is Paradise IB 61 3mo
+563 Summers Aren’t Impressive? IB 142 8mo
+516 EB is Paradise IB 33 8mo
+510 Tech is over exaggerated here IB 137 4mo
+508 GS Layoff--it has begun IB 212 1mo
+501 On-Cycle, IB Offers, Hair Splitting, Depression, and "The Path" IB 50 3mo
+489 SWE vs IB — Let’s Discuss IB 206 6mo
+488 10 Commandments of IB Recruiting IB 41 3mo
+487 Declining Analyst Quality - Fact or Myth IB 159 1w
+479 Panda Express Is Paradise IB 39 7mo
+461 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
+450 What's Your Hottest Take? IB 181 7mo
+445 Evercore is No Longer an EB IB 127 5mo
+439 Point72 Interview Nightmare HF 91 7mo
+435 High-Finance is Bullshit IB 60 2mo
+434 I finally got an IB offer after over 300 rejections. Never give up. IB 87 1mo
+424 Non-Target - The New Prestige IB 72 3mo
+421 Tipping MD in 2022 IB 82 2mo
+421 Did on cycle just start? PE 542 3mo
+415 The Hardest Pill to Swallow About Investment Banking IB 88 8mo
+412 The incel shit on this website is out of control IB 92 3mo
+407 WSO - PLEASE make a 'Credit' forum for Private Credit, Commercial Banking, and Corporate Banking IB 109 4w
+406 What (some of) you are doing wrong JOB 73 11mo
+403 AN2 is Paradise IB 21 5mo
+398 10 Random Career Life Hacks IB 40 3mo
+396 CS FSG Low Return Rate? IB 97 6mo
+394 Biden Student Loan Forgivness OFF 182 1d
+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 5mo
+384 Care for eachother, Care for the Community, Look to Grow IB 34 3d
+383 Last Analyst Standing is Paradise IB 20 4mo
+381 2022 Bonus Megathread (IB Only) IB 444 2d
+379 Really sad about growing up IB 43 4mo
+378 Do your associates just not care? PE 106 10h
+371 Data Rooms are Paradise IB 27 2mo
+365 Do we really deserve the money we make? OFF 97 3mo
+359 GS Healthcare Walkout IB 121 6mo
+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 7mo
+351 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
+341 I never realized how big a role generational wealth plays in your life... OFF 109 6mo
+334 GS Layoffs hit NY IB 178 3mo
+333 Five Random Acts of Kindness - Do It OFF 20 2mo
+331 Why are we doing IBD again? IB 125 10mo
+331 Return to Office Sucks RE 112 9mo
+330 Credit Suisse the Next Lehman? IB 161 4mo
+327 How tf do I answer "Why Credit Suisse?" IB 59 5d
+326 Why You Should Launch a Startup Instead of Going to the Buyside IB 56 2mo
+320 Dobby is a free elf PE 66 2w
+320 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories HF 95 1mo
+320 Girlfriend broke up with me because of IB OFF 94 7mo
+317 Top 10 Ultra-High IQ Reasons Why Finance Sucks IB 24 5mo
+316 Centerview vs. Jane Street vs. Meta IB 169 3mo
+315 1st Year Asking Out 2nd Year?? OFF 106 2w
+314 Christian in IB IB 94 4d
+314 Thoughts now that we’re getting close to end of internships? JOB 116 2mo
+310 2023 On-cycle is a disaster PE 81 8mo
+308 GS Layoffs - The Chopping Block IB 185 1mo
+306 Why did you choose HF over PE? HF 142 1w
+306 Q&A: Director of Energy Trading TR 115 3d
+306 Info on LionTree’s Pornography IB group? IB 64 11mo
+304 Why has the quality of IB analysts declined? IB 73 3mo
+302 Signing bonus taxed at 46%?? IB 84 9mo
+302 The Happiness Fallacy OFF 69 10mo
+300 I broke down crying tonight IB 68 6mo
+299 Why would anyone willingly choose to live in NYC / SF / CHI? IB 153 2mo
+297 Do you all Buy Lunch Everyday???? IB 114 8mo
+294 Only able to date down in IB/NYC? OFF 150 2d
+293 You Think I Give a Damn About an EB? IB 22 7mo
+290 Remember, You Are Special OFF 25 5mo
+289 Finally got that FT offer! JOB 26 3mo
+286 Garbage Work From IB Analysts IB 78 2mo
+284 Annual Review was bad how do I bounce back? IB 42 8mo
+283 Path to 8 Figure Wealth PE 140 14h
+283 Private Credit $350k+ working 0-20 hours a week. Crazy for leaving? CR 120 2mo
+281 Buyside recruiting is really demoralizing as a non-target PE 70 3mo
+280 Having Terrorism on Your Resume JOB 35 3mo
+280 VC in LatAm is wild PE 69 6mo
+279 Does being married for a long time suck ? OFF 60 5mo
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