Have you ever accepted a job offer and an even better opportunity came across shortly before the start date of first offer?

How did you manage the situation if you felt the second offer was an overall better opportunity set (comp, commute, title), but you already accepted first offer?

Hi fishes,

My joining date mentioned in IBM Offer letter which I received just a while ago is second week of November, 2021. However, I have 90 days notice period. It also says to accept within 3 days and a clause is written that joining date can be revised only till 5 days. Will ibm revise my joining date ? I am very anxious it's too late so I cant even call recruiter.

Please suggest.

Does @oracle negotiate for money if anyone will leave early in 3 month?

Does anyone ever use their overtime meal to buy something else when at Walmart or Supertarget?

Thinking having a 24’ HD and a 28’ 4K monitor setup. Is 4K for excel not necessary? How about 28’ monitors?

I like this show but I’m getting tired of these really young cast.

How’s everyone holding up?

One of the major challenges I've encountered in starting a union in my workplace is that people who are woke enough to know we need one are also the ones smart enough to jump ship.

Partners - what was the most stressful year of your career? The year before you made partner? Your first year of partnership? The year(s) you or your partner gave birth?

Tax in NYC: what are some cool companies to work for in NYC if you’re in tax?

I’m a JD who hasn’t passed the bar (I know, I know). PwC requires that I pass the bar to become manager, but do other firms have this requirement? I’m ready for manager but PwC won’t allow it

Has anyone worked with Sia Admissions? If so, what’s your perception?

iPad Pro 1st Gen (refurb) or Latest iPad brand new?

What does a PIP consist of? My manager isnt being clear and has been lying to me for the past few months so I'm just trying to add the pieces and see what my future might consist of.

Just signed an offer and moving to Chicago in about a month. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone there. Any best practices for finding roommates?

What credit cards does everyone use to maximize rewards points? What bank accounts to maximize sign up bonuses?

What are realistic expectations for 3rd Year Analyst / Direct Promote Associate bonus range at a BB? Note that at MS, 2nd year bonuses in my group last year were 90-115K, while MBA associates received a pro-rated 90K stub (~40k). Personally would be pretty unhappy to take a pay cut between 2nd and 3rd year…

Am I more or less likely to be laid off if the economy tanks even more if I just started as an analyst two months ago

Hey guys who are some of your M&A clients? I’m trying to figure out what stocks to buy.

Left IBD to quickly - VP1 opps?

Long story short - was lured into an opportunity to do BD for a large PE PortCo… better work/life balance, but honestly miss the deal cycle.

Anyone know of open VP1 opps right now?

Quick background - former MM banker (think Raymond James, Piper Sandler size) doing FinTech and Asset Management within FIG, but also open to other sectors.

Thanks!

Late stage analyst 1 at a mid-market heavy TMT focused M&A boutique in London. Keen to increase exit opps and realise it may be worth trying to lateral to a BB / name brand. Any opinions / advice on achievability? If low, what’s the best move here.

Difference in A1 stub bonus when joining in March vs. summer as usual? I’m joining early, but still part of the 2022 Class.

Looks like some bonus numbers are coming out for bankers, would appreciate any insights!

Closing in on a corp dev offer. I work at a boutique (~10 ppl) where the analysts/associates carry a lot of weight during deals. What is the longest i could push my potential start date back to for this new role? I don’t wanna leave while i’m in the middle of a bunch of things and screw over my current firm. They’ve been good to me

Folks - when you calculate the total diluted share counts, does the result have to tie to the reported diluted share counts on the most recent filing (either 10K or 10Q)?

Does anyone know about Sage Group? Seems to be a boutique firm but not sure about their culture and overall dealflow in the market.

Any recommendations on brushing up on PowerPoint?

I want to be a client instead of an investment banker. Where do I sign up?

DB ECM - does anyone have a view?

Asking for wife who's also in banking. If she got ~$100k in signing bonus in 2019 for 1 year commitment in CA and started FT in July 2020, assuming she leaves before July 2021, can her employer claw back full amount in California? Some say it's much tougher to do so under CA law but wonder if anyone has any insights. Banks won't likely care about analyst signing bonuses, but associate bonus at EB with diversity bonus can be significant. If she quits before, she won't be going to another bank.

What does the branch transfer process look like for UBS? I'm wanting to transfer from my current office to one closer to home.

Interesting all the noise about these PPT, my take:

The pandemic took all the upside of an IB analyst life (client meetings in person, fancy trips, suit up, worshiped at networking events) and left all the juniors with the downside (long hours, monkey-like type of job, aggressive work environment).

Not that the complaints are not sort of legitimate but you may need to revise the decision-making process that led you to accept a return offer. Specially if you were looking for less hours.