I have through my own efforts brought in 3 clients that in total have created around 6M in fees. As a VP I am only eligible to receive 20% of the fee. My base is $150k.

(For context I work at a LMM no name boutique)

Our ceo is incompetent and there’s really only one partner here who I get value out of working with. They offered me a partner position but I don’t want to “buy in” and sign all these non compete agreements. I’m embarrassed of the ceo. Should I just start my own firm?

Anyone here make a huge career change in their late 20s or 30s? Thinking of making one and wanted to hear your stories.

Thoughts on Chicago athletic club? Would likely be going to lincoln park / lakeview locations

Started a new gig and they are asking for emails and phone numbers for potential customers. What services do you all use for getting this kind of data?

My uncle: Who do your work for again?

Me: Deloitte.

My uncle: 🤷🏽‍♂️

Me: They’re in 150 countries. They have 270k employees.

My uncle: So, is it like a Ponzi scheme?

Me: 😞

Anyone know any good headshot photographers?

So, how was your Monday?

Air Force’s Platform One + Kessel Run and Navy’s Black Pearl seem like promising examples of government working well. Anybody supporting these teams? If so, what’s your experience been like?

Overwatch is $20 on PC, thinking of picking it up?

Please discuss how the role of advocacy has evolved with technology and its limitations.

Thoughts on analyst to associate promote in IB?

What is the CFM meeting invite sent by the leadership and SMs?

Anyone interested to participate in kaggle competition?

Finally after months of interviewing, I accepted an offer with FAANG. During the process got rejected by over 10 companies for one or the other reason. This community has been really helpful to me and I would like to help anyway I can. So ASK ME ANYTHING and I will answer as much as possible.

What is one of the most frustrating parts of being a scientist or researcher?

I'll tell you what it is: referencing!

You have to do so much of it, and it's so annoying. You have to cite your sources, but there are so many different formats for citations! And then sometimes you don't even know how to cite something, and how are you supposed to know that unless you ask someone who knows? And even then, they might not be sure whether it should be an in-text citation or a footnote…

Joined a young start-up with a pretty fratty culture (it's all dudes). Want to build relationships but need to change things- the vibe is turning off prospective hires. Not sure how to start

I recently asked everyone’s age filters on dating apps and there were some mentions of fear of baggage and that’s why you don’t date older than X. What baggage are you afraid of? Ex spouses? Kids from prior relationships? What is it?

Is citi provide any vouchers on Birthday ? And any alternative they giving for club Mahindra benefit ?

You all here of any openings?

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

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)?

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.

Equity research associate considering to pivot into IBD. Is this a wise choice? Heard ER is an exit for some of the IB folks out there.

Have people gotten their bonus’ prorated in a year they were on parental leave? Any hunches to tell if it was more less than a straight prorate?