How Morgan Stanley will try to deal with the Facebook IPO
Credit: Male/GIB, Glad not to be a BB, we are not getting sued (Uh..are you sure about this?)
June 2012
81 posts
When your boss tells you the company you wrote an initiation report was acquired an hour ago
First reaction:
Second reaction:
Credit: Anon (assuming some buy side bro)
May 2012
240 posts
When I visit Analyst Forum to get CFA help 2 days before the test
Them:
Me:
To all those taking the test on Sat, good luck and I hope I never have to see you again after this yr.
What it means when your client starts pondering "out-of-the-box" buyers
Credit: F / SF / Sell-side IB
When the 10 year hit 1.556 this morning
Truly no words, where are all the bulls out there?
To the man (and all those) that complained about losing money in FB stock
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/facebook-stock-drops-zuckerberg-loses-billions-16408737
Was it Zuck or your greed that forced you to press the buy button?
When my MD told the CEO "retainers are for pussies" at a pitch
And then actually closed the deal 6 months later:
When my MD points out a misplaced comma in the CIM after I stayed up for two days straight to finish
On the outside:
On the inside:
Credit: M/NYC/IBD (Must be thinking about too many ideas for wheninfinance)
When I found out my waspy MD has a love child
At first I was like:
Then I saw that the baby mama, as my MD would say, was “African-American”:
What I try to do when I see my staffer walking towards me on a Friday afternoon
What me and other SAs are like when he just walks past us
Credit: M/London/IBD SA (Bro, you sure you’re getting that offer?)
When you find out a meeting or a conference call is voluntary
Credit: Male, New York, Research
Realizing that you forgot to save the model you had been working on all last week
Friday:
Monday (after you realize that you are totally fucked ):
Credit: M/NYC/IBD
How I expect Germany to keep Greece in the Eurozone despite any fools out there who think otherwise
Jumping in the shower after my blackberry lights up with an email to go to the office on Memorial Day
Credit: M/Chicago/IBD
When my MD is in the office
When my MD finally leaves:
Credit: M/NYC/IBD
During an interview, when the BB MD tells me he's been with the bank for 15+ years since his analyst days
I discuss with the other 5 interviewees after and their reaction
Interviewee 1:
Interviewee 2:
Interviewee 3:
Interviewee 4:
Credit: M/NYC/Summer analyst
It's the middle of the night, dropping off a presentation in your MD's office and find a wig, heels and some S&M magazines
Credit: F/Former IBD, current startup (…awk)
When Betterworks imploded this week
At first I was shocked:
Then I remembered Paige Craig and his bro-grammers:
Then I thought about the 100M valuation from Redpoint 7 months ago and what they are thinking:
Brogrammers in businessweek: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-01/the-rise-of-the-brogrammer
Credit: M/LA/MM VC
"Silicon Beach" - SoCal's answer to Silicon Valley
Illusion:
Reality:
Every time my MD says "open up the kimono"
Maybe it’s just me but all I can think of is:
Credit: M / NY / IBD (time to break out that date tracking sheet bro)
