WSO Weekly Wrap-up - 5/23

May 23, 2026

Hey WSO Monkey,

Is AI about to become the new analyst, or just another buzzword in the Monday meeting? This week we’ve got unspoken intern rules, a raw thread on work pressure, AI’s role in finance, and a PE-to-corporate pivot discussion worth reading before making any dramatic career moves. Grab a coffee and catch up.

-Patrick

Top Discussions

  1. CRE’s Adoption of AI - Article + My Question to You All - "I’m willing to bet my career that AI is going to transform the corporation. I go out of my way to sit with our tech team and learn how they're building custom agents in Microsoft Studio for each LOB. Very soon they will put low/no code agent building in the hands of front office people. The ones who jump at the opportunity like their career depends on it will be the ones who get to stay in this industry..."

  2. Work Pressure Broke Me - Cried at Work - "I'm a grown men and known for my relatively stoic demeanor. Never had a sick day or anything. This week I completely broke down. I clocked consecutive 3am nights and was always told the work product is bad, not good enough, need to turn around immediately, etc. I never felt this in my life but I was completely numb. Like I could not think anymore. I did not eat, could barely sleep and once just broke down and cried the whole day. Took a sick leave now and probably this will look bad on my reviews, but I a can't just work like this any longer."

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Top Discussions (contd.)

  1. Unspoken Rules for Summer Interns? - "Do not trust anyone, they are not your friends, if you are stressed talk about it with your mom. If you do not like someone, tell your GF. Do not discuss anything with your analysts let alone your interns. Just be smiley and happy, you do not have to impress them or try to be cool, if anything someone will find a way to judge you (they always do)..."

  2. Q&A: Consulting Manager | Insead | Latam | Case Interview & Career Coaching - "About me: ~10 years in management consulting, with international exposure across Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Most recently: Manager at a Big-4 strategy & consulting practice in Mexico, leading digital transformation and operational programs for financial services and Fortune 500 consumer goods clients. INSEAD. Worked on: core banking transformation, digital product launches, cross-functional program management, regulatory compliance. Recruited into consulting both as an analyst and at the manager level — familiar with the full process from both sides..."

  3. Pivoting From PE - "What you need is to find any foot in the door you can into corporate - Corp dev / corp strategy being the easiest route. After you’re there, you need to eventually pivot into an FP&A role to get reps of the standard cycle of reporting and operational finance analysis (capital allocation, underwriting new deals / business models, prioritization of efforts, analyzing the business model, etc.). The problem a lot of ex- IB / PE people have is that they think they should just rise up within corp dev or corp strat, but in reality they need that rep of true FP&A at some point to round them out and then make them a viable candidate for a CFO or CFO-lite role. Corporate rewards generalists who know enough to be dangerous across a variety of domains than deep subject matter experts. Once you get a foot in the door it’s easy to move around, so just find any entry point you can..."

New Podcasts Coming in Hot 🔥

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Stay Strong,
Patrick Curtis
CEO and Founder, WallStreetOasis.com

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