Firm treats all bankers like adults, invests in a superior employee experience and respects personal priorities. Never had to waste time explaining why I might have taken a taxi before some arbitrary time threshold or why I might have spent $5 more on dinner one night - the culture creates a sense of ownership where people treat it like it's their own money, exercise god judgment and nobody abuses the perks being offered. Another good example of the culture is the fact that the office tends to be pretty empty on weekends with teams doing the work they need to do remotely and efficiently (if there is weekend work to be done at all) rather armies of junior bankers sitting in the office all day on Saturday / Sunday doing unimportant work or putting in face time. Another illustration of the firm's willingness to invest in the employee experience - we're one of the only firms (if not the only one) that offers free breakfast and lunch buffets daily along with dinner reimbursements and an all day barista counter where you can get freshly prepared lattes, cappuccinos, espressos etc. at no charge. There's countless things like that that define the day-to-day experience which can be summarized simply as first class - the firm does not nickle and dime it's employees and makes the investments needed to offer a great employee experience.