$92.17 Is Actually Far More Than MER Employees Are Going To Get So Scratch Them From The List Straightway

Posted by Bess Levin, Nov 07, 2007, 4:04pm

The Wall Street Journal’s question of the day today is “What size bonus do you expect to get this year?” One response was: “I do get a bonus, and it will be much larger than last year’s owing to both company and individual performance ratings, plus a promotion.” Another: “Bonus??? What bonus??? Not sure if $92.17 counts as a bonus.” Clearly the first came from a second-year at Goldman, well-practiced in the fine art of touting the Goldman name, engaging in auto-fellatio and typing all at the same time. But what of the second? The options seem limitless. Obviously we could simply peg it to a MER employee and call it a day, but let’s think outside the box for a second. It could be someone from BSC. It could be Sowood Capital manager Jeff Larson. You people have the resources to nail this one.

What size bonus do you expect to get this year? [WSJ]

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Posted by , Nov 07, 2007 4:14PM

Bess, you sure love talking trash...

Posted by girl, Nov 07, 2007 4:16PM

a blogger?

Posted by , Nov 07, 2007 4:28PM

my vote is BSAM mortgage trader but really, you're right this could cover a lot of ground, lot of pain out there.

lets not forget, fiscal year doesnt close until nov30 so plenty of chance for more firms to crawl into the hole with merrill et al.

Posted by s75, Nov 07, 2007 4:30PM

my vote is a BSAM mortgage trader but .. you're right this covers a lot of ground, so much pain out there this year

lets not forget, fiscal year doesnt close for another few weeks yet plenty of time for others to crawl down into the hole with merrill et al.

Posted by dammit, Nov 07, 2007 4:42PM

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Posted by Dave Chappelle, Nov 07, 2007 4:47PM

BTW: Today was the 7th or 8th -2+% down day in the Dow since July 31. Sure those banks are telling the truth . . .

Bitches...

Posted by yarr, Nov 07, 2007 5:00PM

That's Pirate Capital

Posted by , Nov 07, 2007 5:05PM

Can you please get your backoffice in order? Why are there so many errors and delays when submitting comments? WHY is this site so slow? Talk to a legitimate web hosting company!

Posted by sell in may and go away, Nov 07, 2007 5:08PM

Chapelle, there have been eight 2%+ down days in the Dow this year. Seven of those days have occurred between July 31 and today.

Posted by Load dropper, Nov 07, 2007 6:05PM

And the up-tick rule got recinded July 3rd. Coincidence? I think not

Posted by , Nov 07, 2007 6:07PM

Don't be stupid Load dropper.

Posted by Grasso Fan, Nov 07, 2007 11:29PM

Loved the uptick rule/ comment observation!!

Posted by Euro Hedgie, Nov 08, 2007 4:01AM

does spanking your assistant whilst she leans over your desk count as a bonus?

Posted by Chris G., Nov 08, 2007 3:20PM

"Sell in may and go away" is a LIM monkey.

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