The (very) internal Bear memo we just received is from December and yet, we feel the message bears repeating (at regular intervals, which perhaps is the case for the original recipients, who need to be reminded about this stuff). For the employees who've seen this before--whether you're unsure about plans for the future or are getting ready to head over to JPMorgan--please note that the guidelines found within should probably be heeded even after you leave BSC. For Jamie Dimon-- who clearly had no idea what he was getting himself into-- it's not too late! You can still back out of this thing. Or, at the very least, start making some calls to ensure that the Bear employees you've fired your own to make room for are housed in a quarantined area...like Citigroup.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:13AM
hahahaha
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:17AM
Dimon better beware. If he wants to fire these Bear guys, he's gotta get ready for the "AFTER-MASH".
Posted by bank_teller , May 15, 2008 10:26AM
how is it possible that this firm could have gone under?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:30AM
That's really disgusting.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:33AM
took you long enough for you guys to realize how d**k it was to post that napping trader
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:34AM
What department was on the 24th floor?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:34AM
Why did DB take just take down that picture of the anti-Citi Never Sleeps Houston energy trading floor guy???
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:35AM
You guys are getting better. It took you like an hour maybe to take down the pic of Tanner. Who, BTW, is still the one to beat. GAnalYst
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:36AM
@10:33-- perhaps hit was dick of their friend/colleague to send it, and nice of dealbreaker to take it down? moron.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:39AM
gettin ppl fired since 07
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:40AM
i didn't say it wasn't, carney et. al. should have had the common sense not to use it, hows that? douche.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:40AM
@10:36-- who has db gotten fired, exactly?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:42AM
@10:40-- the common sense not to use it? what the fuck do you think dealbreaker is, a knitting circle? this is a wall street tabloid, that's exactly the stuff they're supposed to post.
Posted by blndebnker , May 15, 2008 10:45AM
Shame on you, 24th Floor male employees. SHAME ON YOU.
And too bad they took that down. That blondie looked hot. Boo.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:53AM
Bear's going under.....shit the bed!! (or at least on the floor to the left of the toilet)
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 10:57AM
@GAnalyst-- tanner, i.e. the guy who was so smart as to pose in a towel with his employer's name next to his face. stupid guys + posts coming down = db is a bunch of softies.
Posted by Investorcluzo , May 15, 2008 10:57AM
what happened to the citi never sleeps post? did vik's internet police tell you to take it down. was the dude in the picture fired?
Posted by Investorcluzo , May 15, 2008 10:59AM
disregard prior post, didn't see the earlier discussion - too focused on figuring out if my internet was bad
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:00AM
I heard db took it down because all the fags and wanna-be traders on wall st couldnt stop waxing their carrots while looking at the pic
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:06AM
Haha... waxing your carrots.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:06AM
Lame
Posted by Anal_yst , May 15, 2008 11:12AM
DB Bookclub:
"Bear Saga Stains Wall Street's Glossy Veneer", by Hu Flung Pu
Posted by blndebnker , May 15, 2008 11:16AM
@Anal_yst - haha classic.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:34AM
Is this much talked about trader pic still up anywhere else on the net? Somehow missed it today.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:36AM
It was nothing compared with Tanner. The totem against whom all others are measured. GAnalYst
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:43AM
What happened to the Citi Trader picture?!
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 11:48AM
Where can I find a picture of this mythical Tanner? Images of this grand icon surely exist somewhere.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:03PM
http://www.newalumni.com/cgi-bin/alumni.pl/101/public/enter.html
Your boy
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:06PM
You ruined it. He put on like 50 pounds since the original DB post. We need to identify a new totem. Damn. GAnalYst
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:09PM
It took the picture disappearing for you guys to notice the censorship going on at DB?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:09PM
Just trying to make sure you don't blow your load too early in the trading day
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:10PM
GAnalyst-- u don't know...original post could've been a later pic?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:11PM
DAMN DAMN DAMN What is it about you straight boys. You always let yourselves go. GAnalYst
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:11PM
@12:09-- is it censorship if it's self-imposed?
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:18PM
A real working man has to wash his hands BEFORE he takes a leak.
~Jimmy Krack Corn, East Texas Gas Trader
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 12:20PM
Where the heck did the story "Citi Never Sleeps, Except On Days It's Trading Below 50" just disappear to??
Posted by Investorcluzo , May 15, 2008 12:43PM
@12:20 - didn't you know vikram has his own "cleaner"...not only did he put a little duress on carney and bess to take down the picture, but he also got the guy removed from the desk.
or was it that the guy in the picture got a call from HR and pleaded with db to take it down before he got put out on the street for being an a$$clown...just askin'
@GAnalYst - does the fact that you liked the guy in the citi pic mean that you are into "bear" types?
Posted by blndebnker , May 15, 2008 12:43PM
Screw Tanner...I'll take Kevin Witt on the left. HELLO.
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 1:48PM
cluz: No, bears not my thing. And the Citi guy's not within 100 pounds of being a bear. Nor is he a bear cub, which is a 20 something bear, hairy but more husky than fat. He does though have jaguar tendencies, which is a younger built guy that's hairy. You want to see bears, go to The Dugout, at the western end of Christopher Street. Go if you want to start a diet - guaranteed you wont eat for a few days after a visit there. GAnalYst
Posted by mrpink , May 15, 2008 4:58PM
WOO TANNER !!! Time to go wax the carrot!!!
-mrp
Posted by guest , May 15, 2008 5:12PM
pink: no, check the link posted at 12:03. Turns out that our boy Tanner has turned into a little chubette. You're not going to believe how much he's porked up. Time to find some new meat.
Posted by guest , Jun 27, 2008 6:47PM
FYI...the 24th Floor at Bear Stearns was designated for Private Client Services (giving new meaning to the phrase "Dirty Money")
Believe it or not, these signs were put up in both the ladies and mens bathrooms throughout the firm--thank goodness for Purell!!
Now the 24th floor will be gutted and made into a JP Morgan trading floor (thanks Jimmy Cayne)