This Seems About Right

Posted by Bess Levin, May 09, 2008, 5:19pm

Today at Citigroup, in accordance with Vikram's promise to shareholders that the company will begin taking steps toward realizing the enormous potential of the C, a member of the fixed income group was paid 3 grand to execute "the reverse bowl cut," according to sources. To claim the money, he must sport the haircut proudly on the trading floor for a full calendar week. We're told the money is being donated to charity.

Pictures after the jump.

Comments

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 5:35PM

A Citi middle office guy donating money to charity? His job was probably on the line... Reverse bowl or you're out!

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 5:52PM

probably originally intended to keep the money; but once he became famous for this, realized he had to do so to aviod ridicule.

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 6:34PM

Anyone know if this was on the taxable FI floor or munis?

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 6:48PM

389G 4th Floor, around 2pm

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 6:49PM

Sorry Typo 390G

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 7:16PM

That guy is very handsome! Does he have a girlfriend?

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 9:20PM

yep sure does, a real gem too!

Posted by guest, May 09, 2008 11:16PM

looks like dr. cox

Posted by guest, May 10, 2008 7:01PM

Who are these jackasses? I can tell you with certainity this crap is not tolerated at GS or LEH. Think there might be connection between this behavior and performance???

Posted by guest, May 10, 2008 8:42PM

Stuff like that is done all the time at MER & WB. Yes, WB has trading floors...

Posted by guest, May 12, 2008 7:49AM

Warner Bros the cartoon company has trading floors...?

Posted by guest, May 12, 2008 9:09AM

Whah! GS and LEH don't tolerate this nonsense! Whah! Way to lump Lehman and GS together. I forgot Lehman outperformed the rest of the street... If you don't appreciate a good spoof dopey, probably want to stop visiting the site.

Posted by guest, May 12, 2008 10:46AM

"I can tell you with certainity this crap is not tolerated at GS or LEH."

I didnt know HR visits this site as well.

Posted by guest, May 12, 2008 10:53AM

GS story from late-80s: two traders, one M one F. Both do triathalongs. M makes a bet with the F re finish time of next weekends tri. Stakes: fancy racing bike (whatever 80s equivalent was of a Litespeed, Serotta - maybe $2,600 at the time) and the winner gets to hoist it on top of their trading station for the day. F won. M delivered the bike, F displayed it for all to see. HR didn't fire anybody. Have things really changed?