Yeah, it's not an investment bank, and yeah, it's not in New York (nor is it a spectacularly failing fund in CT) but guess what, people? If you hadn't noticed, we're scraping the bottom of the barrel here.
From: Eaton VanceSent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:53 PM
To: +Eaton Vance - Boston Offices
Subject: Eaton Vance Holiday Party, December 4, 2008
Importance: High
Good Afternoon:The purpose of this note is to let all employees know that we will be having a "scaled back" version of our Annual Holiday Party on Thursday, December 4th at the Langham Hotel.
The party will be on the second floor of the hotel from 5 - 7:30 pm.
We hope to see you there!
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:30PM
B.Y.O.B.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:34PM
Over at 7:30? Ouch.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:36PM
...and pleas pick up your drink vouchers at HR.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:40PM
damn it feels good to be buyside/retail...
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:40PM
are there any banks holding xmas parties this year?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:41PM
Langham's alright...not the best hotel in Beantown.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:44PM
Yeah, two hours is pretty lame. Why even bother going...
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:45PM
@6, are you always such a douche?
Posted by NAS Keflavik boi , Nov 12, 2008 3:46PM
@ #2 -- yeah, wtf is with that? suck down two glasses of pinot-grigio-from-a-box and a coupla ritz cracker canapes and then a boot out the door?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:49PM
@8...only when I dig out your mother's old one.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:51PM
Eaton Vance? What next...Alliance Bernstein? Wow we have officially and stunningly bottomed.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:51PM
I work in the financial capital of the world, Washington, DC.
What is New York? Never heard of CT.
We're still having our Govt Sponsored
holiday party. What's wrong?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:52PM
How about beer and wings with John Daly at Hooter's?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:52PM
Wusses. My firm is having a blowout Xmas party this year. Free Orange Nehi for everybody!
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:53PM
bess...now that's investigative journalism...but wow your really scrapping the bottom of the barrels on this one...
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:53PM
New Yorker
One day in 1996,....
That was the kind of man Niederhoffer was. He had heard of Taleb's growing reputation in the esoteric field of options trading.
Options..esoteric..1996?...are these people (either Niederhoffer, Gladwell..or both)serious? Clowns
http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_04_29_a_blowingup.htm
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:57PM
There's always a Christmas party when you work at The Post Office!
Posted by GinNTonic , Nov 12, 2008 3:57PM
Must be nice
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 3:58PM
@11
says the unemployed
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:04PM
@15- was that supposed to be funny, repeating the post already said?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:08PM
@ 11 and 15:
Look at a price chart of EV vs. the (remaining) i-banks since Goldman's IPO and then tell me who is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Posted by miami , Nov 12, 2008 4:09PM
"There's work at the Post Office!"
Ah, one of the greatest and most underrated films ever.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:12PM
@ 11 and 15:
Look at a price chart of EV vs. the (remaining) i-banks since Goldman's IPO and then tell me who is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Oh yeah, no layoffs either.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:24PM
Scaled back? WTF! No strippers? No free paid up ladies of the evening? Why even bother? God I miss Drexel! Now those boys knew how to throw a bash. Not that you snot-nosed young'ns have any idea what a real, kick-ass, barbarians at the gate, Wall Street at its bestest excess-type party is. 5-7:30? That's pathetic!
The Other Guy From Delaware
Posted by merkin capital partners , Nov 12, 2008 4:25PM
should have gone to dental school
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:37PM
@13, while "tacky, yet delightfully unrefined" that scenario could lead to the best night of your life.
Posted by Bulging Bracket , Nov 12, 2008 4:51PM
Starting at 5? Seems more like a dastardly plan to not have anyone go to the party, since the real employees (even in a horribly down economy) aren't going to be out of the office by 7:30 party or no.
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 4:59PM
24 - If you are such an old school "hitter," why are you here with us? Did you once read about it?
Posted by guest , Nov 12, 2008 6:33PM
@ 28: I here for the chicks. What's your excuse? Bess - I'm available!
The Other Guy From Delaware
Posted by trojan , Nov 12, 2008 7:10PM
trade of the season: long kwanza, short judeo-christian holidays
Posted by guest , Nov 13, 2008 3:46AM
@29
everyone nows you are the buiggest gaylord, why dont you go meet up with TGFD and try to London Bridge SPODE?
Posted by guest , Nov 29, 2008 11:18PM
Yeah, apparently they're not allowed to bring guests either.
Posted by guest , Dec 05, 2008 6:19PM
@23
no layoffs, but the guy who leaked this got shitcanned