The mandatory reusable mugs arrive.
Earlier: Bank of AmerillWide Employees Stock Up On Contraband
Layoffs Watch '09: BAC Cutlery
Bank Of America's War On Styrofoam, Part II
Posted by Bess Levin, Jan 29, 2009, 4:51pm
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Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 4:54PM
I though BAC was getting bonus #s today....what happened?
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 4:55PM
Um, the mug's the bonus, dude.
Posted by Bess Levin , Jan 29, 2009 4:55PM
@1- tomorrow.
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Jan 29, 2009 4:55PM
"There are cups.
Then there are commitments."
*shudder*
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 4:56PM
What are the Wideclops on Wideclops numbers? Obviously some people at BofA have nothing better to do.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 4:58PM
"As a pledge to the government, we're replacing disposable investment bankers with this urinal. Use it. Pee on it. And when you do, remember you're helping Ken Lewis keep his job".
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:02PM
The cups mugs were meant to be distributed last week to give the people relieved of their obligation to come to work something to collect change in the subway with. Just another Kenny L logistical error.
Posted by girl , Jan 29, 2009 5:03PM
What about when you take a meeting on another floor and the Flavia urge hits? Do you have to tote your mug around all day just in case?
Posted by Investorcluzo , Jan 29, 2009 5:21PM
is kenny using tarp funds for those damn mugs? that's an outrage (just quoting the prez). wtf, bring a mug from home. hell, we all know the bofa boys/girls go to dunkin' donuts - they don't need no stickin' (because that's what's gonna happen when they don't get washed) cups!
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:23PM
"we are replacing disposable cups with these ferocious Lycans. Use them. Wash them. And remember, they will take over the planet."
-The other IT guy
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:25PM
did the ML guys get their mugs in December?
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:34PM
Flavia is a crime against humanity.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:38PM
There are commitments... Yeah, like the one you made to your shareholders when you bought Merrill for $29. A commitment to shamelessly destroy wealth without prejudice. Thanks Kenny Boy
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:38PM
yea, thain bought them all $3,300 French China mugs like the one he got his driver for Christmas!
@6 - HA HA!
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:43PM
Green is the new wideclops.
Too quid, didn't pro quo.
I hears in Charlotte they be saving money by putting an old corn cob in the two holer at Taj McCall instead of actual toliet paper.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 5:57PM
The 'Charlotte = hillbilly' schtick is getting tired.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 6:57PM
Anyone who's bonus is 50k and over will see no cash and 50-100% down across the board. Three year plan boys. On top of that sit next to the new ML guys that have the ML bulls all over their computer screens on the BofA trading floor AND got some cash. Bring Thain back! Can you just do one thing for your peeps?? One thing....fix the effing toilets!!!
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 7:05PM
Bank of Amerillwideclopping
Posted by Gordon Ghetto , Jan 29, 2009 7:15PM
I would fucking hate being talked to like I was a customer at McDonald's. No self-respecting smart person will be able to endure the patronizing tone of official BAC propaganda for long.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 7:17PM
Bonuses are down 90% from last year
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 7:19PM
Bonuses are down 90% from last year
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 7:34PM
People who got the "good" packages last week are the people BofA took care of!
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 7:46PM
every-body clop yo hands
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 8:11PM
11.... ML staff got theirs in Dec....and theirs were already full of quarters.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 8:17PM
They took our styrofoam but we ain't got no mugs yet... I think Kenny Boy just don't wanna pay the water bill.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 8:30PM
Even if you are the good BAC soldier, how could you work for people that would so easily throw their own under the bus. Have some self repect, and take a dump in the stair well on the way out.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 8:35PM
I bet there will be security on the trading floors tomorrow. Who knows what's going to happen when all of S & T is told they're getting $0 in cash. Get ready Bess...lots of good blogging tomorrow.
Posted by czxqa , Jan 29, 2009 9:17PM
@11,14- no mugs, it's a styrofoam orgy here at ML. They are stacked up in the breakrooms like firewood. People take dozens and run giggling past the rows of cubicles...
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 10:28PM
@28 - damn right. Life's so good at ML, my SHOES are made of styrofoam!
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 11:04PM
Two commitments, one cup. Because they can be recycled, you'll wind up with the same shit every year.
- Fixed Income
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 11:26PM
@17: BofA Eco-Friendly waterless urinals taking "If it's yellow, let it mellow" to a whole new level!!! The friggin' restrooms smell like outhouses.
Posted by guest , Jan 29, 2009 11:50PM
@31 Wait til people are shitting on the floors tomorrow in tribute to their new ML comrades. That should complete the outhouse look/smell.
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 3:40AM
I'm going to wash mine in motor oil and the blood of baby seals. See how the environment likes that.
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 3:41AM
I'm going to wash mine in motor oil and the blood of freshly clubbed baby seals. See how the environment likes that, BofA.
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 3:43AM
Sorry for the double post. I didn't even hit post comment twice though.
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 7:48AM
@33-35. Are you sure you didn't hit it twice? Spot the difference between posts 33 and 34 - they are, in fact, two distinct posts, suggesting you may be mistaken.
Surely it had nothing to do with it being 3.40am and being employed by BofA etc.?
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 9:18AM
No one is talking about the "green: building in Bryant park that they mangled. The toilets dont even flush, its a complete disaster. Ken Lewis is retarded
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 10:41AM
@37 - no need to insult the retarded...
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 10:44AM
NationsBank lives!
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 11:29AM
Here is the problem. OBP needs some rain or snow on the roof to fill the water tanks. So if we get a good snow storm today and it warms up on Sunday the melting snow should provide enough run off for a few good turds. So keep the fiber intake down today and see if you can't keep that turtle head from dropping until you get home tonight if you work at OBP.
I know this goes against the "green machine" mentality of BofA, but you may want to invest in some adult diapers. Strap on some Depends and get to work with no potty breaks. Show your manager that you are commited and working hard for your 2010 1/3 stock bonus which should be vested in five years with clawbacks if the bank tanks.
Maybe the answer is reusable adult diapers. Better for the environment and it solves the loo problem at OBP. Sometimes you have to think outside the box. Box? How about litter boxes? Another great idea. Put litter boxes in OBP bathrooms. If a cat can shat in a box why can't a banker?
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 12:41PM
Styrofoam has very little supply left so we must conserve it at all costs!! Lets waste water instead (nobody uses that)!! and come to think of it, time isn't important either.
Posted by guest , Jan 30, 2009 4:15PM
Is this moderated?!
Posted by guest , Feb 05, 2009 1:56PM
Obama just signed anoother executive order madating that any company that takes TARP money must get rid of styrofoam and plastic.