By now you've read the article that ran in yesterday's Post about the "scores" of laid off female professionals in town who've taken up work as working girls. Such as Randi Newton, seen at left, a former financial analyst at Morgan Stanley who got canned and decided to climb up on the pole to make a few shekels ("A few nights after I got laid off, I went with friends to a strip club to get drunk and forget my unemployment troubles," Newton said. "The manager offered me a job as a dancer. I thought it was different. And fun.")
Supposedly she's making $160,000 a year "on tips alone," working as an "independent contractor" dancing at Rick's Cabaret. She's apparently also an actress with roles going as back as 2001, which sort of pokes holes in the theory that she started doing this in response to being cast out on the streets by John Mack, and is part of some (non-existent) trend going down in Manhattan among the laid off set. And that's sort of disappointing, right? But it doesn't have to be! Surely among the Dealbreaker readers there exist at least a gaggle girlie boys currently dabbling in employment who are at least curious (if not dying to) give stripping a try, and it's now or never (if you do it now you can use the excuse you just did it for the money, whereas in better times you're just a ho). So get out there and make something happen, A-sap (and report back immediately).
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:22PM
You know, it is sort of disappointing . . .
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:24PM
Happy tissues are now sad tissues
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:27PM
Well, with a name like Randi, it was pretty much inevitable...
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:29PM
@3- are you not getting it? she an actress. this is a publicity stunt (and it's doubtful Randi's her real name).
Posted by Anal_yst , Mar 30, 2009 12:32PM
@3 No sh!t sherlock.
Personally, being a chip & dale is my fall-back plan if I have a run-in with the hatchet man. Hit the gym for another hour or two a day, and hit the stage @ night, maybe score a few cougars and bachelorette party types. Also, definitely need to grow Tarzan-esque hair and do the whole Jungle theme, but that may take some time, hmmm...
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:35PM
Has no one called Morgan Stanley HR to confirm she analyzed anything more than an employment application?
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:38PM
granted I could be mistaken, but if she was a Financial Analyst, I would assume she would be registered with FINRA. And broker check has no record of a Randi Newton.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:39PM
@Anal_yst:
You might want to look into a job at Lucky Chang's. I hear that they have quite the male review on the weekends.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:40PM
I could be mistaken, but I would assume as a Financial Analyst (assuming CFA here) that she would be registered with FINRA, in which case they have no record of Randi Newton on Broker Check
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Mar 30, 2009 12:46PM
Anal,
Look into Lucky Cheng's on 1st Ave. & 2nd St. You'll get to play dress-up, more girls than guys fondle you, decent food, and lots of drugs.
It's worked out for me.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:47PM
if you search under blog wall street stripper you will get all the info that you need... only the name is NSFW but rest of the website is pretty harmless.
Storm in a tea cup if you ask me...
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Mar 30, 2009 12:48PM
8,
Bastard. Beat me to it.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:49PM
Anal,
I had no idea that women in the NE USA got all hot and bothered by animated Disney chipmunks. The going got weird and the weird turned pro...
--CS
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 12:52PM
there aren't any good looking women in finance (ok maybe the occasionally hot trader's assistant but hot smart girls are few and far between) so I don't see how this could become a significant trend
Posted by american bandersnatch , Mar 30, 2009 12:55PM
@14 - Concur - there's a world of difference between model / stripper hot and investment professional / lawyer / accountant hot.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:01PM
I'm just gonna say it b/c I know everyone is thinking it. Why don't you go back to home on Whore Island.
Their don't we all feel better?
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:02PM
she's also looking pretty large in the nypost shot.
Posted by Suits , Mar 30, 2009 1:07PM
Why doesn't she just keep writing songs for Pixar movies?
Posted by Anal_yst , Mar 30, 2009 1:35PM
@ Lowly/#8
Been there before for a bday party like 2 years ago. For some reason all of the "staff" were infatuated with me for whatever reason(s). Nothing a thick beer blanket couldn't get me through though, however, gettin all dragged out isn't exactly my thing, but hey, if it worked for you, stick with it brosef.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:37PM
The trouble with Chippendales and Lucky Changs is that they fail to tell you that you're supposed to put the "sock roll" in the FRONT of the the hot pants....
Posted by hawk99 , Mar 30, 2009 1:41PM
I don't get it. The article says she still works at Rick's 3-4 times/work but her website says she doesn't strip anymore
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:43PM
too booty, didn't shake ...
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Mar 30, 2009 1:45PM
Anal,
Hah! I didn't audition very well.
Similar situation for me (re: b-day party, and such). Crass "bitches" kept screaming at me, "Why'd you girls bring the little twink [which translates to faux, skinny gay...I think] along?!?!" They continued to pinch my cheeks. Very embarassing, to say the least.
Little Frankie's is across the street, so it ain't that bad.
I think if I meet the hatchet man, I'll just start selling my organs on the black market.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:46PM
@Anal_yst: 8 here.
I have been there a couple of times and every time the place is packed with girls (Lots of bachelorette parties and bday parties).
If you can get over having your drinks made by trannies, it is a good place to meet chicks. Just get there early and bounce by midnight, after that it sucks.
Posted by FUNdamental , Mar 30, 2009 1:50PM
Anal -- maybe gaynalyst could watch your audition and report back?
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:54PM
rick's is a dump.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:54PM
cnbc's got her on now. girl is busted.
Posted by merkin capital partners , Mar 30, 2009 1:54PM
CNBC--She is much more photogenic than video-genic.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 1:56PM
CNBC just did a story on her. She likes the work and she doesn't have to worry about continuing ed for her series 7.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 2:01PM
At least theres more honesty here...
Instead of the Blue Ribbon/Nobu, 4 Mojitos...then some grinding in a cab
You have grinding up-front, she gets same cash as Nobu, you get peaceful cab home with out blu-balls
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 2:22PM
Ah, bubble hires -- how I'll miss them. What this article should really do is graph the cost of sex in the backroom of VIP Club (obviously excluding data from Sundays) over time.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 2:31PM
Bubble hires?
Dont forget the lawyer, big-6, entitled jr. filler schlock that huffed at weekend work...
good riddance
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 2:35PM
HAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
SHE IS FUCKING DISGUSTING!!
What a fucking whore.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 2:37PM
30 and in both cases the cab smells like raw fish
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 3:26PM
TOPANGA!!!!!
A poor man's Danielle Fishel
@17 She is bringing the thickness in the Post pic.
CNBC didn't give her the same, favorable lighting that Erin gets.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 3:38PM
what a porker
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 3:42PM
Nice @2.
Bess, where's the witty tag?
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 3:46PM
@37- somethings are just too easy.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 3:53PM
If you missed it, here it is:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1077985113&play=1
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 4:51PM
My hopes that Meredith Whitney would take a twirl on the pole were dashed because she decided to open her own firm.... I mean c'mon where's the justice in that?!
Posted by Anal_yst , Mar 30, 2009 5:37PM
@23/24
While Lucky Chengs was a hoot (or something), I found the "girls" at Lips in the W. Vill to be more raucous (another girl bday party). Interestingly enough, chickies (real ones) even get jealous when "chickies" (fake ones) are all over you. So, while it wasn't too pleasant being groped/molested by crossdressers all night, when I got back with the (real) girl afterwards it almost seemed worth it.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 8:14PM
Why is this woman's story even relevant. The CNBC caption states "One woman who made the choice to strip after being laid off six years ago and never looked back, with NBC's Natalie Morales."
6 years ago? She couldn't find a job since then. Plenty of firms were hiring analysts back then, especially with Morgan Stanley on your resume, correct?
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 8:30PM
@42 'cause the story is BS - she is promoting her book. Her PR people just earned their wings.
One woman, six years ago, with a vague wall street job title (analyst in the supply closet) begins stripping for upwards of two whole weeks. NEW TREND! The new cupcake chef of 2009.
Film at 11.
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 10:22PM
Yeah I fucked her when I worked at MS!
(she used to be a very ambitious ANALyst BACK then)
Posted by guest , Mar 30, 2009 10:33PM
@31, how about sex on the derivs desk at JPM
Posted by guest , Mar 31, 2009 1:09PM
It sure is a Morgan Stanley name. http://www.dealbreaker.com/divorce/ Randi Collotta was a MS compliance lawyer who pled guilty to insider trading. Disbarred, barred, what else can she do?