• 02 Jul 2009 at 11:40 AM

Swine Flu At Deutsche Bank? (UPDATE)

By Bess Levin

As previously mentioned, at least one Citi employee has caught the pig sniffles. Apparently the Germans may have also gotten in on the fun.

One entire section of the trading floor has been converted into a “bubble boy” type facility. No word on moops or which specific desk went on a Mexican bender.

Update:

Not sure who your sources are for you posts on the swine flu, but there is no “bubble” on our trading floor. Our floors look the same, and are operating the same, as they normally do.
Ted Meyer
Director, Head of Communications – Americas
Deutsche Bank

Comments (15)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    Swine flu … wiping out one shitty bank at a time.

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    Citi was first on the block with swine flu and has been ranked #1 for the last 5 years in the communicable diseases category.
    Suck it Deutsche. Find another health hazard…perhaps the large number of clamidya cases on your emerging markets desk.

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    sorry, forgot to sign my comment.
    -Vikula/2

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    UBS Telecom pitched swine flu, but didn’t win it.

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    At this rate, UBS and Bank of America better watch out. I wouldn’t be surprised if UBS discovers an outbreak of SARS plaguing their FX trading desk.

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    Dick Cheney created the Swine Flu in his basement and implimented it in Mexican agriculture in order to keep the libs from passing immigration reform.

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    swine flu is a joke. i had it and recovered in 2 days. you’re much worse off getting the regular flu.

  8. 8
    Posted by MarshallStack | July 2, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    What does this have to do with Amanda Drury? Bess – get back on message. Cleave something.

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Trade floors are whirling cesspools of pathogens. Been working on one for a year and my personal morbidity rate has doubled. Everyone here has a cough, and it’s fucking July.
    Never thought I’d say this, but put me back in the cube.
    [cough]
    Fuck.

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    9 I had that same experience when I changed to a job downtown. Tripled my time on the subway and related exposure to the unwashed and all their germs.

  11. 11
    Posted by MarshallStack | July 2, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    @9
    It was much better when you could smoke. Black coffee, Rolaids and a butt. Perfect to kill all germs. No way to go to the gym after a day of that.

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    Brazilian bank ITAU had swine flu in its midst at its NY office as well…

  13. 13
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    It’s a Chinese wall.

  14. 14
    Posted by guest | July 2, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    Poor Ted Meyer. He used to spin tales back in the day when he had the same job at UBS. Hopefully, the UBS disease didn’t follow him to Deutsche. Sadly, I have former colleagues at both shops.
    - Fixed Income

  15. 15
    Posted by guest | July 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    couple of spradic cases of swine flu in banking, but those individuals were quarantined quickly and sent home. germans have a plan for everything!

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