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 MeyerDirector, Head of Communications - Americas
Deutsche Bank
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:46AM
Swine flu ... wiping out one shitty bank at a time.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:47AM
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.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:49AM
sorry, forgot to sign my comment.
-Vikula/2
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:51AM
UBS Telecom pitched swine flu, but didn't win it.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:56AM
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.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 12:16PM
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.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 12:18PM
swine flu is a joke. i had it and recovered in 2 days. you're much worse off getting the regular flu.
Posted by MarshallStack , Jul 02, 2009 12:19PM
What does this have to do with Amanda Drury? Bess - get back on message. Cleave something.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 12:23PM
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.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 12:28PM
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.
Posted by MarshallStack , Jul 02, 2009 12:30PM
@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.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 4:40PM
Brazilian bank ITAU had swine flu in its midst at its NY office as well...
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 6:22PM
It's a Chinese wall.
Posted by guest , Jul 02, 2009 11:48PM
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
Posted by guest , Jul 03, 2009 10:55AM
couple of spradic cases of swine flu in banking, but those individuals were quarantined quickly and sent home. germans have a plan for everything!