For the good of the market, encourage your MBA-candidate friends in Cambridge to pursue careers in the cross-dressing and law enforcement fields.
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Comments (46)

  1. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    score 1 for the CFA’s!

  2. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    This stat is also correlated to the number of HBS students making lame rap videos or getting beat down by the police like a cheap NYC trannie hooker circa 1979

  3. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Your generosity knows no bounds.

  4. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    This stat is also correlated to the number of HBS students making lame rap videos or getting beat down by the police like a cheap NYC trannie hooker circa 1979

  5. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    @2/4 the lame rap video was by MIT Sloan students, thank you very much.

  6. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    I am sitting at my desk conetmplating resigning today. I need advice

  7. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Note to HBS grad…
    “Less” should read “Fewer” in your headline quote.
    tisk. tisk.
    The Guy from Delaware

  8. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    @5, right, the HBS videos are like 12-hour yawnfests comparing DF to Goebbels. Noted, thanks.

  9. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    @6, Vikram?

  10. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    @6 we’ll need more info before we can formulate obnoxious responses, thanks.

  11. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    @9 stevie?

  12. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    HBS grads dont need no stinkin’ advice!

  13. Posted by Anal_yst | November 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    sell mortimer, sell!

  14. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Walrus

  15. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    equity research, senior analyst
    -@5

  16. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    2nd @ 10. Does this decision involve being forced to take female hormones or anything? Dish, please.

  17. Posted by NakedShort | November 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    @6 do you have another job? As a general rule of thumb I dont think its a good idea to resign without another job and join the other 10% of Americans looking for jobs.
    The information in this comment is provided with the understanding that NakedShort is not herein engaged in rendering legal, accounting, tax, or other professional advice and services. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or other competent advisers. Before making any decision or taking any action, you should consult a professional.

  18. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    @6 – quit your job and wander the earth fighting evil, like the guy from Kung Fu. Or, better yet, find some other finance professionals and buy a van, travelling the country solving people’s problems, like the A-Team. Ken Lewis could be Hannibal.

  19. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    @15 okay, but where do you work? a shithole? good shop? WE NEED MORE INFO.

  20. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Keep waiting, Soifer. It ain’t gonna hit 10 anytime this century. Another bull market has begun, baby!
    ~Future rainmaker

  21. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    @18 If Ken Lewis is playing Hannibal who is playing Murdock?

  22. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    @ 6: don’t quit unless you have something lined up. from my inbox today: Thank you for applying for the position of ….Analyst – ….Fund. We appreciate your interest in becoming part of our team.
    After reviewing your resume and carefully considering your qualifications, we have decided to pursue other candidates who more closely match the skills and credentials required for the position.

  23. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    @6
    Take a deep breath and ask yourself what would Brian Boitano do?

  24. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    @18
    epic post

    he looks so regal…in that pic

  25. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    @ 23,
    Great advice. You have helped. Brian would have a hissy fit and break a glass, then pirouette out the door and leave ‘em wantin’ more.
    Here goes nothing….
    @6

  26. Posted by Joe Mac | November 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Hooker-fucker to lecture at HBS on Ethics, priceless.

  27. Posted by NakedShort | November 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Let us know what happens. Watch them give you a fat raise

  28. Posted by Nessy | November 6, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    @26 thats NOTED Hooker-fucker to you.

  29. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    @25/6 – Please alert Bess as you go so she can live-blog your Jerry Maguire-esque breakdown. Thanks.

  30. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    I chickened out. Perhaps I will ruminate on my options over the weekend, as i catch up on a backlog of earnings reports i have to get out by Monday. Fcuk.
    Thanks for the advice. True, likely not smart to pull the trigger without a backup.

  31. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    @30,
    Bust out of your hamster wheel and grow a pair. I hated my last job, quit(in august) and I took off for 12 months and traveled the world. Best thing I ever did bar none. I am working now at a much better job. You just need to network..

  32. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    @31 you quit in august (2 months ago) and have somehow managed to travel for 12? teach me your ways.

  33. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    @32 you suck, but I like it
    -not 31

  34. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    @32
    August of 2008. You must not do well with excel.

  35. Posted by NakedShort | November 6, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Cheer up @6 at least you dont work for your mother in law

  36. Posted by Joe Mac | November 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    @ Nessy-
    Shut your filthy whore mouth!

  37. Posted by Tax Chick | November 6, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    @Naked
    What’s with the Circular 230 disclaimer and why do you hate working for your mother-in-law so much? (Not the first time you’ve posted such a comment)

  38. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    @35 NS,
    No at least I don’t work for my mother in law. Thanks, that makes me feel ok, for a minute.
    I do work for a notoriously difficult person.

  39. Posted by NakedShort | November 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    @TC I think the 230 is underutilized in social settings, trying to bring it more mainstream well see if it catches on.
    re: your other point combine @6′s working for a difficult person, add a dash Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (just kidding, wait..maybe a tad) combine with the fact that I am a naturally miserable, self loathing person and there you go.

  40. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    @ NS,
    what do you do for work?

  41. Posted by NakedShort | November 6, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    @40 I work at a college as a janitor even though I feel like I’m smarter than most of the people that go here. Sometimes I see an equation written on a blackboard, like half an equation and I’ll just figure it out.

  42. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    MBAs and engineers have destroyed more capital globally than Al-Qaeda probably dreamed they ever possibly could.

  43. Posted by Tax Chick | November 6, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    @NS
    Oh shit, I think I know you. Oh wait, maybe its just the reflection on my computer monitor.
    You, my friend, are firing on all cylinders and I am loving it.

  44. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    @42 Huh? I really really hope you are referring to some type of “financial” engineers and not traditional engineers (mech, civil, etc). If not, you are truly clueless. During the past 30 years or so Engineers or anyone with any technical background in this country have been pissed on, and all the $$$ and accolades have been lavished on know nothing, do nothing, produce nothing, MBAs and financiers. THAT is why this country is in its current pathetic state. The USA has not engineered or manufactured ANYTHING in the past 30 years besides financial instruments. Please DONT EVER compare or even speak of MBAs and Engineers in the same sentence….You, my friend, are a complete douche.

  45. Posted by guest | November 6, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    @6 – Man up and quit. That is what I did. My last boss was a real critical little bitch. And a whole bunch of assholes told me what a douche I was. So I walked and never looked back. Now on a beach with babes, writing the next great American novel.
    Greg

  46. Posted by guest | November 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Guest@#44…
    TGFD fully agrees with you, and as a mechanical engineer, I take umbridge with the “engineers” part of #42′s entry.
    BTW, I wonder how many of those 41% “market-sensitive” HBS 2008 grads are now either unemployed or are employed in some other “non-sensitive” field.
    The Guy from Delaware

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