If you thought the SEC’s charges against Goldman Sachs would shake-up the tight-knit culture of the firm, think again. Apparently, they’ve only served to embolden bankers to work extra hard to do what they do best – make money.
The new team spirit comes on the eve of what will most likely be a torrent of bad press tomorrow as GS execs head to Washington for some political theater. We know Goldman employees have always guzzled their fair share of Kool-Aid, but these days the solidarity seems to be running extra high these days.
“Everyone internal thinks it’s a big joke,” says one former Goldman employee, “and are actually quite pissed that the SEC had the audacity to bring these charges and in an unprecedented manner.”
“If they served Kool-Aid inside of Goldman, it’s safe to say everyone would be drinking it,” says one senior New York attorney whose practice brings him into contact with many Goldman employees.
“It’s like the firm is full of Stepford bankers,” says one Goldman vice president
What’s the obsession with everything GS does eh? You think these low level fucks have anything insightful to say? Look I’m a former Goldman employee and it was no different than any other trading job I’ve had…Fucking douche bags.
Happy to make them laugh hahaaha
Gotta say, Akitas – best companions I’ve ever backed into.
zach, throw in an extra “these day” for good luck
Hope earnestly the Goldman gets it shoved up the ass.
Zach:
Good post – I liked the way you added the Kool-Aid reference to make it your own and not just a cut and paste job.
AB
Zach – that was not the best news story by Carney today. Try the fact that he helped break news that Deutsche Bank traders admit they also didn’t tell clients about Paulson picking subprime in the CDOs they sold.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/04/deutsche-bank-also-victimized-goldman-victim/39471/
Are you afraid to write about it because Buhl co-bylined the story. And well you know she kind of outed you for stealing scoops.
Fo sho, these days the solidarity is running extra high—these days.
Go fuck yourself Zachery or at least proof your shit.
That’s actually a picture of 1Y Goldman analysts on initiation day. First task is a circle jerk in full football gear.
I worked there. Same asshats as everywhere else but they force that culture crap hard when you start.
It IS a huge joke and 100% political. Jerks.
Why has the SEC forsaken the chosen people?! What kind of SEC is so cruel and arrogant? Why, why, why….
I lived next to an MD at GS (well, on the weekends). He had a black poodle. Once, I watched it lick it’s own balls, and I thought, “hmmm, you’d think they had enough money to have it serviced”.
Later, after I’d been forced to sell my place on Lake Waramaug, I wondered if maybe it’d been fixed. Don’t know how I felt about that, given the idea that a GS MD didn’t have a purebred worth breeding.
Go fuck yourself, Kouwe.
yes they are all for one another until someone falls asleep and finds a bayonet (figuratively of course) in their back from their huddlemate
I’m with OptionTrader. The douchery coming out of Goldman has reached an epic level. If you really are that into the brand it is likely you are a back end low level fuck clinging on to that sense of prestige because you couldn’t join an A-Team elsewhere.
Get a fucking life
I don’t like GS. I don’t hate GS. I nothing GS.
Kouwe, on the other hand – your writing, I hate. Your writing might work somewhere else, without being consistently overshadowed by Bess’ work. However, by definition, that means it would also be a place where I’d never see it.
Win-win.
Kouwe, I don’t know how you pronounce your name, but I’m thinking it’s koo-way.
As in go the hell koo-way and never come back.
So I guess Bess finally had a talk with Zach Kouwe about deleting comments. I knew she would give him a licking when she found out he was trying to squash the vocies of the best commentors on dealbreaker.
As far as Carney and Buhl – that’s could be a dream team writing/reporting machine. If they’re printing I’m reading where ever it is.
Zach, you are pure shit.
godamm it kouwe