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Godhumor

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35. hang the bankers

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 08:45 PM

Jan 2015

And before you ask, I am a former banker. I was an assistant VP in compensation and benefits and was responsible for a lot of salary and title comparisons vs global industry wide standards. Title inflation in banking is ridiculous and is something I was an expert in.

While titles will change, banks generally follow a vertical hierarchy like below:

Non-officer (all lower level positions)
Banking officer (beginning of management track)
Assistant VP
VP (beginning of middle management)
Administrative VP
Group VP
Senior VP (beginning of senior management)
Executive VP/Executive Director
C-level jobs (CFO, CPO, COO)
CEO

I am no longer a banker--it was an insanely stressful job that produced nothing but anxiety. I am extremely glad I left the profession, but that doesn't negate that there is a real lens bias happening with the "dead bankers" stories.

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Nothing To See Here: 39th Banker Dead in 13 Months, Third this Year [View all] 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 OP

Does anyone have a complete list? Exhibit A Jan 2015 #1

Not sure. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #2

List can be found on Google. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #8

Thanks! Will check that out. n/t Exhibit A Jan 2015 #9

Now, that is damned determined to die. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #55

I've heard currency is full of germs. Maybe it's a money virus. merrily Jan 2015 #3

Modern bankers probably never even see currency. FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #36

Computers have viruses. merrily Jan 2015 #50

And that compares in what way to any other profession ? pkdu Jan 2015 #4

I prefer it in general discussion. Helps me know about things like this. shraby Jan 2015 #5

You mean these suicides of Bankers are a CT? They did not occur? Can you prove that please? I would sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #6

I asked a question...if YOU have an answer , I'm happy to listen.....so far pkdu Jan 2015 #7

shouldn't you be asking for the rate instead of just totals? GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #10

We're NOT just talking about the 'profession of banking' i.e. bankers 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #18

The top 3 are all people who have easy access to the means to committ suicide. Which could jwirr Jan 2015 #28

Exactly ....better put than I did...maybe physicians know more about the pending collapse of the pkdu Jan 2015 #31

Do you have stats on that? The only other stats I can think of are US Military Veterans sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #11

What percentage of the bankers of the world have committed suicide over the JDPriestly Jan 2015 #13

It's not "all bankers" that we're talking about here. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #22

Then what percent of the top echelon of bankers have committed suicide? JDPriestly Jan 2015 #23

Good question 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #24

Thanks for your voice of sanity, again. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #21

Thank you. I don't understand why anyone would be trying to diminish those deaths anyhow. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #43

It's always interesting to see who's super-quick to dismiss what on DU. bt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #48

It definitely is. Can't imagine why this story appears to make some people feel threatened. It sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #52

Alex Jones' conspiracy nonsense is almost universally dismissed here FBaggins Jan 2015 #59

So are Forbes and Fortune magazine "peddling Alex Jones nonsense" too? 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #60

Niope. And it's hilarious that you can't tell the difference FBaggins Jan 2015 #62

So if I can find 39 people of another profession that died can I post it here too? Wow! nt Logical Jan 2015 #44

We're NOT just talking about the 'profession of banking' i.e. all bankers. These are the top execs. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #19

using the list above, these are not all highest echelon. Not even close Godhumor Jan 2015 #29

Which "list above" are you referring to? 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #33

hang the bankers Godhumor Jan 2015 #35

FFS - just one example...Richard Rockefeller , died in a crash of a private plane he was piloting pkdu Jan 2015 #32

Excuse me for being just a little suspicious 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #34

No... they aren't all "top execs" FBaggins Jan 2015 #47

Like I said in OP, "nothing to see here" 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #49

Which is exactly what the chemtrails nuts would say FBaggins Jan 2015 #56

So are Forbes and Fortune magazine "CT nuts" too? 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #61

Same answer as above. FBaggins Jan 2015 #63

Whatever. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #64

I sense... nikto Jan 2015 #12

Love that movie. zappaman Jan 2015 #26

FB is a fun flick----The monster that bites Dr pretorius's head off reminds me of... nikto Jan 2015 #38

Blankfein reminds me a bit of this guy hifiguy Jan 2015 #40

Same DNA nikto Jan 2015 #65

This is really getting creepy JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #14

The truth is out there. randome Jan 2015 #15

Ok, I laughed. zappaman Jan 2015 #27

They knew Too Much NuclearDem Jan 2015 #37

Are you claiming contrails are not real????? :-) Logical Jan 2015 #45

what do you call 39 dead bankers in 13 months? tk2kewl Jan 2015 #16

A reorganization? randome Jan 2015 #17

A decent start? hifiguy Jan 2015 #20

LOL - good one. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #25

First, I wouldn't call the deaths of any human being, in this case dozens of human beings, driven to sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #46

21214. roamer65 Jan 2015 #30

I'm sorry. But this story is meaningless unless you state what percentage of bankers JDPriestly Jan 2015 #39

see my posts 29 and 35 Godhumor Jan 2015 #41

Like the OP sez. "nothing to see here" 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #42

Sounds a little dark to me oldandhappy Jan 2015 #51

It used to be ok to wonder about dubious "official stories" on DU 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #53

Is it some kind of murder coverup thing going on or do bankers have some kind of stress Jamastiene Jan 2015 #54

I wonder how many fast food workers killed themselves in that time. Orrex Jan 2015 #57

You know how it is when you stare at a dark spot on a large white surface? randome Jan 2015 #58