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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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4. Wall Street moved on a long time ago, the mythology hasn't

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 04:49 AM

Jun 2015

It's just that most people wouldn't watch a movie about asexual quants.

For most people, working on Wall Street today just means an extra decade or two of having roommates and little or no social life.

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Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street [View all] Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 OP

Perhaps this is the vicious cycle of using money to measure status/self-worth daredtowork Jun 2015 #1

Oh no, take off one weekend per month? lovemydog Jun 2015 #2

P.S. I think they should be required to spend one weekend a month lovemydog Jun 2015 #3

Wall Street moved on a long time ago, the mythology hasn't Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2015 #4

People who have no life of any kind outside of their job SheilaT Jun 2015 #5

I think it depends on whether a real personal passion intersects with that job Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2015 #6

Passion for the job is one thing. SheilaT Jun 2015 #7