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"My job is the occupation formerly known as 'stockbroker.' But it has been years since anyone called me that. Stockbroker sounds oily. Glengarry Glen Ross. The word makes clients twitch..."
Norb Vonnegut | January 13, 2010
For Bankers, Saying ‘Sorry’ Has Its Perils
As a kid and Air Force brat, I didn’t like Catch-22 much. The novel, while laugh-out-loud funny, speared the military and hit too close to home. As a blogger and novelist, however, I admire Joseph Heller’s writing techniques. Especially his use of repetition. In Catch-22, different characters keep asking: [...]
Norb Vonnegut | January 12, 2010
Obama Weighs Tax on Banks to Cut Deficit
Wall Street’s public relations are a train wreck. I have no prior experience in corporate communications. But here’s my action plan to clean up the mess:
CEOs, fire your PR people. They suck.
Shut up, Lloyd, about doing “God’s work.” Nobody buys it, not even the religious right. And now [...]
Norb Vonnegut | January 3, 2010
New York’s Resolutions
This morning, The New York Times reported New Year’s resolutions from a few prominent New Yorkers. Here’s what Eliot Spitzer had to say:
I would love to see investment bankers actually do God’s work.
Do we have any idea what qualifies as “God’s work?” Especially on Wall Street where everybody tries to destroy each other? I’ll [...]
