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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by tclancy on Saturday March 20, 2021 @08:48AM (#26522838)
Isn’t it? Michael Lewis’ book Liars Poker describes much the same in his experience at Lehman Brothers.
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by tedunangst on Saturday March 20, 2021 @03:38PM (#26525557)
Which was tail end of 80s. Normal is supposed to be a little nicer now.
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by smabie on Saturday March 20, 2021 @02:38PM (#26525053)
*Solomon
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by dctoedt on Saturday March 20, 2021 @05:25PM (#26526163)
Salomon.
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by smabie on Sunday March 21, 2021 @12:46AM (#26528188)
*salmon
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by dctoedt on Sunday March 21, 2021 @07:41AM (#26529690)
No, the reference is to Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker, which is about his time as a trainee and bond salesman at Salomon Brothers, which at that time was a Wall Street firm (now part of Citigroup).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar%27s_Poker

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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by smabie on Sunday March 21, 2021 @06:43PM (#26534852)
it was a joke
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Re:Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap by xhkkffbf on Sunday March 21, 2021 @11:59AM (#26531361)
Saloman Brothers.
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