Why I Left Goldman Sachs
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Reveals the unsettling changes that prompted the author to resign from the once-esteemed investment bank, as he discusses his growing disenchantment with the company's corporate culture and its exploitation of its clients.
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on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗Pension plans are a terrible idea. Read 'Why I left Goldman Sachs' to see how so-called professionals manage pension money. Just give me the cash money now and I'll invest it myself, thank you very much.
on “National Geographic Society sets biggest layoff in its history” ↗Take a look at what happened to Titan's stock, and shareholders, after that deal. For background on what Goldman Sachs has become, read "Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story", by Greg Smith. This was recommended to me by an angry former Goldman Sachs customer after they tried to put him into a sketchy deal.
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