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What Does Your Drink Say About You? Part II

Aaron Burr's picture
PE
(Gorilla, 558
 
Points)
 on 11/21/12 at 11:00am
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mod note (Andy) see part one here

The breeze is brisk, the Starbucks cups are red, and the sidewalks of New York City are crowded body-to-body with packs of overweight tourists and kids on leashes. With football season in full swing and the winter doldrums looming large, summer days spent slamming beers at The Standard beer garden are but a distant memory. The holiday season is upon us, and while investment banking analysts across Wall Street are girding for a fiscal cliff-induced Christmas deal staffing special, a hint of holiday cheer hangs around the bullpen. That’s because around this time of year, junior investment bankers celebrate a Wall Street tradition as hallowed as the almighty 100-page Strategic Alternatives pitch. Monkeys rejoice – it’s Holiday Party season.

Company holiday party

Brady4MVP's picture
HF
(Neanderthal, 3,161
 
Points)
 on 1/6/12 at 1:11pm
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Wow. My fund has just announced that the annual holiday party will consist of a day of community service on a saturday and then a get-together at the office later that day. Back in 2006-2007 we had parties at swanky venues followed by an after-party where people would get wasted. I guess this is a sign of how badly the fund is doing.

Holiday parties - 2010

petergibbons's picture
CO
 
Points)
 on 12/17/10 at 9:01pm
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Are holiday parties getting back to pre-recession levels of extravagance? Or are you finding $20 Dave and Buster's gift cards and bus fare on your desks?

Extravagant Holiday Office Parties Of Yesteryear

daltronator's picture
IB
(Orangutan, 317
 
Points)
 on 12/10/08 at 10:24am
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Given the need for banks to clench up that sphincter tighter than normal this year, most big holiday office parties have been axed.

Business Sheet put together a delightful slideshow of some of the most lavish displays of corporate opulence from the past in holiday office party format:

http://businesssheet.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/bah-...

Goldman's party at the BLVD nightclub looked hot. You know Lloyd was there to get down...

Anyone out there still have a sick holiday office party scheduled for this year? I know, we should probably all just be thankful we're at least employed these days, but how else are we going to get drunk and make some bad decisions with that hottie back office chick in front of everyone we work with?