Fashion Guide to end future posts

NoTears — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:50:10 -0400

Because all of these constant posts about shoes, ties, suits, overcoats and anything else under the fashion umbrella are quite tiring, here's an article from Bloomberg that will serve as an answer to all of your questions, whether you are a man or woman.

Shop to Drop: $63K to Dress for Wall Street Success (Update1)

By Cotten Timberlake

March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Dressing for success on Wall Street can get expensive.

Consider Christiana Stamoulis, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., who said in court papers she spent more than $63,169 on designer shoes and clothes in 2002. Her spending, on earnings of $114,819 that year, came to light last week when the U.S. Tax Court disallowed most of the deduction she claimed for donating the clothes to charity.

Sixty-three thousand-plus dollars to make yourself presentable to colleagues and clients?

Security Guard to M&A?

NoTears — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:39:42 -0500

Yo everybody,

I work as a security guard at a top-tier BB (think GS/MS) and I want to make the switch to M&A. Here are my qualifications:

Education:
Borough of Manhattan Community College (2000), Major: Criminal Justice (what what!!), GPA: 1.7

Professional Experience (2003-present):
Top-Tier BB (think GS/MS) - Night Shift Patrolman
Responsibilities included staying up late at night and patrolling the building, guarding the vault that held money, guarding the investment banking division from intruders.