Goldman Sachs piece in Vanity Fair

I read Vanity Fair.... for the articles. No seriously, they have great pieces from time to time. I found this latest piece by Bethany McLean "Perception of GS vs. Reality" to be excellent:

http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2010/…

What's everyones take on it? Any GS folks around to comment?

I always find discussion of Goldman's "culture" half-interesting, half-BS. I penned a short blog post on my thoughts as well: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/what-is-corporate-cu…

-Kevin

www.wallstinsiders.com

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