Secrets of Wall Street

Is it true that when you join a firm on Wall Street at the Private Equity, Hedge Fund Level they give you a secret tattoo, handshake, access to a secret tunnel in case of nuclear war(so that all the people that add value and are needed to restart a society live )?

Also, is it true once you hit that level you are banned from eating or talking to certain classes of people (middle, lower class, BB analysts(except at recruiting interviews)). Like can you eat at Mcdonalds still? Or is that considered not prestigious enough and you will lose prestige knowledge points.

TY

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Yes absolutely. Although, caveat emptor, they "jump you in" a la Cripts / Bloods initiation process for new gang members (beat the living fuck out of you just short of the loss of your arms and legs).

If they catch you fraternizing w/ undesirables they kill your family, including your dog.

McDonalds is still chill though. These shops make the new members eat +100 chicken nuggets in 30 mins every Friday for the first two months, otherwise, they kill you family, including your dog.

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