2007/2008 Banking Culture

Working on a project and I figured WSO would be the place to come for answers. Can anyone who worked on Wall Street in 2007/2008 paint a picture of what banking was like (the culture, the people, lifestyle, etc) then, and possibly compare that to 2009-now?

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Semi-serious answer: The Leveraged Sellout might give you a few ideas..

Also interested.

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