Stories & Examples of Psychopaths in High Finance?

Stories & Examples of Psychopaths in High Finance?


This is probably one of the top 5 industries for high-functioning psychopaths to thrive in. Interested in hearing stories and anecdotes of people you suspect were psychopaths

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Epstein, Madoff, Belfort

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

The voice kills me every time I listen to it. It was so obviously fake from the get-go. 

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

My boss is proud when he makes people cry in the office. He also reminds us monthly that we're all replaceable. 

Sounds like a great work environment. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Lol I actually thought about you when I read the comment above that said that the boss reminds them all monthly that they are all replaceable.

 

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