Come Rain or Shine, Wall Street Grinds?
In this article, it was revealed that today's closing of Wall Street is the first time the market has closed for a weather-related event since Hurricane Gloria in 1985. This got me thinking: in all my years growing up in New York, I've definitely been snowed-in, had my first floor flooded, and seen trees being blown away quite a number of times. Even Chinese takeout places shut down on days like this; has Wall Street really been open even when everything else hasn't?
Wall Street had originally prepared to open for business on Monday with limited staffing after a mass transit shutdown in New York, booking hotel rooms for key employees and leaning on offices in other cities.
Could it be possible that, with all things considered, Wall Street has the most persistent workers out there? For God's sake, even when the entire city's transportation is shut down, they still manage to find ways to be productive:
Some bank offices in lower Manhattan's Financial District are in evacuation zones and most non-critical staff and employees who don't rely on high-speed systems, including some investment bankers, were asked to work from home.
It'll be interesting to see how this develops, especially given that much of the city is expected to lose their power by tomorrow morning. What do you guys think? Are Wall Streeters the hardest working professionals around, or just a bunch of crazy monkeys?
Or, does money as a motivator override even safety (and shelter) concerns?
We were forced to go into work during the great blackout, despite the subway being shut down.
Where did you hear this from? All current weather alerts suggest that things are going back to normal starting Tuesday afternoon.
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