Sorry this week has been hellish. I've had no time to blog (but I did see a great two-man performance of The Importance of Being Earnest at ART). Anyway, this week was filled with work. I've been microinjecting my brains out. And then whatever is left was fried on the microscope. During one of the sessions I was listening to NPR where they were discussing the bonus that Goldman Sachs gave to its CEO, Lloyd C. Blankfein, a record of $53.4 Million. Some one called to say:
What did he do to get that, cure AIDS?
And I was thinking to myself, the one who cures AIDS will probably be earning a postdoc salary ...
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I can't think when I've heard something as disingenuous as Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein's claim that he was "humbled" by his questioning by Congress.
From The Onion:
I think this quote by Nell Minow sums up what most people feel about bonuses for employees at bailout-receiving investment banks:
or maybe a graduate student fellowship?