Why - what was gong there? I bet it wouldn't shock us today. On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 7:12 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My Dad was a commercial banker. Not into golf, fraternal organizations or > socializing, but he did it as required. > > When I saw the TV series “Mad Men” I about blew a gasket, as Don Draper’s > office was the epitome of my Dad’s office. The drink cart, the furnishings, > glass walls, etc., etc. I loved watching that show just for the sets and > cars. > > I do recall that Wednesday afternoons were time off for bankers, doctors, > and lawyers, all of which golfed during this time. We belonged to the > Country Club of Indianapolis and you knew to never go near the place on > Wednesday afternoons. I believe this is one of the sources of the term, > “banker’s hours”. > > -D > > > > On Feb 7, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Non litigator SWMBA will work until 2200 most nights, as she has spent > many other daylight hours engaged in administrative tasks. Then there are > the Very early phone calls (being 5 hours off from NYC) that occur, as well > as a few Aussies and Asians who like the economic odds the mineral > extraction industry provides. Or trying to wrangle financing or other > deals with European investors. > > > > But that does not answer the work/life balance of management/executives > over 60 years ago. I seem to recall my father pointing out that the higher > up the social ladder one went, the more social engagements one > accumulated. There was a modicum of “business” taken care of after the sun > went down. Dad would not be home for dinner most evenings, and we saw him > napping on the couch over the weekend. Very engaged Paterfamilias > > > > clay > > > >> On Feb 7, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I wonder if the reference to working late in the old movies and tv > shows might have been an effort to show that these folks were hard working > and successful? > >> With a show like Perry Mason, I don't think that portraying him as > working in the evenings would be unusual. He was a litigator - a court room > lawyer and I would expect that a lot of those folks do work evenings and > weekends preparing for the next day of a trial and meeting with clients and > witnesses to prepare them. I just read a case where the lawyers very > obviously failed to properly prepare or test their expert witness to their > detriment. They called their client's accountant and qualified him as an > expert witness to testify as to losses sustained by the client due to the > actions of the defendant. Their witness was totally unable to explain how > he had arrived at his conclusions. The defence lawyer cut him to pieces in > cross examination and the Judge basically said his testimony was worthless > and as a result, there was no evidence to support the plaintiff's claim. > The lawyers should have spent more time with him to be sure that he knew > his stuff and could support his conclusions with calculations based upon > some facts. In the alternative, they would have learned that he could not > be relied upon and found someone else to testify on behalf of their client. > >> > >> RB > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
