IIRC they also said that they would rather shovel shit if it paid the same. I have actually shovelled animal excrement, as a young man, and I personally believe that equities analysis is more fun. I never know quite what to make of Portnoy, but my own experience of the game has been entirely positive - as I keep saying to pals, it is much better than working for a living.
-----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: 23 March 2007 18:44 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Financiers' activities and wealth creation On Mar 23, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Daniel Davies wrote: > I would probably still do it though because it is fun. In Frank Partnoy's FIASCO, he recounts asking his colleagues in the derivatives-selling business if they'd do the work if it weren't so well-paid. Unanimously they said no. One said he'd rather be a railroad yard clerk, if it were just about the job. Doug
