Yes. I read exactly what you said. It's a tautology. It's true that its in the "eye of the beholder." Do you disagree with her generalities about the culture of Wall Street? They are objective statements. Her values on them are of course, her own opinion.
Yes I disagree with her generalities about the culture of Wall Street. And really Hong Kong is not Wall Street, mind you. I think what she described about Wall Street in what's depicted in "Wolf of Wall Street" is just a small percentage of it, maybe the investment banking side and the more brokerage, the sell-side. Wall Street is not just investment banking and brokerage and GS is not the entire Wall Street. And GS itself is not just investment banking and brokerage. It's obvious that GS is not a match of what she's looking for but that's because of her, not because GS is bad like what she described. GS's internship is not the internship from hell; it's highly and maybe ruthlessly competitive yes but not from hell; it's her attitude that's the attitude from hell. That's the problem.
beautiful post .. I've been with and without money.. its not what brings happiness.. aligning extrinsic goals and intrinsic goals .. that is , self-condordant goals tend to produce the most happiness .
Someone needs to read the boiler room script to the interns on the first day, you all know the one, the speech Ben Affleck gave. As it seems things have changed since that film came out 20 years ago, perhaps because there are more spoilt kids these days and fewer money hungry ones? "You are required to work your ass off. We want winners, not pikers. A piker is someone who walks at the bell. A piker asks how much vacation time he gets in the first year. See, people work here to become filthy rich. No other reason. That's it.... Now go home and think about whether this is for you. If you decide it isn't, nothing to be embarrassed about. It's not for everyone. But if you really want it, then give me a call on Monday and we'll talk. Just don't waste my fuckin time."