tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post2222200233169277854..comments2024-01-18T02:39:05.118-08:00Comments on Law School Truth Center: NYLS Grads Should Go Play in TrafficLaw School Truth Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166092871374037640noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-36249244496766966672015-11-14T15:54:40.486-08:002015-11-14T15:54:40.486-08:00I did something like that as well. I sat down at o...I did something like that as well. I sat down at one of those "job kiosks" at a major retailer and filled out an application for a job. I wrote down that I wanted a job in the corporate counsel's office as an attorney. I handed my application to the store manager who I knew in passing. Guess what happened next:. I was accused of "soliciting" legal work. I told them that I thought I was being creative and showing initiative---that I wanted to work in their legal department. They told me that the kiosk was for "retail associates" and store managers and that if I wanted to work as an attorney, to contact their corporate Headquarters and check online or recruiting sources. In other words, "who the hell are you" and "go screw yourself."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-4570650714940988222015-11-14T15:43:27.178-08:002015-11-14T15:43:27.178-08:00Citibank is also into sub prime loans, and pay day...Citibank is also into sub prime loans, and pay day loans. They don't call it Citibank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-70753890592004193652015-05-28T09:15:43.720-07:002015-05-28T09:15:43.720-07:00One big difference between then and now is the dil...One big difference between then and now is the dilution in the value of educational degrees. For example, the college degree used to be a significant achievement; now, it's the bare minimum qualification for most office jobs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-49883201603529563362015-05-28T07:31:54.371-07:002015-05-28T07:31:54.371-07:004:00 PM:
"Do as I say, not as I do." W...4:00 PM:<br /><br />"Do as I say, not as I do." We can expect nothing more given this core tenet of Boomer philosophy - you might as well try to have a meaningful conversation with a brick wall. <br /><br />I tried following their advice until I realized that it was a product of their own unique, non-transferable place and time in history. Tuning them out and moving on to deal directly with my own unique, non-transferable place and time in history was the best thing I ever did. I will teach my children to do the same, as conventional wisdom can only take you so far, and they will have challenges of their own separate from mine. Resiliency is where it is at.<br /><br />But then again, I take that view because I don't pretend to know everything about everything, unlike some others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-19484193778672949962015-05-27T15:36:02.814-07:002015-05-27T15:36:02.814-07:00How did he get out of serving in Vietnam as an Arm...How did he get out of serving in Vietnam as an Army Reservist in 1968?<br /><br />Maybe next year NYLS can get Bernie Madoff to give the commencement speech via a live feed from prison. His fee would be less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-53114300633622123792015-05-27T11:32:27.689-07:002015-05-27T11:32:27.689-07:00Go rise up in the streets. What has happened, what...Go rise up in the streets. What has happened, what is happening, to the younger set in this country is not a natural phenomenon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-86418615073087493172015-05-26T22:21:59.895-07:002015-05-26T22:21:59.895-07:00Birds of a feather flock together.
"And I s...Birds of a feather flock together. <br /><br />"And I stayed with Sandy 32 years as he was building what became Citigroup." - Joe Plumeri<br /><br />2011: Citigroup tops the list of banks who received federal aid, with the grand total of bailouts to Citi topping 476.2 BILLION. <br /><br />December, 2014: <br />"Today I'm coming to the floor not to talk about Democrats or Republicans, but to talk about a third group that also wields tremendous power in Washington: Citigroup. Mr. President, in recent years many Wall Street institutions have exerted extraordinary influence in Washington's corridors of power. Citigroup has risen above the others. Its grip over economic policy making and the Executive branch is unprecedented. Consider just a few examples. Three of the last four Treasury Secretaries under Democratic Presidents have had close Citigroup ties. The fourth was offered the CEO position at Citigroup, but turned it down. The Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve system is a Citigroup alum. The Undersecretary for International Affairs at Treasury is a Citigroup alum. The US Trade Representative, and the person nominated to his Deputy, who is currently an Assistant Secretary of Treasury, are Citigroup alums. A recent Chairman of the National Economic Council at the White House was a Citigroup alum. Another recent Chairman of the Office of Management and Budget went to Citigroup immediately after leaving the White House. And, another recent Chairman of the Office of Management and Budget it also a Citi alum, but I'm double-counting here, because he's now the Secretary of the Treasury...now Citi is larger than ever...Let me say this to anyone who is listening at Citi, Dodd-Frank isn't perfect, it should have broken you into pieces." - Senator Elizabeth Warren<br /><br />March, 2014: Citigroup sued by the FDIC over LIBOR price-fixing, settles for 95 million. <br /><br />February 2015: Citigroup settles claims with the DOJ, CTFC over precious metals price-rigging. <br /><br />May, 2015: Citigroup pleads guilty and will pay $1.02 billion for price-fixing foreign exchange rate benchmarks in the last year.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-83539042912993034082015-05-26T16:00:55.687-07:002015-05-26T16:00:55.687-07:00I remember trying something similar when I graduat...I remember trying something similar when I graduated, then getting yelled at and threatened with arrest for "soliciting" by various Boomers. <br /><br />The world has changed, I don't quite buy that this even worked 30 years ago, but sure maybe 50 years ago the kids too stupid to do OCI and apply for regular jobs did this and it got something for them. They could have also just did OCI or applied for a regular job, and gotten even better results. <br /><br />Nowadays it doesn't particularly matter what you do. If you're connected, you'll probably get a decent job.<br /><br />Have the audacity to be born in the wrong social class? Then you're out of luck, and go die in the street. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363936253583148153.post-21593323099147749452015-05-26T12:28:06.650-07:002015-05-26T12:28:06.650-07:00Hilarious. Listen, kids, just take the "Don ...Hilarious. Listen, kids, just take the "Don Draper" approach to your career (i.e. baffle them with b.s. until they hire you). It worked for one Boomer once, so by the transitive property of equality it will work for all of you, too.<br /><br />Oh, and burn you boats. It "worked" at the Battle of Edington, so it will work for you, too!(?????)dupednontraditionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170022654810216357noreply@blogger.com