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A rather messy bonus story
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What a load of cr@p
Later reports suggest, however, that this was no 'accident'. The incident is said to have taken place on the 19th floor of Merrill's New York headquarters building in the World Trade Center, which we believe houses many of the firm's fixed income group. And the smart money now says that the villain of the piece was actually an equities guy who came over to fixed income to express his view of their 2007 credit market losses - losses which he clearly thought had adversely affected his own bonus payout.
Now when did those planes hit?Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Originally posted by Sockpuppet View PostIs that story 6 years old?
Mentions WTC? Which...er...in my universe don't stand there anymore.
4 World Financial Center
250 Vesey Street
New York,NY 10080
Journo probably got the address off wikiComment
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I guess it's a bit like saying
20th Floor Canary Wharf,
when they mean
20th Floor, 1 Canada SquareIt's about time I changed this sig...Comment
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