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One of the accursed people in an Investment Bank, the head of the | See also the Northern Ireland portfolio in the nineteen seventies. | ||
One of the accursed people in an Investment Bank, the head of the docs unit is only in the role to atone for a sin (possibly one committed in a former life), or as act of spite, vengeance or perverse cruelty from someone else further up the organisation. | |||
Running the negotiators is an utterly thankless role, one totally bereft of thanks, which - because of its cost, heft, and inevitable negative impact on the franchise, is irresistible fodder for [[change manager|change managers]], [[management consultant|management consultants]], and people who think a "[[chief operating officer]]" is a fine thing to aspire to, to fiddle with. Which means any well-meaning attempts you make to fix things are bound to fail, and fail in a way that is inextribably tied to you. | |||
WHERE'S MY GODDAMN ISDA? | |||
An investment bank being a place of universal grasping fixation on advancement, it isn't hard to find a stooge. Just present it as a stretch assignment, or an opportunity for advancement - managing three hundred people, in six centres across seven time zones. Who would not leap at that? | An investment bank being a place of universal grasping fixation on advancement, it isn't hard to find a stooge. Just present it as a stretch assignment, or an opportunity for advancement - managing three hundred people, in six centres across seven time zones. Who would not leap at that? |