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 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?
+Because this is what the doc unit means:
+*To the business: WHERE'S MY GODDAMN ISDA?
+*To the Chief Operating Officer: Why does this cost so much and who the hell are all these people?
+*To the General Counsel: A PAIN IN THE ARSE.
+*To a change manger: OFFSHORE THAT SUCKER TO INDIA!
-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 to take the role: all you have to do is present it as a [[stretch assignment]]; an opportunity for advancement: managing three hundred people, in six centres across seven time zones, with a chance to overhaul and rock the house on a franchise-critical operational function. Who would not leap at that?
 A person with a cautious or reflective nature. That's who.