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Monday, May 26th, 2008My blog has been a bit depressing lately with talk of a slowing economy, layoffs at my company, and a generally toxic atmosphere at work. But this weekend put all of that out of my mind, at least for a couple days. The weather here in Brooklyn was idyllic; upper 60’s and low […]
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More Layoffs
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008There was another round of layoffs at my firm yesterday. This just doesn’t seem to end. It hit our IT group and our “special investments” group (the ones who put together all those crazy “structured finance” securities). Two good friends & mentors of mine were let go.
It’s been stressful to […]
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Dodging the Bullet
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008It’s been a while since I’ve written an entry. When I don’t write much it means either that something is on my mind, or that I’m very busy. In this case, both of these scenarios were my reality.
Word has been going around at my company for the past couple weeks that layoffs were […]
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Summer Vacation?
Thursday, May 1st, 2008I got out of work at 5 tonight (a half-day for me), and decided to take the night off. I was home by 6, had eaten by 7, and now it’s 9:30. The dishes are done, I’ve caught up on my blogging buddies’ blogs, and now I’m settled in to write a blog […]
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A Brief Respite
Monday, April 21st, 2008So for the first time in a few weeks I got home at a decent hour tonight. Was out of work by 5:30, and home before 7pm! So I will take some of my time to write a blog entry, and then will do a full hour of yoga after I’ve finished.
Matt from […]
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I’m finally seeing the end coming for my recent busy spell, and it can’t come soon enough for me. Today was a beautiful day in NYC and, for the first time in about a month, I took a real lunch hour. I heated up my lunch (leftovers from last night’s beef stew dinner) […]
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Transitions
Friday, April 11th, 2008Whew! What a week. Another week of 12 hour days. I found myself arriving at work around 9am, leaving at 9pm, without even taking a proper lunchbreak — every day this week. It’s not healthy. I’m used to working out three times a week, biking, rollerblading, walking a lot. I haven’t […]
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Other Random Thoughts
Sunday, April 6th, 2008I’ve updated my little weight tracker on the right. I’ve lost 4 lbs over the past month. How about that! The funny thing is, I’ve been too busy to even think about my weight. And I’ve been too busy to get up and buy my afternoon sweets. About 2 weeks […]
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A Long Day
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Things haven’t slowed down yet for me at work. I put in 10 hours Saturday and 6 hours Sunday, and didn’t leave the office until 9pm last night & tonight. Ah, the life of an employee of an investment bank. But I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. […]
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Busy Week
Friday, March 28th, 2008Finally it’s Friday, and I’m done with another week of work. This week has been by far the most intense of my 8 years at my company. We’re having some technology infrastructure problems due to the layoffs a month ago, and I’ve been responsible for cleaning up a couple serious messes. Just […]
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