A resignation is noisy at Goldman Sachs
Greg Smith stormed out of Goldman Sachs and he indicated in a letter. As part of the bank has many grievances vis-à-vis his former employer. It considers in particular that the corporate culture built around teamwork, integrity and humility is not respected. Worse, he stressed that Goldman Sachs does not work for our clients but to boost its own profits. He said he heard company executives call their customers "puppets". He invited the leaders to challenge and to keep customers at the heart of their concerns. At last report, Greg Smith took care of products for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
For its part, the bank responded. "We disagree with the views expressed, this does not reflect how we manage our business," said a spokesman for the Wall Street Journal.
Both say, this letter made the rounds of American media and social networks. SurTwitter, the reactions are numerous. Here is a selection of crispy from Internet users. First, that of comedian Seth Meyers who believes that reading the resignation letter is funny. Then, one of Heather K Mak who believes that this writing is a ray of sunshine. Finally, ironically, a Greek citizen said someone feels guilty, to Greg Smith my credit score.
This resignation letter Goldman Sachs is a fun read. nyti.ms/xt5H5D
– Seth Meyers (@ sethmeyers21) March 14, 2012
huge ray of sunshine Into the banking world from year former executive director at goldman sachs via @ @ and sustainnyc mchivot nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opi
. – Heather K Mak (@ heatherkmak) March 14, 2012
Finally, a Goldman Sachs Executive Speaks the Truth huff.to / zDVbAO via @ huffingtonpost Finally, somebody is feeling guilty!
– Vic Panagiotakopoulo (@ VPanagio) March 14, 2012
Other reactions go even further since a forged letter of response from the bank's president, Lloyd Blankfein, circulates:
http://www.borowitzreport.com/2012/03/14/a-response-from-goldman-sachs/
Not to mention the comments of a fellow Canadian and parody of the letter, entitled "Why I quit the empire," by Darth Vader.
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