Rowboats, Whales, and Fishermen
Posted Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 by nycgadgetgirlThe firm I work for recently got engaged on a big deal. The CEO called an all hands meeting in the conference room to give us a pep talk about all the long hours we’re about to be working. He drew a great analogy. Forgive me if you’ve heard this; I think he made it up. Either way, I loved it. He said "If you go out in a rowboat fishing for whale, when you catch one you’d better hold on tight and hope you can keep the boat afloat."
February 4th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Pretty impressive! He told you he was going to demand a lot of overtime, and sent you away feeling inspired. I hope it works out great for all of you.
February 4th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
Personally, I walked out feeling overworked and underpaid, not inspired. However, in investment banking you get paid based on the profit turned by the firm, so hope springs eternal.