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It should be noted that the Times decided to illustrate Greg Smith’s Goldman Sachs resignation op-ed with this, reminding us all that he’s still a buzzard, feeding on carcasses — and now he’s just going to go feed off another.
(Illustration: Victor Kerlow / NY Times)
Story of the morning. Perhaps the most iconic open letter since Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts on Flash” from two years ago. Also worth a read when you’re done. (ht @AntDeRosa on that front)
How this one starts: “TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity. And I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it.” And Victor Kerlow’s illustration of the buzzards is pretty damning.
It should be noted that...Times decided to illustrate Greg Smith’s Goldman Sachs...
I’m not the first person to tell you to read this today, and I won’t be the last.