Wall Street Banker Gets Canned By Two Companies For Now Infamous “10 Commandments” Email
Just last week, the internet was abuzz about Justin Kwan, the guy who sent the awesome email to the summer interns. Sure, he was only a second-year banker and probably had no real say over the intern’s rules, but he wanted to let those little shits know who their elders were.
Personally, I loved the commandments. If Barclays wasn’t already implementing them into their intern program, they probably should. There is nothing wrong with a little tough love when it comes to prepping young minds for the real world — which is why a rigid pledge program is important.
Unfortunately, Barclays didn’t like the move Kwan pulled and decided to fire him.
From Gawker:
Kwan, who was a second-year analyst in Barclays’ Global Power & Utilities group, was let go by the bank on Friday, our source says.
Since Kwan had plans to leave the bank later this year and join the Carlyle Group, he probably shrugged it off and said fuck it. An asset like that doesn’t just fall into the Carlyle Group’s laps. They should feel lucky, right? Wrong. I guess they thought the whole email thing was too over-the-top and preemptively fired him too. Pussies.
If you’re looking for work, Justin, maybe you should start a pledge education consulting business. There are a lot of chapters out there that could use you..
[via Gawker]
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Even with the name “Kwan” he surely saw this coming.
10 years ago at 10:00 amThis is underratedly funny
10 years ago at 10:42 amThat email was overflowing with copious amounts of douche.
10 years ago at 10:03 amThe email was hilarious we can all agree, but was beyond unprofessional and no company worth their salt is ever gonna let that slide.
10 years ago at 10:16 amGood pledgemasters don’t get caught like this guy
10 years ago at 10:20 amThe best part is that he refers to the Power & Utilities group as the “frattiest” on Wall St. when he went to Georgetown, which doesn’t have greek life. Fucking geed.
10 years ago at 10:33 amyou could tell he was overcompensating for something.
10 years ago at 12:49 pmGeorgetown has Greek life.
10 years ago at 6:37 pmPledge program consulting firm…. Inculcate and Haze inc.
10 years ago at 10:59 amLeaving evidence. NF
10 years ago at 12:12 pmIt’s stupid to send that email. Just implement the program, don’t tell the world on paper that you’re going to implement the program.
10 years ago at 12:32 pmMuch like Asian fraternities, this attempt at being frat was poorly executed.
10 years ago at 12:36 pmI heard SAE hasn’t had a pledge educator for years and is looking for one.
10 years ago at 12:45 pm