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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Did anybody else think he just sounded like a douchebag? Nobody is going to take this guy seriously; it’s a bank, not a fraternity.
9 years ago at 12:53 pmMaybe if this second year analyst had actually been in a fraternity. He would have known to not send the e-mail and just tell them, or not get caught.
9 years ago at 1:33 pmBarclays didn’t really have a choice either. Shit is all over the internet, if they don’t fire him then they look like they approve of what Kwan said in his email.
9 years ago at 1:59 pmRaegan Bush 85′
9 years ago at 4:22 pmWearing a bow tie and/or suspenders as an intern is fucking inexcusable. He should be let go based on that commandment alone.
9 years ago at 5:52 pmWhere is the obligatory fucking liberals comment?
9 years ago at 12:38 amYou think this guy would be a good pledge master? Look at Richie Incognito
9 years ago at 8:59 pm