Fabulous Anecdote

I think this incident is going into my anecdote armoire.

The following is a very important guy (lets call him X) from an important investment bank (lets call it Y) trying to convince us that Banking is the one and only career we should consider. He was telling us about how a career in banking could be very lucrative. Why you ask? Well here is what he says

“My father-in-law runs a cloth mill. He has access to the best linen at the cheapest price. A guy who has a steel factory has access to the best steel at the cheapest cost with the minimum effort. A guy who has a car showroom has access to the best cars at the cheapest cost with the smallest effort.

It is the rule that whatever industry you are in, you have the best information about the products of that industry. Now, what are the main products of the financial sector?”

Getting the drift of his argument, most of us reply “Money”. Getting out his “Voila, I-told-you-so” look he says,

“That is why we make the most money. We have access to money at the cheapest cost with the smallest effort. And going by that logic, …” and here is the killer line “… if you are a consultant you have access to the cheapest and easiest advice!”

Very funny indeed. I wonder if he repeats it often. I know I will!

September 29th, 2008 / 5 Comments / Tags: ppt, placement, summers / Trackback