Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street Bank and Federal Reserve partner, became a household name on Main Street in the fall of 2008 with its participation in the global financial meltdown. And while the firm had been largely categorized a behemoth monolith, GSElevator on Twitter is giving the global bank a bit more color with tweeted glimpses of corporate culture via conversations of workers who don't take the stairs.
The account, which has been up and running since August, is reportedly run by an anonymous middle or above-level banker who has " long been cynical of the industry and the people that build their entire sense of self around it," according to a New York Times story.
By looks of tweets on the account, GSElevator's cynicism is well founded as hubris, misogyny, and middle- and working-class contempt are common themes.
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Analyst #1: She lives in Harlem. Analyst #2: What the f*ck. We do God's work, not social work.
#1: For a first year analyst, he's pretty good. #2: Yeah, has the confidence of a fat chick in a tube top
#1: Bali. Jo wants a destination wedding. #2: Nice, and the benefit of being far away, it'll filter out any poor people u have to invite.
Most currently, Goldman employees in New York are taking notice of Occupy Wall Street protests -- a Web-rooted movement where activists are filling the streets of lower Manhattan to denounce unscrupulous central banking practices that have wrought detrimental financial reverberations around the world.
A#1 (on protesters): I was going to make a sign... Goldman Sachs: Win, cheat, or quit. We don't f*cking lose - ever. A#2 (laughs): Or... 'Get rich and buy your own sh*t. Protests and riots are for p*ssies. #occupywallstreet.
Goldman is responding to its public relations nightmare with an internal probe, according to reports . GSElevator, however, claims precautions won't make the hunt too easy as tweets, which encompass both personally overheard as well as reported overheard elevator conversations, are made only from wi-fi hot spots using only a computer that was purchased with cash.
