Here’s “Apprentice” finalist Kwame Jackson, on why he left his job at Goldman Sachs prior to the start of the show, in today’s New York Post:
"I invested money for rich people," said Jackson, "but Wall Street is basically an equation. You take extremely smart people, you work them an inordinate amount of time and you pay them an inordinate amount of money. "If you take out the inordinate amount of money, the equation doesn't balance."
And working for Trump would be different how, exactly?
It’s a common complaint for Wall Streeters- sure you’re making a lot of money, but you’re doing it managing and earning money for people with exponentially more than you. But once again, wouldn’t Trump’s organization be the exact same thing, being around billionaires like Trump and constant luxury- while making a comparatively low salary of $250,000?
The key to happiness, of course, is to find a job that allows you to freely spend other people’s money!
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 14, 2004 06:30 PM