It’s always nice when you drive to work and with each passing mile become more fully aware of the fact that certain industries of this nation’s economy just don’t work anymore.
Once such industry is the financial industry. There are a lot of kids that I know, mainly people who went to school’s like SI, who started their professional careers as underlings at a variety of investment banking companies. Up until a few months ago, they were wearing Dockers and skipping along the Embarcadero in their boat shoes, with nary a care in the world. At least, this is how I imagine it must have been.
I don’t know how those kids are doing. Frankly, I don’t have much contact with them, or the banking industry. But now that the financial downturn has started to affect me, I’m starting to take the matter much more seriously.
That’s right, Economy. Things JUST GOT PERSONAL.
I know you may be asking, you three faithful readers of my sometime updated blog, what this has to do with football. And I’ll tell you. In these troubling financial times, there are a lot of career shifts. People get let go, other people get hired. Careers can turn on a dime, and this includes the careers of professional football players.
Lane Kiffin. D’Angelo Hall. Al Davis’ Mental Health. All three are Oakland Raider casualties of our national economic conditions. Cuts have to be made.
All I’m saying is, keep an eye out. Entire teams may find themselves on the job market. And once you start competing with former NFL players for your temp jobs…that’s when the real trouble begins.
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