“All the sad young men
Choking on their worth
Trying to be brave
Running from the truth.”--“The Ballad of the Sad Young Men,” by Fran Landesman and Tommy Wolf
Yesterday, driving around my hometown, the “space available” signs, both for office and retail space, were in far more plentiful supply at this time of the year than I’ve seen in ages.
Yet the Great Recession, I think, may have its most indelible effect elsewhere, on young MBAs who came out of grad school with visions of making a grand killing with one of the major financial institutions, only to find now that they’re out of a job. The hard times call into question all the assumptions they may have had about the business world in which they hoped to play a major role. Dreams die hard.
Yesterday, driving around my hometown, the “space available” signs, both for office and retail space, were in far more plentiful supply at this time of the year than I’ve seen in ages.
Yet the Great Recession, I think, may have its most indelible effect elsewhere, on young MBAs who came out of grad school with visions of making a grand killing with one of the major financial institutions, only to find now that they’re out of a job. The hard times call into question all the assumptions they may have had about the business world in which they hoped to play a major role. Dreams die hard.
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