Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Grim News for Goldman's People




From HuffPo: It’s the end of the financial world as we know it. Yes, the typical Goldman Sachs employee may soon not be a member of the one percent.

Average compensation at one of Wall Street's most historically well-paid investment banks is set to drop by nearly $100,000 per employee on average by the end of 2013, thanks to a combination of increased regulations, penalty fees and fewer deals, according to a recent study by JPMorgan Chase cited by FORTUNE. That means the average Goldman employee will make $314,000 per year.

Last year, a $368,000 income was necessary to rank among the top one percent of earners, according to FORTUNE.  That may not go over well with Goldman employees. The scene at Goldman last year around bonus time was described as "a blood bath," according to one worker…..

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