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Unbearable stress

Postby Shipwreck » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:46 pm

FRIENDS of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last night blamed his $7 billion losses on unbearable levels of stress brought on by a punishing 30 hour week. Kerviel was known to start work as early as nine in the morning and still be at his desk at five or even five-thirty, often with just an hour and a half for lunch.

One colleague said: "He was, how you say, une workaholique. I have a family and a mistress so I would leave the office at around 2pm at the latest, if I wasn't on strike. But Jerome was
tied to that desk. One day I came back to the office at 3pm because I had forgotten my stupid little hat and there he was, fast asleep on the photocopier. At first I assumed he had been having sex with it, but then I remembered he had been working for almost six hours."

Last night a spokesman for Sócíété Générálé denied that Kerviel was overworked, insisting he lost the money after betting that the French were about to stop being rude, lazy, arrogant bastards.
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Re: Unbearable stress

Postby webbo » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:09 pm

Shipwreck wrote:FRIENDS of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last night blamed his $7 billion losses on unbearable levels of stress brought on by a punishing 30 hour week. Kerviel was known to start work as early as nine in the morning and still be at his desk at five or even five-thirty, often with just an hour and a half for lunch.

One colleague said: "He was, how you say, une workaholique. I have a family and a mistress so I would leave the office at around 2pm at the latest, if I wasn't on strike. But Jerome was
tied to that desk. One day I came back to the office at 3pm because I had forgotten my stupid little hat and there he was, fast asleep on the photocopier. At first I assumed he had been having sex with it, but then I remembered he had been working for almost six hours."

Last night a spokesman for Sócíété Générálé denied that Kerviel was overworked, insisting he lost the money after betting that the French were about to stop being rude, lazy, arrogant bastards.


Ssh, don't let Phoenix read this, she thinks that all Brits hate the French anyway............................................................

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Re: Unbearable stress

Postby Bill » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:25 pm

webbo wrote: Ssh, don't let Phoenix read this, she thinks that all Brits hate the French anyway............................................................

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You mean they don't :shock: ~ personally I can't stand them ever since a young french girl converted my groin into a sea side ecological system many years ago :oops: .

I did wonder about her ability to move sideways without apparently using her legs :roll:

I've never been able to eat crabs since . :(

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Re: Unbearable stress

Postby webbo » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:42 pm

Bill wrote:
webbo wrote: Ssh, don't let Phoenix read this, she thinks that all Brits hate the French anyway............................................................

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You mean they don't :shock: ~ personally I can't stand them ever since a young french girl converted my groin into a sea side ecological system many years ago :oops: .

I did wonder about her ability to move sideways without apparently using her legs :roll:



I've never been able to eat crabs since . :(

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Did a close shave follow?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Unbearable stress

Postby Bill » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:50 pm

webbo wrote:
Did a close shave follow?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oh yes ~ plus painting the affected area a nice shade of purple.

Grape picking in southern France looked a great way to spend the summer holidays ~ I really thought I would sea a bit of life .

But I didn't expect to bring some of it back with me

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Re: Unbearable stress

Postby Smiler Brian » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:35 pm

Bill wrote:
webbo wrote:
Did a close shave follow?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oh yes ~ plus painting the affected area a nice shade of purple.

Grape picking in southern France looked a great way to spend the summer holidays ~ I really thought I would sea a bit of life .

But I didn't expect to bring some of it back with me

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I often wonder what fish smelled like before women washed in rivers....
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