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Shifting dimensions

Never thought I’d see the day: WFH Wall Street

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Published on November 11, 2020

I cried on my last day on Wall Street.

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"Many conversations happen on a trading floor where two people are talking, other people can hear it, and they chime in. And that's how the creative process really takes hold."

"The work day has changed. It certainly feels like we’re working more, even though it's not one contiguous block."

"I’d much rather just keep working remotely and I think we’d all be better off for it. I’m actually able to focus pretty well working from home."

"When you start to think about things like hallways and crowded elevators, just to conform to the traditional views of what it looks like to ‘work hard,’ it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense when we’ve shown we can stay productive working remotely."

"It’s a no-shame environment if you want to stay at home."