After the end of every era, a handful of images tend to linger in the mind. For me, the period of financial exuberance that came to a messy end in 2008 will always be encapsulated by the jobs fair I went to in my final year of university in 2006. I remember strolling from one recruiter’s stand to the next to gather up their extravagant freebies. I got a very nice shower radio from Goldman Sachs. Another company (I forget which) was handing out popcorn machines. There was no real question we would get good jobs; the question was which we would choose.
每个时代结束后,都会有一些画面在脑海中挥之不去。对我来说,在2008年以一团乱麻告终的金融繁荣期将永远封存在我2006年大学最后一年所参加的招聘会上。我记得我穿梭于一个又一个招聘企业的展位之间,收集他们精美的赠品。我从高盛(Goldman Sachs)那里拿到了一个超棒的浴室用收音机。另一家公司(我忘了是哪家了)正在派发爆米花机。我们能不能找到好工作不是问题,问题是我们会选择哪一家。