We are going to be freshmen again. That’s right, freshmen: bottom of the food chain; inexperienced; grunt work monkeys et cetera. You get the idea. We started as freshmen here at NYU and have grinded our way to the top of the food chain as graduating seniors. We have learned about ourselves in the process, but have also been influenced by our environment to think a certain way and believe certain things. I want to take a step back. I want to take this moment with you all to detach and reflect on my experience at Stern, and how it has shaped myself and my view of happiness. I then want to take my view and challenge it; challenge it to a point where I understand how my experience at Stern has both positively and negatively changed this view. With a (hopefully) clearer head, I want to talk about our futures as excel monkeys, entrepreneurs, and eventually business leaders, and discuss how our future ties back to our view of the world today. I know I sound vague, but please bear with me; I believe this will make sense soon enough.
So, who am I? Unlike most people at Stern, my first words …show more content…
Benevolence and trustworthiness are pretty self-explanatory; things get more interesting when I speak of being respectful of corporate culture. We know Wall Street and other large companies do not always have the greatest reputation for being morally upright, as we hear of scandal after scandal in the news. Many times, people in our roles are found complicit in these scandals, as the only other option is whistleblowing and potentially losing their job. It is at this point where my obedience to corporate culture can be tested. Perhaps it is in the corporate culture to take part in an unethical act , and trying to innovate or change this culture only leads to being shunned from the company and possibly the
So, who am I? Unlike most people at Stern, my first words …show more content…
Benevolence and trustworthiness are pretty self-explanatory; things get more interesting when I speak of being respectful of corporate culture. We know Wall Street and other large companies do not always have the greatest reputation for being morally upright, as we hear of scandal after scandal in the news. Many times, people in our roles are found complicit in these scandals, as the only other option is whistleblowing and potentially losing their job. It is at this point where my obedience to corporate culture can be tested. Perhaps it is in the corporate culture to take part in an unethical act , and trying to innovate or change this culture only leads to being shunned from the company and possibly the