Topic: Liberal Fascism
Though I believe it’s true that kooks like Stacey Hessler typify the Occupy Wall Street movement, It’s nice to learn that there are exceptions. One of them is Tracy Postert, an OWS protester who parlayed her activism into a Wall Street job:
[Postert], who has a Ph.D. in biomedical science specializing in pharmacology, was unemployed and had all but given up on finding work in her preferred field of academia when she joined the movement in October.
She held signs that read, “Reagan sucks,” and, “I’ll vote after the revolution.”
But she said she still needed to get a real job. So she made a new sign.
On the front, she wrote, “Ph.D. Biomedical Scientist seeking full time employment,” and on the back, “Ask me for my resume.”
It caught the eye of Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst for John Thomas Financial Brokerage. The exec wasn’t looking to hire, but he took Postert’s résumé anyway.
That was Oct. 22, Postert’s Day 10 as an Occupier.
The next day, Kaufman, impressed by her CV, sent her an e-mail asking if she’d like to come for an interview.
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“I had been unemployed for so long, I thought why not?” said Postert, adding that she is in her 30s and has no background in finance or business.
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Kaufman offered her a job as a junior analyst evaluating medical companies as potential investments.
Postert said the decision to accept was painful.
But practicality won out.
So goes the story in today's New York Post. She’s been on the job for three weeks now. Great story, eh? Just goes to show that for those who take the initiative, America is still the land of opportunity. Welcome to the Dark Side, Tracy!
