Changes during an economic downturn
Ever since disaster stuck Lehman, things havent been what they used to be. Slowdown and recession fears loom large.
And you know that the economy is in dire straits when:
• Industry associations forget ‘growth’ and speak about ‘costs’
• Marketing becomes the popular choice over finance in b-school campuses
• The statement “I am a banker” generates sympathy rather than envy
• The ‘am’ in the above statement becomes a ‘was’
• HR managers hope that attrition rises
• Keynes replaces Friedman as theory of choice in economic text books
• The word ‘regulation’ is written in favourable terms in pink papers
• China becomes the’ savior’ instead of the ‘threat’ for the global economy
• His race is not a problem if the president can handle the economy
• The benefits of socialism are discussed outside the confines of Kerala and West Bengal
• And finally this happens to the world's richest football club:

And you know that the economy is in dire straits when:
• Industry associations forget ‘growth’ and speak about ‘costs’
• Marketing becomes the popular choice over finance in b-school campuses
• The statement “I am a banker” generates sympathy rather than envy
• The ‘am’ in the above statement becomes a ‘was’
• HR managers hope that attrition rises
• Keynes replaces Friedman as theory of choice in economic text books
• The word ‘regulation’ is written in favourable terms in pink papers
• China becomes the’ savior’ instead of the ‘threat’ for the global economy
• His race is not a problem if the president can handle the economy
• The benefits of socialism are discussed outside the confines of Kerala and West Bengal
• And finally this happens to the world's richest football club:
Labels: change, economic slowdown, Financial crisis









a witty post, though I take exception to the picture on Man U - it should say US federal reserve.
Posted by
Surya |
Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:01:00 AM
Wow, it's been a while!
Love the AIG-IOU. So true!
Posted by
Zhu |
Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:58:00 PM
absolute fun...gud o kno hoe ppl can still c lighter side of things!!
Posted by
Mugdha |
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:24:00 AM