Do I know the numbers?....meaning balance sheets, cap ratios, income & asset statements...Yup! My strength just tends to be in knowing financial laws naturally...don't ask me how...lol, I just do.
Anyway....Now, I see why there is the staunch difference in Financiers and Consultants in Bschool and the long history in the battle of who means more lol.
Finance people are about bottom lines. Period. End Result Figure. Consultants on the other hand......hmmmm how shall I say it, "How's the Air Up There?" Consultants have a view of creating value slowly over the long term and "eventually" seeing a return.....on the other hand Finance Geeks run screaming the Black Eyed Peas song, "Iiiiiii Waaaannnnt It Noooooow!"....lol, AT THE TOP OF OUR LUNGS! Lmbo
Hey, I guess that's why we end up working in the sector we do. And, add to it these huge the technology companies jumping into "Emerging Markets"....dude....I guarantee you it makes for an interesting mix that add Humor 24/7 lol...At least I don't Get the deer in the headlights look anymore when I am talking to the Consultants. I can at least act like I know what I am talking about and hit up a happy hour without stumbling all over myself lol.
Anyway....the "how's the air up there"...Is the constant pop up comic that comes into my head as I am trying to explain how maximizing my time means time value of money.....I tend to pause a lot while I am speaking to them and ask them, "Does That Make Sense?"
That is the main question I use day in and day out....lol means that they are very abstract, aloof, vague, and general. And, THEY CAN MAKE ONE HELL OF A POWERPOINT, LOL....everything that a Finance person is NOT.
See the Ever So Classic Video:
Damn It feels Good To Be A Banker:
Lmbo at the "dude, your blackberry is like 3yrs Old!" That's Like an Android to the IP6!!! Lmao....ROTFL!