Bank of America intern’s death puts banks’ working culture in spotlight
Death of Moritz Erhardt, a German student working for Merrill Lynch, triggers call for inquiry into excessive working hours in City
▻http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/aug/21/bank-intern-death-working-hours
Bank of America enquête après la mort d’un stagiaire
▻http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/08/23/bank-of-america-enquete-apres-la-mort-d-un-stagiaire_926653
My so-called life as an intern at Merrill Lynch
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/my-socalled-life-asan-internat-merrill-lynch-8782735.html
We worked hard, but we also played hard. Throughout the summer, we were plied with perks: cocktails at the Tower of London, drinks at Madame Tussauds, dinner at Coq d’Argent, dragon-boat racing on Monkey Island… and that was on top of the free meals, company cars and central London accommodation. At the time, we felt valued, as though this was our reward for all the hard work. In retrospect, it was more like absent parents buying their children’s affections with lavish gifts.