Fresh out of Wharton and Harvard business schools, John Rolfe and Peter Troob eagerly joined the investment bank giant Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. They signed on as foot soldiers in a white-collar army of overworked and frustrated lemmings. They barely escaped with the remnants of their sanity-and, ultimately, this book. Uncensored, unsanitized,and uncut, MONKEY BUSINESS captures the chaotic es-sence of the Wall Street carnival and the outlandish person-alities that make it all hum. This is a rollicking read that takes you inside the Wall Street jungle.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Recruiting: The Seeds of a Dream

Interviews and Ecstasy

Summer Boot Camp

The Courtship

Training Wheels

The Food Chain

The Business

The Sizzle

Fishing for Value

The Merry-go-round

The Bottleneck

The Holiday Party

Drafting

Push the Button

Travel

Bonuses, Reviews, and Compensation

The Epiphany

The Last Straw

Liberation

Epilogue

Afterword