Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story Free Audiobook Download by Greg Smith


Greg Smith wrote a book about his life and how he left Goldman Sachs. He was one of the most powerful people in the company, but he felt that he had been robbed of a lot of things. He didn't feel like he was getting the respect that he deserved from his peers. His superiors would not listen to him and they never took his opinions into consideration. They would tell him to just do more work, when what they wanted was an answer to their question.

Greg Smith, author of the Wall Street Journal article "Why I left Goldman Sachs," was fired on Wednesday after he wrote an opinion piece condemning his former company. A day later, he had one million downloads at a cost of $5 million. Many people share his opinions on Goldman Sachs and its practices.

Greg Smith is a well-known Goldman Sachs banker. He left the company after becoming dissatisfied with how he was treated. The audiobook narrates his story of leaving and the difficulties he faced upon returning to Wall Street.

Author Greg Smith had a huge decision to make. Should he leave Goldman Sachs after 23 years of service and take a huge pay cut or should he keep his job and build up an impressive nest egg for himself, his wife, and their two children? His decision was to leave because the company was now "betraying its clients." Mr. Smith views the company as leaving corporate America for Silicon Valley in the wrong direction. His story is one of many from Wall Street that has been told over the past few years.

When I left Goldman Sachs, I had no idea that it would be the start of a journey that would lead to me becoming a writer. In my current job as an investment banker, I worked every day with some of the smartest people in finance. I was fortunate enough to have worked with some decision makers who were great mentors and taught me how to think about problems in different ways.

Greg Smith was an executive at Goldman Sachs for 10 years. In his book, Why I Left Goldman Sachs, Smith describes how he left the company to join a smaller firm where he had more autonomy and could pursue projects that were more meaningful. The audiobook for this book is available for $4.99 on Audible or Amazon.

Published Date 2012-10-22
Duration 8 hours 30 minutes
Author Greg Smith
Narrated Author
Reviews
(8 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Biography & Memoir
Parent Category Business

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