Blackstone Imitates 'The Office' Inwards Surprisingly Hilarious Vacation Video
I'm non certain virtually 'hilarious'. Amusing, perhaps.
From PitchBook December 17, 2018
From PitchBook December 17, 2018
In a nevertheless from the video, Blackstone president Jon Gray explains how he volition relieve the firm's annual vacation party.
Private equity executives don't typically accept a reputation for their feel of humor. Look no farther than The Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein's ill-fated endeavor to brand a rap video.
But that may alter directly that Blackstone's vacation video is making the rounds. Filmed similar an episode of "The Office," the mockumentary was sent to employees final calendar week inwards an email, a re-create of which was obtained yesteryear Bloomberg. The video begins alongside Blackstone president Jon Gray yelling at his secretarial assistant later hearing that the firm's annual vacation political party had been canceled.
"Did yous listen they canceled the vacation party?" Gray says. "Everyone inwards my conference room. Five minutes!"
Cue "The Office" subject song.
The ensuing scenes include an array of Blackstone execs dealing alongside the fallout from the cancellation, including Wayne Berman, reportedly on the shortlist to live on Donald Trump's adjacent master copy of staff; Joseph Baratta, the firm's global caput of mortal equity; together with co-founder Stephen Schwarzman, amid other dealmakers.
"Not to live on difficult on Jon, but Tony together with I never had this issue," Schwarzman says, referring to co-founder Tony James.
"Every neat leader has a 2nd where they're facing the forces of evil," Gray concludes. "... So what practise I practise hither alongside this crisis simply about the vacation party? We plow it into 8 vacation parties. Brilliant."
"Typical. Only Jon tin ship away live on the enemy of fun together with nevertheless live on loved," Baratta says.
Check out the amount video here.
In existent life, Blackstone did cancel its firm-wide vacation political party this yr because the theatre has grown equally good large to discovery a venue that tin ship away tally the roughly 1,000 employees working inwards New York, a spokeswoman told Bloomberg, though the 8 parties that Blackstone throws for its 8 divisions were nevertheless on....MORE
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