The Big Rivalry Continues

Given the number of Cal and Stanford alums working in the San Francisco financial district, I have quickly discovered that the rivalry is one that lasts well beyond graduation date. And the competition is not confined solely to the last Saturday in November, when the two football teams and the thousands of ardent alums meet in the annual Big Game, either at Memorial Stadium in the Berkeley Hills or down at the Farm in Palo Alto. The rivalry bleeds into the office dynamic as well. Case in point. Our equity derivatives group here at Wells is comprised of graduates of the following schools: Berkeley 3, Stanford 3, MIT 1, and Virginia 1. And we were approved to hire one additional marketer. With the 3-3 deadlock, a new Cal or Stanford hire would tip the scales for either side for a very long time. Undoubtedly, all six of us have memories of the Axe (link here). And not surprisingly, the Cal and Stanford factions have been scrambling to find a suitable candidate from their respective campuses. Boy, would I hate to be the person interviewing with a member of the opposing camp.