Goldman Sachs VP explains why he quit

Greg Smith, who publicly resigned in scathing op-ed, says investment bank's unethical culture threatens firm's future. Anderson Cooper reports.

[lesliecone]

I would be proud to call this man my friend. It is nice to know there are still some people in the financial arena who can maintain an ethical backbone. Thank you Greg Smith for your integrity.

[WildBassfly]

STOP CUTTING HIM OFF MID SENTENCE
WHATS THE POINT
I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY

[fr]

This guy has a good heart he’s really brave for speaking out like this

[ravenkama]

Love people like this! You can just see his genuine heart and soul all there.

[TheSapphire]

Gosh an honest man with a sense of ethics and integrity.Worth his weight in gold. A hero of our times

[swathi]

He is a braveheart ! Why can't we have more people like him in this world!

[moviedude]

Wall Street ethics is an oxymoron -- doesn't that sum it all up

[inthevault]

There’s always a high price to pay for integrity and very few are willing to pay it. But the return to one’s sense of self respect and honesty far outweighs anything that might’ve been lost.

[joycekoch]

HR at Goldman Sachs was probably digging furiously through Greg's record to find a way to discredit him.

[nextari]

Great man, and Coop interviewed him like he was a criminal.

[ferdhinico.]

I worked in the brokerage and banking department at Merrill Lynch and have dealt with multimillion dollar clients who have called me and literally cried because the financial advisor steals all their money in a legal way and they can't get it back. I see the issue but I can't do anything about it....so sad

[rfimor]

Basically he is saying that a Goldman salesman is no much different than any used car salesman. Not a big surprise to me.

[warrenebuffett]

when you are not a psychopath and make it to the top

[MominNz]

this guy is truly one honest misfit in GMSachs. Absolutely correct.

[chuckmcmicheal]

Thank you Lord for making him someone to look up to and learn from. Be the light in the world

[GrassValleyGreg]

I love how Goldman Sachs has a Youtube channel, but comments are disabled on every video lol

[boeingdriver]

A friend of mine in Australia got a job at one of Australia’s big four banks. On his first day during an induction course he was told in no uncertain terms that “ we are not here to make money for our clients, we are here to make money for the bank”. This is the standard mantra throughout all the banking industry. They are predators.

[gowinidea]

Thumbup to Greg Smith for the heart of steel he has!

[firefeethok_tui]

Hire him for SEC or become a lawyer for SEC! Or something similar. Glad to know there are people with integrity at the top. Even IF they leave. He is doing the right thing. Unfortunately people who do this are regarded, but then discarded. Its sad. PS anderson is jaded and it really shows in the interview.

[bruceLEEtheOne]

Why is 75% of this interview Anderson cooper talking