Herbert Geer Cost Cutting, According to Leaked Partner Email

Outside of Herbert Geer, managing partner Bill Fazio is regarded as a very capable litigator. Inside the office, he apparently puts those skills to good use as ringleader of a spendthrift razor gang.

In a Firm Spy exclusive, we can report that Bill Fazio wrote a firm-wide email informing staff that very draconian cost cuts were to be enforced by the firm. Among the changes announced were:

• no morning teas;
• no birthday lunches or celebrations;
• no afternoon teas;
• partner lunches no longer to be cooked meals but ‘standard fare’ (whatever that means); and
• monthly firm drinks to be run on a much tighter budget.

While the details of the changed lunches and tighter budget were not made clear, Fazio took time to stress that the changes were made necessary as a result of the GFC and in an effort to save jobs.  Herbert Geer then went on a secret sacking spree.

As to Fazio’s popularity in the office, our spy says:

Bill is about as popular as Matthew Johns right now

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