Petersen's path to the ski slopes began by delivering cases of beer from his parents' brewery, the Sacramento Brewing Company. Arakawa sought escape from a small securities firm. Hitting the Links Golfing guru Burton previously sold ads for CBS Sportsline. Arakawa is glad to be free of his former life, too. As a trader, you are required to make money for the firm.
Money gets people very excited.
Thus, people's attitudes would change throughout the day. You could come to the office in a great mood, but when people began to lose money, everything changed. Screaming was not uncommon. Newhouse's impeccable academic credentials certainly stand out. But hitting the books didn't keep him away from video games.