But Maria handles that kind of stuff so well, it’s hard to do a job that you dislike so much. Not that I know she dislikes it, but I don’t think anyone would be drawn in by that part of the job. What, shocked that you were in a bar with drunk executives and plumbers? I’m sure she wouldn’t like the idea, but that’s just Eliza. Regardless, Angelica and I drag her out to the bar and parties whenever the opportunity arises, so she has some firsthand experience. So—are you guys close, or? Oh, that’s awful. I hope your grandfather realized his son’s accomplishments, I just can’t imagine what it’d be like to never get that kind of, I dunno, approval from your parents. I don’t know what I’d do. My grandfather also worked as a consultant, so it’s a family business of sorts. But much more Wall Street, less mom ‘n pop. Oh, it’s gorgeous. My favorite was Santorini—cliché, I know—it was breathtaking. Everything feels so open and clear, like waking up from a nap. Tell me when you go, I’d love to hear what you thought! Best sausages, hm, I guess I’ll have to put that on my bucket list. Ugh, that’s such a hassle. It’s odd it got passed then, if so many people are mad about it.
Well, I’m sorry you have such a strained relationship. Hopefully you’ll be able to mend it, or create one, I guess, if you never got along. Maybe if you both put your differences aside, you could notice your similarities! I dunno, I’m very happy for him and John, and I’m excited to get to know him better. Well yeah, John’s great, I can’t see why anyone wouldn’t want to be friends with him. Running a newspaper definitely sounds like a lot of moving pieces. Is there anything you’d change about it? Yeah, but it’s good you have that option. Some people would just be stuck with a failing economy, and they’re debt would just get worse. I recommend The Big Short—it’s a great movie and it talks about the sub-prime loan crisis. No, no worries, keep talking if you want. Um, I like working with my father. I’ve always looked up to him and loved him, so I like that I get to share another part of his life. My co-workers can be, uh, not so welcoming at times, but I guess you just have to look over that part. Ha, really interesting cases. Uh, no not really. The firm’s been around since the ‘70s though, so I’m sure we did have a few celebrity clients, I’m just not in the loop yet. All the clients are famous in their own right, but not like actors or anything. Heirs, real estate moguls, stuff like that. Super exciting.
I completely agree. The tips aren’t probably enough to keep her afloat, and even if you get one good patron there are at least fifty more that so…boorish. I frequent the Guns and Ships and there are all sorts of people who come in and out. Just because I prefer the finer things in life, I can stomach sitting in a crowded bar while talking to Maria while she pours my Scotch. She is such a wallflower which is peculiar considering both you and Angelica are social butterflies and pretty forward. My father and I? We’re on speaking terms, but it’s not an entirely loving relationship like the ones you see on TV. We pretty much come together on holidays and live separate lives. I have a duty and I’m going to honor it. I doubt it. My grandfather in so many words saw my father as weak, but he still handed him the business anyway as a redemption or just to see if he would fail at it who knows. Heres to following in our family’s footsteps! That sounds beautiful, I’m going to add that to my list. It is odd, but people didn’t vote or they voted for either protest or as a joke.
I doubt either of those will happen. It’s a battle of patience between us, and I always lose out because he is so damn aggressive. We have few similarities and if you mention those to him I’m sure he’ll deny it. You’re right, John is a pretty nice guy when he wants to be. It is, a lot of it is taking a risk on what you think people want to read or in my case keeping up the status quo. I’d love to change a lot of things from formatting to how ads are run and even our subscription base, but our paper is so old and classic I dare not touch it. When you change formats with something that is centuries old people tend to drop it much faster than a new thing like the Hurricane. I’ve heard of that movie, I also heard it was similar to The Wolf of Wall Street—but a lot shorter. That sounds really intriguing, I mean it’s like I said following in his footsteps but at the same time you’re setting your own path in how you continue the Schuyler business. Plus your sister works there and she does her own thing too.
