Anyone watching "Industry" on HBO?

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Happens pretty early in the season 2 premiere. Harper was on a sales call and choked. Rishi laughed at hell. Harper got big and mad and asked if he had a problem. Rishi essentially said I don't care enough about you to have a problem with you but..... It went on from there.

I’m still on the premiere. I was wondering if anything preceded the incident you just mentioned. I didn’t recall them beefing last season

 

[Mr. Pink]

You're rooting for the dude that falls upward. Then you'll love thle financial industry. I'm surrounded by ppl like this.

Is he though? Failing ? It's true he's not brilliant and doesn't understand the intricacies of finance like Harper does, but he is a salesman, not an analyst, not a trader and he isn't in the investment banking division like Gus was.

Maybe I don't understand the high finance environment, but I thought, at least on the CPS and FX desks as portrayed on the show, that the salesmen are pitching ideas that aren't their own, for the most part. Of course they need to have a working knowledge of what they're doing but I thought the research people were the brains(like Gus' fwb in S1). Salesmen are supposed to bring in new business and maintain and monetize existing relationships.

Back to Rob, he doesn't seem that bad at his job. "Adler liked him". He was doing well on Clement's account in S1, it wasn't his fault Kasper retired and the other guy pulled the plug. And with Nicole, even before the handjob, he did a good job of reviving the relationship. Would the sale have happened if she turned Nicole down, the way Harper did? Maybe, maybe not. But considering Nicole's relationship with Pieropoint was completely soured by Harper(Nicole answered Rob's first call with with "what could someone from that institution possibly want?), Rob did a good job of bringing her around.

On the show they make it seem like whales like Kasper, Felim, Jesee Bloom, Nicole etc. can do business with whoever they want, and it's probably the same in real life. So in sales what makes Harper intelligence more virtuous that Rob's charm and ability to get people to like him? Why is one considered merit and the other cheating? The way I see it, what matters is whatever gets and keeps the business.

 

[Lootpack]

I’m still on the premiere. I was wondering if anything preceded the incident you just mentioned. I didn’t recall them beefing last season

No incident as far as I’m aware of, but people at the firm in general are tired of Harper because they think she gets special treatment from Eric and she has also spent a year away from the desk with remote work. I believe Rishi is antsy over the Daria fallout as well.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Is he though? Failing ? It's true he's not brilliant and doesn't understand the intricacies of finance like Harper does, but he is a salesman, not an analyst, not a trader and he isn't in the investment banking division like Gus was.

Maybe I don't understand the high finance environment, but I thought, at least on the CPS and FX desks as portrayed on the show, that the salesmen are pitching ideas that aren't their own, for the most part. Of course they need to have a working knowledge of what they're doing but I thought the research people were the brains(like Gus' fwb in S1). Salesmen are supposed to bring in new business and maintain and monetize existing relationships.

Back to Rob, he doesn't seem that bad at his job. "Adler liked him". He was doing well on Clement's account in S1, it wasn't his fault Kasper retired and the other guy pulled the plug. And with Nicole, even before the handjob, he did a good job of reviving the relationship. Would the sale have happened if she turned Nicole down, the way Harper did? Maybe, maybe not. But considering Nicole's relationship with Pieropoint was completely soured by Harper(Nicole answered Rob's first call with with "what could someone from that institution possibly want?), Rob did a good job of bringing her around.

On the show they make it seem like whales like Kasper, Felim, Jesee Bloom, Nicole etc. can do business with whoever they want, and it's probably the same in real life. So in sales what makes Harper intelligence more virtuous that Rob's charm and ability to get people to like him? Why is one considered merit and the other cheating? The way I see it, what matters is whatever gets and keeps the business.

I almost wonder if we're seeing Rob follow in the footsteps of the guy who only had one account, and got bounced the minute it ended.

Good second episode. Funny thing is you know Eric gonna get right back to treating Harper like an intern after this big moment. How she reacts (again) will be interesting.

 

[Fillerguy]

Is he though? Failing ? It's true he's not brilliant and doesn't understand the intricacies of finance like Harper does, but he is a salesman, not an analyst, not a trader and he isn't in the investment banking division like Gus was.

Maybe I don't understand the high finance environment, but I thought, at least on the CPS and FX desks as portrayed on the show, that the salesmen are pitching ideas that aren't their own, for the most part. Of course they need to have a working knowledge of what they're doing but I thought the research people were the brains(like Gus' fwb in S1). Salesmen are supposed to bring in new business and maintain and monetize existing relationships.

Back to Rob, he doesn't seem that bad at his job. "Adler liked him". He was doing well on Clement's account in S1, it wasn't his fault Kasper retired and the other guy pulled the plug. And with Nicole, even before the handjob, he did a good job of reviving the relationship. Would the sale have happened if she turned Nicole down, the way Harper did? Maybe, maybe not. But considering Nicole's relationship with Pieropoint was completely soured by Harper(Nicole answered Rob's first call with with "what could someone from that institution possibly want?), Rob did a good job of bringing her around.

On the show they make it seem like whales like Kasper, Felim, Jesee Bloom, Nicole etc. can do business with whoever they want, and it's probably the same in real life. So in sales what makes Harper intelli

gence more virtuous that Rob's charm and ability to get people to like him? Why is one considered merit and the other cheating? The way I see it, what matters is whatever gets and keeps the bubusiness

Yes, they are salespeople at the end of the day but its the besr minimum. Harper has not only been making her own leads, she's been up selling clients since day one and that's arguably her weakest skill. She has an eye for investment trends, so I'm not really she why she's in this department....maybe because she seeks the approval of others??? She panics her way through every deal and became the highest paying intern during season 1.

Rob on the other hand lucked out by clinging onto a mentor who had a great relationship with a huge Whale. Once that dissolved, he was floundering and was about to quit because he can't do shyt. Creh got rehired season after having a noseblood in the panel review and them cacs said "he has the look" or some shyt. They said Rob's in his 3rd year he still not making outgoing calls? The fukk? He has a premade listz he don't even need to find new business. Harper's socially awkward ass, did. And Rob's new Whale just wants to sexually dominate him, just the way she tried with Harper.

Harper should've dropped a while ago because she's voilate and major compliance risk but she finessed her way preferential treatment. Rob should've been dropped a while ago because he doesn't bring in new business and has a substance problem but he looks the part. Creh is coasting through life. There's nothing to root for.

 

[KalKal]

Nah, he's from a working class family, he just went to the British equivalent to an Ivy League university. It's why Clement took a liking to him in season 1 despite initially mocking him as "a lad from the pit. How do you expect to sell financial products when you sound like a miner?".

Out of the whole "team" I root for him the most. Everyone dismisses him as a male thot because his looks and charm are mostly all he has going for him, but he's a genuinely solid dude. And he doesn't have Yasmin's wealth and upper class connections to fall back on. And while he's not brilliant like Harper, I get the feeling finance is filled with guys who were once like Rob. Guys like Rob turn into guys like Eric or Adler if they can handle the pressure and turn into "killers".

Thanks for explaining that to me, I didn't quite pick up on the fact that he WASN'T born Upper Class. That explains why the client was saying "I bet you watched a lot of youtube videos about Received Pronunciation".

The background audio on this show is a dope layer that they do and be wild af. Adds to the ambience. Reminds me of GTA

First season I kind of hate watched this, I didn't even expect it to be renewed.
But the 'background audio' stuff is actually winning me over...just a little

 

[Lootpack]

Seeing the actress for Harper in Bodies Bodies Bodies was quite a surprise. As soon as I saw them body tatts and armpit hair, I immediately knew who it was.

Great to see Myha'la moving up in the entertainment world though. And yup, she killed it in the role.

 

[ryderldb]

I forget, what's the beef between Harper and Yasmin? Is it cuz Harper basically got Daria fired and Yasmin liked Daria?

First 2 episodes have been pretty good. They need to just remove Gus from the show. He doesn't even work at the firm anymore and he's gay as fukk

The scenes where Harper executes a sale from season one and season two is honestly the best part of the show to me.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

The amount of wenching is wild

 

[Mr. Pink]

I forget, what's the beef between Harper and Yasmin? Is it cuz Harper basically got Daria fired and Yasmin liked Daria?

It's not that Yasmin liked Daria, it's that Daria liked Yasmin(and Harper), and Daria gaining power meant Yasmin basically had it made in the shade, or at least that's what she thought.

The latter part of season 1 was a power struggle between Sara(the Indian woman who was president/CEO/whatever of the London branch of Pierpoint) and Eric. Sara wanted Pierpoint's culture to change and was actively pushing out the "toxic masculinity" side of Pierpoint, Daria was helping her and both wanted to bring Harper and Yasmin along and further their careers. Sara and Daria fired Clement, they were actively campaigning against Rob on RIF day, it was Daria who convinced Harper to say that Eric threatened her when he locked the conference room door, they used that as ammo against Eric and got him fired too.

Of course, Eric was a big moneymaker and had a lot of accounts that were loyal to him and wouldn't deal with Pierpoint after he left, so after he was fired he reached out to Adler for his support, Adler made the expedient move because of the profits, and together they convinced Harper to flip her story and switch back to their side. Daria was fired and presumably Sara was too.

So Harper basically switched sides, betrayed the grrl power team, as a result they lost and Yasmin's easy road to career advancement was gone, all because of Harper.

edit: the hypocrisy really is that Yasmin did the same thing she is mad at Harper for doing. Yasmin covered up the whole situation with Kenny so she wouldn't make her boss look bad. She had a chance to air out Pierpoint's "toxic" culture but instead she covered it up and as a result her boss pushed for her to make it on RIF. Harper basically did the exact same thing, only the power struggle between Eric and Sara/Daria meant that one side had to go. Still, Yasmin is being very hypocritical.

 

[ryderldb]

It's not that Yasmin liked Daria, it's that Daria liked Yasmin(and Harper), and Daria gaining power meant Yasmin basically had it made in the shade, or at least that's what she thought.

The latter part of season 1 was a power struggle between Sara(the Indian woman who was president/CEO/whatever of the London branch of Pierpoint) and Eric. Sara wanted Pierpoint's culture to change and was actively pushing out the "toxic masculinity" side of Pierpoint, Daria was helping her and both wanted to bring Harper and Yasmin along and further their careers. Sara and Daria fired Clement, they were actively campaigning against Rob on RIF day, it was Daria who convinced Harper to say that Eric threatened her when he locked the conference room door, they used that as ammo against Eric and got him fired too.

Of course, Eric was a big moneymaker and had a lot of accounts that were loyal to him and wouldn't deal with Pierpoint after he left, so after he was fired he reached out to Adler for his support, Adler made the expedient move because of the profits, and together they convinced Harper to flip her story and switch back to their side. Daria was fired and presumably Sara was too.

So Harper basically switched sides, betrayed the grrl power team, as a result they lost and Yasmin's easy road to career advancement was gone, all because of Harper.

edit: the hypocrisy really is that Yasmin did the same thing she is mad at Harper for doing. Yasmin covered up the whole situation with Kenny so she wouldn't make her boss look bad. She had a chance to air out Pierpoint's "toxic" culture but instead she covered it up and as a result her boss pushed for her to make it on RIF. Harper basically did the exact same thing, only the power struggle between Eric and Sara/Daria meant that one side had to go. Still, Yasmin is being very hypocritical.

Excellent summary. It's all coming back to me. I didn't feel like going back and watching season 1.

 

[Bugzbunny129]

I forget, what's the beef between Harper and Yasmin? Is it cuz Harper basically got Daria fired and Yasmin liked Daria?

First 2 episodes have been pretty good. They need to just remove Gus from the show. He doesn't even work at the firm anymore and he's gay as fukk

The scenes where Harper executes a sale from season one and season two is honestly the best part of the show to me.

It's not that Yasmin liked Daria, it's that Daria liked Yasmin(and Harper), and Daria gaining power meant Yasmin basically had it made in the shade, or at least that's what she thought.

The latter part of season 1 was a power struggle between Sara(the Indian woman who was president/CEO/whatever of the London branch of Pierpoint) and Eric. Sara wanted Pierpoint's culture to change and was actively pushing out the "toxic masculinity" side of Pierpoint, Daria was helping her and both wanted to bring Harper and Yasmin along and further their careers. Sara and Daria fired Clement, they were actively campaigning against Rob on RIF day, it was Daria who convinced Harper to say that Eric threatened her when he locked the conference room door, they used that as ammo against Eric and got him fired too.

Of course, Eric was a big moneymaker and had a lot of accounts that were loyal to him and wouldn't deal with Pierpoint after he left, so after he was fired he reached out to Adler for his support, Adler made the expedient move because of the profits, and together they convinced Harper to flip her story and switch back to their side. Daria was fired and presumably Sara was too.

So Harper basically switched sides, betrayed the grrl power team, as a result they lost and Yasmin's easy road to career advancement was gone, all because of Harper.

edit: the hypocrisy really is that Yasmin did the same thing she is mad at Harper for doing. Yasmin covered up the whole situation with Kenny so she wouldn't make her boss look bad. She had a chance to air out Pierpoint's "toxic" culture but instead she covered it up and as a result her boss pushed for her to make it on RIF. Harper basically did the exact same thing, only the power struggle between Eric and Sara/Daria meant that one side had to go. Still, Yasmin is being very hypocritical.

Isnt it reaaaaly about rob. Both girls were trying to get with him, pretending to each other they werent, and finally when harper got him, yasmin tried to turn it to a 3 way and took his attention off her and then the above happened, doubling down on their beef. But everything said above was because of the rob situation.

Daria fukked herself because the rob thing had harper paranoid of yasmin thinking daria/yas meeting to take her spot; because daria was tryna big boss harper and refused to acknowledge she had her back for RIF.

Then she gives her a glowing review anyway but harper thought she was going to fukk her so she chose to bring eric back to get her out the way and bring him in to make sure she was around.

 

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After pilot i was ready to get binging, 2 min into 2nd ep the only breh is catching facials...





1st time I noticed the app didn't have a thumbs down button

 

[Paper Boi]

man I am very close to dropping this show over the shyt



honestly the heterosexual sex scenes can be cut wayback on too. i know it's HBO show, so probably not gonna happen, but if I want to watch softcore porn, I'll just watch some porn. I find the actual workplace shyt way more interesting than Yasmin fukking.

some of it is even necessary I feel, like when they were showing Yasmin on some femdom shyt because she was basically powerless and abused at work and especially when it was the actual main characters trying to fukk eachother, but idk I feel like I seen Yasmin fukk too many times or something


and that shyt this episode was fukking appalling

 

[Slimkid07]

This show is interesting. I need to rewatch Season 1 because honestly, some of the jargon and situations fly way over my head,
and I dabble in finances and crypto (haha at them shytting on it in Ep3).

And yea, I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or that we have easy access to sexual materials (IG, Tiktok, Twitter) or porn,
but excessive and long sex scenes in TV shows are like, "why are we doing this?" to me. Understandable if it's to push the story forward
or offer subtext, but these scenes are damn near on par with those Skinmax Emmanuelle 7 shyts. Harper getting naked is cool but damn man, she's a thot