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I keep ibuprofen and deodorant in my desk at the office. At Merrill Lynch, things worked a little differently<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As he was being escorted out the door, according to an H.R. executive, Semerci asked that someone retrieve some money taped inside a drawer in his desk. When the security personnel went to get the money, they discovered it was nearly $10,000, in sequential hundred-dollar bills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I keep ibuprofen and deodorant in my desk at the office. At Merrill Lynch, things worked a little differently: As he was being escorted out the door, according to an H.R. executive, Semerci asked that someone retrieve some money taped inside a drawer in his desk. When the security personnel went to get the money, … <\/p>\n

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