Barclays? RBS? BAAB?

There is so much news about my company these few days.
Merging with Barclays will bring us to the World's Top 5.
Merging with RBS will bring us to the Top 4.
But job cuts will be sure.
Asia may be less impacted due to less overlapping of business.
Singapore may be affected more.
The name of my company will vanish, though.
The Dutch will feel that their identity is lost.
It's like losing HSBC in Hong Kong.
My company just celebrated "100 Years in Hong Kong".
People originally guessed the name to be Barclays Axx Axxx Bank (BAAB)!!
So innovative.
The combination of British + Dutch reminds me of 八國聯軍.
Last year we also had big Re-org, with slogan "One Bank, One Team, One Goal"
Now, some colleagues joke that the "One Bank" is a forward-looking view of having One Bank in the whole world.
But somebody also jokes that "One Bank, One Customer".
People seem so excited about the merge.
No bad mood yet.
Nobody seems to be afraid of "layoff".
For me, if I am afraid of it, I still have one way out. Ha ha.
Will new projects be on hold? No one can be sure.
Will audit approach / standard be changed?
Will my boss need to downgrade himself to accommodate the Barclays' guy?
Will I still support Hong Kong, Korea & Japan in the future?
Will I still be able to buy mutual funds at good rates?
Will I get better mortgage / medical plans?
Um, yet to be found out.
My team-mate is so mad that he does google search all these days to check the Barclays' security team head. I don't see him doing any current work. This guy is CRAZY. He only stopped when I asked him not to SPAM my mailbox.
He is lucky that our boss is in Singapore. Otherwise, I don't think he dares to do so.
But why am I having so much work on hand! That "lazy" guy affects my working mood a lot! What a bad team-mate. He used to blame a team-mate of leaving the seat or sneaking out too often. But, 有口話人無口話自己!

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