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Lehman diaries: the associate, HR

'Meissner's honest and unrehearsed announcement reinforced how shocking and sad this moment was for all of us'

The days leading up to the bankruptcy were tense. I recall checking the share price every day and watching it drop further and further and I will always remember when it fell to $1.

Rumours were rife that Barclays would be stepping in to take over. My colleagues and I walked out of the office on Friday night thinking we would be taken over by another bank.

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