The Walking Zombies of Wall Street (video)

WSJ's Dennis Berman tells colleague Evan Newmark that although tens of thousands of people have managed to hold on to their jobs, there isn't much work to go around. Instead, he says, Wall Streeters are working to appear busy. Really? Well, maybe in certain parts of the business. But after speaking with many CIOs and other technologists, they are up to their eyeballs in work and planning for 2009. And many are still trying to figure out how to complete all of the projects (which haven't been reduced) with a smaller budget and skeleton staff.

WSJ's Dennis Berman tells colleague Evan Newmark that although tens of thousands of people have managed to hold on to their jobs, there isn't much work to go around. Instead, he says, Wall Streeters are working to appear busy. Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio