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Petitioner went to work for Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(James), in June of 1995. Petitioner was hired as a financial
analyst with the corporate finance department of James. At the
time of her employment, the department described itself as
consisting of "23 investment bankers and eight financial
analysts". The financial analyst program at James was a 2- to 3-
year program. In order to be an "associate" at James, an M.B.A.
degree was required.
In the investment banking industry during the years 1995 and
1996, an M.B.A. degree was required to obtain a position as an
associate with an investment banking firm.
Analysts at James are evaluated according to fairly
subjective criteria such as: (a) Mastery of analytics; (b)
attention to detail; (c) teamwork and positive attitude; and (d)
communication and leadership skills.
Associates at James are evaluated according to performance
criteria grouped under five categories: (1) "General Performance
Expectations"; (2) "Recruiting and Team Building"; (3)
"Management and Supervision of Banking Analysts"; (4) "Execution
of Business"; and (5) "Business Generation". Under the heading
"Management and Supervision of Banking Analysts", James
performance criteria state that associates are responsible for
supervising and training analysts. The criteria include a
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