Those aspiring partners who pick up their phones next week and hear not blankfein 's new york tones but , perhaps , the more familiar voice of their divisional boss on the end , will know their time has not come .
An acquaintance at a giant multinational tells me that this year he has received seven : one from his ceo ( sent in the form of a voicemail message to all ) and six further thank yous from divisional and regional bosses .