Sometimes I casually flash my B-Unit around or pretend to check the time on it just to let everyone know I have a subscription.
Other times I will go out of my way to send emails from the terminal just so others get a glance at my @bloomberg.net email address. I also have people send me stuff to the email if it's someone I haven't met before.
The Bloomberg Terminal is well worth it for these two perks. It's much better than paying for an @hey.com email address.
Parody. If you have a Bloomberg terminal then probably many of the people you interact with at work also have Bloomberg subscriptions. Imagine some tech worker in Silicon Valley trying to flex some employer-provided top-of-the-range MacBook. The price isn’t the same but the idea that it won’t impress the in-group is.
Don't forget the included subscription to Bloomberg Businessweek that we religiously "read" with the feet on the 10 cm of our desk that are not covered with terminal screens.
Other times I will go out of my way to send emails from the terminal just so others get a glance at my @bloomberg.net email address. I also have people send me stuff to the email if it's someone I haven't met before.
The Bloomberg Terminal is well worth it for these two perks. It's much better than paying for an @hey.com email address.