Why Did Axe Want To Keep Wendy Around In The First Place?

Wendy was hired by Axe Capital long before she even met Chuck in the first place. One episode eluded to the fact that she was top of her class in med school and she wanted to have a challenging position. If Bobby wanted to bang her he would have did it long ago, or perhaps in season 2 we will get a flash back that would indicate they previously had an intimate relationship?

Because she as a huge asset to the company and made him lots and lots of money.




Humankind cannot bear very much reality. ~T.S. Eliot

The first episode when she straightens out the portfolio manager who is having a tough run is why. As someone who works in finance, I cannot begin to tell you how stressful the job is, and there is nothing more stressful than managing money. You not only have to make money, you are expected to outperform the indexes and you are also measured against your peers.

Bobby Axelrod, as many real life hedge fund CEOs under stand this and want to keep a psychiatrist on staff. In addition to the stress of having to make money or get fired, they understand that there can be numerous issues at home as well. Having someone like Wendy on staff and who the employees can drop by to see anytime helps a high stress work environment.

Does her position exist in the real world? I know some corporations may keep some sort of mental health professional on their HR team to deal with employee complaints or occupational related stress. And there are career coaches who are supposed to hone a path to success for lost corporate souls. Wendy goes beyond that. She functions as some kind of psycho pep squad. She is there to keep all the brokers in their optimal moneymaking zone. Axe went to her as if he was bringing his psyche in for a tune-up. This is kind of science fiction psychology.




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When Wendy leaves, he out and out says she's outlived her usefulness as an insight to Chuck.

This was the biggest problem I had with the show. It's absurd that Axe would be telling Wendy all these secrets knowing that her husband is aggressively trying to take him down. And that someone as underhanded as him would never try to use that situation to his own advantage. And that Chuck would have ever tried pursuing a case against Axe given his wife's position there. I like the show but that whole Wendy aspect really took me out of the whole thing.