<P> Throughout the series, Barney frequently refuses to say what he does for a living, brushing off any questions about his job with a dismissive "Please ." </P> <P> Barney is apparently quite wealthy, and is undeniably the richest out of the five . He lives in an upscale apartment and is rich enough to own two 300 inch televisions shipped from Japan as well as expensive memorabilia, including an Imperial Stormtrooper costume from the Star Wars films . Barney is also shown to be a fan of the rock groups AC / DC, Van Halen and Bon Jovi . </P> <P> In his blog, he writes that he is the Director of WHO DID THIS . The company he works for, Altrucell, advertises itself as the world's largest producer of the felt covers of tennis balls; however, Future Ted implies that the company's main profits come from other, less innocent sources, such as logging, oil drilling, small arms, tobacco farming and missile construction . Barney states in "Cupcake" that, as a lawyer for Altrucell, Marshall would make more money in three months than he and Lily make in a year because his company has so many lawsuits against it . In the season 3 episode "The Bracket," he says that he is good enough at lying to avoid perjury charges . As of Season 4, his company is involved in a hostile takeover of Goliath National Bank (GNB) and consequently shifts him to the management team of the bank, but he remains a powerful executive and continues to use the same office he has had since it was first shown in Season 1 . Despite this, he has suggested there is the possibility he will one day wash up on shore with no teeth or fingerprints and supposedly has come under attack by ninjas in the past during work . In Season 4, during the episode "Happily Ever After", Barney states to a woman that he is an "Attorney in Law", though this was probably just part of a pick - up line as he immediately followed it with "Let's talk about getting you off". His video resume was published in Season 4 episode "The Possimpible". In a season 8 episode, it was implied that the full extent of Barney's career might never be revealed . </P> <P> In the Season 9 episode "Unpause", he drunkenly reveals that his job is to "Provide Legal Exculpation And Sign Everything" (P.L.E.A.S.E.), setting him up to be the fall guy for his company's nefarious activities . Unknown to his company, he has been conspiring with the federal government as part of a long - term plan to get revenge on his boss, who stole his girlfriend prior to the start of the series . </P>

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