Re: Guest post: If you're a big enough asshole, it takes practice to learn how reassure others

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The Flip-Pater's recollections of the insurance company chief executives being called "the Bishops" and running Hartford and Connecticut in the 1950s with indubitably racist paternalism seem more like historical fiction every year. Now corporate leaders don't even remember to pretend to care about anybody.


Posted by: Flippanter | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 9:15 AM
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This part seemed almost odder.

Then Florance reportedly segued into a slide with a photo of his son as an altar boy at Colin Powell's funeral. (You might remember that Powell died of complications from COVID-19.)

The implication being that if you were the unlucky one to die, you would at least have the honor of the boss's son attending your funeral?


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 9:30 AM
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How can people be worried about workers dying when there is shareholder value to be delivered?


Posted by: Spike | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 9:56 AM
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My brother and I were the altar boys at the funeral of my dad's former boss.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:27 AM
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Now you know the cost


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:32 AM
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Now you know the cost


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:32 AM
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Now you know the cost


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:32 AM
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3x apparently


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:33 AM
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I'm just adding guitars and drums and maybe a rowdy sax.

NOW YOU KNOW THE COST
NOW YOU KNOW THE COST
NOW YOU KNOW THE COSTskreeeeeeeeee


Posted by: lurid keyaki | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:35 AM
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I swear never to become a "girlboss" who plays Go4 covers on the all-hands video meetings and then refuses to give anyone flex time for elder care. It would be a pretty good TV villain role, though.


Posted by: lurid keyaki | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 10:50 AM
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But you're not setting a marker for how great of a risk of death an employee needs to face before you'll drop.a work requirement.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 11:11 AM
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I thought for sure that 8 was going to be "To being the Boss"


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 11:38 AM
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But presumably the CEO thought he was pointing out how the risk rounds to zero because it didn't occur to him that pricing how much of your life you are willing to sell for money is how employees experience capitalism.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 02-25-22 1:14 PM
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So, someone won tickets to Hamilton. They are 4th row seats and now I need to find plastic sheeting to hold up.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 02-26-22 11:43 AM
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Hamilton booked Gallagher for the half-time show?


Posted by: Spike | Link to this comment | 02-26-22 2:30 PM
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"I'm not throwing away my shot -- [smashes watermelon]."


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 02-26-22 2:45 PM
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10: Please send me evenings and weekends.


Posted by: snarkout | Link to this comment | 02-28-22 7:18 PM
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