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I like that the auto CEOs / private jets thing is getting so much news attention. -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Nov 19 '08, 14:11

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Likely cuz the news people can't actually figure out what's news; they go for the tabloid hit. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 14:13 6
- it's like Woodward & The Berenstein Bears - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:15 5
  - Reading to moose jr the other day, I just realized that it's Berenst*A*in Bears. - musubi Nov 19, 14:20 3
    - Yup. Weird. But watch out, the son is going to publish Christian themed Bears books -- (link) - oblique Nov 19, 14:24
    - Oh, wow. Heh. I didn't realize that. (The authors' family name) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:22 1
      - (And yes, to the best of my knowledge, that is the correct placement for the apostrophe) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:22
  - Clever. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 14:16
Seems stupid since its company policy -- nm - Stewie Nov 19, 14:12 34
- it doesn't matter if it is. it's an example of the typically out of touch and foolish management decisions you get from the clowns who have.... - x Nov 19, 14:18 4
  - that whole AIG retreat waste of money seemed like a real example of this - Stewie Nov 19, 14:24 2
    - i'd agree it's not a huge example of waste. that is not the issue. the issue is, they are too stupid at management to realize that the public ... - x Nov 19, 14:32 1
      - *nods* at least be smart enough to hide your flagarant abuse of company funds - Pippy Nov 19, 14:34
  - Bingo. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 14:19
- Being Company Policy doesn't make it any less wasteful -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 14:14 28
  - Making them fly coach might make you feel better but I think its reasonable that CEOs of corporations this size needs more flexible travel - Stewie Nov 19, 14:23 10
    - I also think its interesting the same people that want to deregulate all business and let corporations grow exponentially massive - Stewie Nov 19, 14:27 4
      - Actually, I've been seeing the opposite. The same people that want to deregulate all business and let corporations grow massive .... - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:29 3
        
        Yup. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 14:37
        
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        right. that's a much more widespread phenomenon. free market capitalists who run for the nanny state when times get tough... - x Nov 19, 14:35
    - They need flexible travel why? Because the big three are stuck in the twentieth century - con_carne Nov 19, 14:27
    - Who said coach? Even first-class is a fuck of a lot cheaper. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:26
    - It starts at the top...If the CEO and upper management shows they are serious about cutting costs - amoxy Nov 19, 14:25 2
      - Their side says they are profitable in almost every market except America - Stewie Nov 19, 14:41
      - Cuz the workers there are making a killing doing their jobs. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 14:27
  - But is it not also wasteful to have the CEO stuck in some podunk town waiting for some stupid airline to release tickets? - Justification Squad Nov 19, 14:17 16
    - Detroit? "podunk"? It cost $20,000 for the GM exec to fly from Detroit to DC...coach fare at the same time $300 - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 14:23 1
      - Perhaps you didn't catch the sarcasm value of that post. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:24
    - What with today's telecommuting ability, I'd think that the need for business travel for non-hands-on work is relatively low. - musubi Nov 19, 14:22 13
      - And as a CEO...there isn't much "hands on" work. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 14:24 9
        
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        Noone said it has no value. Noone here at least. Just that those goals can still be accomplished through commercial travel. - musubi Nov 19, 14:39 1
        
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        That's my point. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 14:31
        
        If I were a stockholder, I would want my CEO to visit all the factories and some showrooms every year. - psilotum Nov 19, 14:25 4
        
        So would I, but I'd also not want him to not be wasteful. - musubi Nov 19, 14:33
        
        ... and would you want him to do that at an expensive of $20,000 per trip, just for the flight? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:28 2
        
        Depends on how much I'm paying them per day. -- nm - psilotum Nov 19, 14:32 1
        
        In the age of the iPhone, you think it really matters *where* they are when they do business? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:32
      - The corporate jet also means they don't have to schedule their day to the airlines. And if something changes, the jet is still there. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 14:24 1
        
        You think a CEO won't be able to buy a ticket? Even if it costs and extra couple hundred to change a ticket it's still an order of magnitude cheaper. - musubi Nov 19, 14:30
      - Exactly. It's only important for dinosaurs and douchebags. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:23

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