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I knew a dude years ago that worked for Microsoft. He had a conference to go to, so he booked a first class seat on a commercial flight.

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Nov 19 '08, 14:54

He got seated and then was unpleasantly suprised to see Bill Gates walking past him, heading to coach, and giving him a dirty look. He got a talking to about company expenses.

Now that is a one time anecdote, and I have no idea if Gates has his own plane now, but on that day and that flight, Gates flew coach.

Lamar Hunt, the billionaire, was once asked why he always flew coach. He said "I've found that both ends of the plane land at the same time."

Throw in the legendary stories of Sam Walton, and you start comprising a list of very successful people whose companies flourished under their administration. They somehow dealt with the down time in airports and they didn't need their own fucking jet.

I'm just saying...

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my dad has used the bathroom at the the sametime as Gates a few times. They both play bridge and are at the same tournaments a few times a year. - Stacy Nov 19, 15:13
But crash *flexible* schedules....... - musubi Nov 19, 15:04 1
- Wonder what you guys would be saying if they showed up late because the plane was delayed - Stewie Nov 19, 15:27
But Mr Bill, this was the last seat available on the flight -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 15:03 3
- Wouldn't a large company like MS have their own in house travel agent to book these flights according to company policy, wouldn't a very large frequen - zeitgeist Nov 19, 15:06 2
  - depends on the definition of "years ago" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:07 1
    - And gives rise to alternate meanings of the words "stock options" -- nm - psilotum Nov 19, 15:12
Plus now with technology, downtime can be even more productive -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 14:59
Your move -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 14:55
This is *exactly* what I'm thinking. - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:54

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I knew a dude years ago that worked for Microsoft. He had a conference to go to, so he booked a first class seat on a commercial flight.

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