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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 27 2012 @ 11:05 PM EDT |
That did not turn out very well for anyone. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- GODWIN! - Authored by: mtew on Monday, May 28 2012 @ 12:43 AM EDT
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Authored by: Chromatix on Monday, May 28 2012 @ 01:37 AM EDT |
I've also heard of this before, and it explains a lot.
It explains why
banks' opening hours are at most equal to everyone else's
office hours. This
has a number of negative effects, ranging from the need to
sacrifice a lunch
break to visit the bank if needed - and deal with the crowds
caused by everyone
else having to do the same - right up to the concentration
of office hours in
general, causing sharp rush hours for commuting by road
and rail.
It
explains why banks seem to delight in screwing over the ordinary "retail"
current account holder if he happens to step outside the letter of the
account-
holder contract, whether by accident or not. They have literally been
known,
in the UK, to charge £35 for sending a letter that must have cost at
most 35p
(including postage at retail rates) to produce, informing the hapless
account
holder that a Direct Debit bounced.
It also explains why, when
faced with the choice between giving struggling
mortgage holders a second
chance (and thus retaining the income from
whatever payments they are able to
make), or foreclosing (tossing a family out
on the street) and then being
unable to sell the property to recover the
principal anyway... they will
usually take the option in which everyone loses.
And finally it explains
why, having done all of that, presided over one of the
greatest economic
catastrophes ever, and been required to go begging to the
government for
bailout funds... they still believe they are entitled to
"performance bonuses"
that are larger than their already very generous
salaries.
There should be
a law against allowing psychopaths to occupy high ranks in
corporations, or for
that matter to stand for election to government.
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Authored by: jjs on Tuesday, May 29 2012 @ 08:34 AM EDT |
I'll have to look up the "This American Life" where someone
interviewed a corporate CEO using the standard psychopath test used by the
police - and he scored high on it.
Found it - May 2011 -
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/436/the-psychopath-test
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(Note IANAL, I don't play one on TV, etc, consult a practicing attorney, etc,
etc)
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