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It's odd how these people think that most of their staff can afford to work for a month with no money. He can. Easily. So can most of his board and senior management.

But why should people risk defaulting on their mortgages, which is what he's asking, to preserve profitability and therefore dividend value, thus ultimately defending his bonus (which will be waaaay in excess of his salary).

It's the sheer self-centred greed and gall of these people that annoys. They make out like bandits and expect their victims to volunteer for extra beatings.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:48:01 AM EST
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Unpaid leave is one thing, but unpaid work - voluntary slavery? really?

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:51:15 AM EST
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wasn't that described in the 80's as one of the things that made the communist world unfree, that you would occasionally need to come in and do a days work for nothing, for the company State

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 11:54:25 AM EST
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Yes, but if you don't comply you'll lose your Job™.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 01:41:27 PM EST
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Thank Money God we're living in a free society.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 01:50:34 PM EST
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And it's all about happiness, or as the French say: "A penis"

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 at 02:18:30 PM EST
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