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WinstonSmith4740

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29. Somethings never change.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #19)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:34 PM

7 hrs ago

My sister had a similar experience at the beginning of the year...fired an entire crew of people in the middle of the day. Let them do their normal job until late morning, and then told them their jobs were being eliminated. She called it "corporate cold".

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He sold his company for $1.7 billion -- then handed $240 million to the 540 workers who stuck with him [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP

Good man. Melon Yesterday #1

Sometimes UpInArms Yesterday #2

That still leaves him with over a billion. Roll out the guillotine. TheProle Yesterday #3

Can't be perfect dave99 Yesterday #4

Exactly/ The guillotine? Really? A little perspective here, please. FadedMullet 23 hrs ago #14

That depends on what his after-tax net take was. DFW 20 hrs ago #20

Disappointed seeing a comment like this bif 13 hrs ago #22

Here is a post in another thread saying all billionaires should share the same fate as the CEO murdered by Mangione MichMan 8 hrs ago #27

You forgot the sarcasm thingee ... aggiesal 11 hrs ago #23

Yep it's a shame. TheProle 9 hrs ago #26

wonderful!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #5

They WERE investors dickthegrouch Yesterday #6

Exactly right and seldom acknowledged. FadedMullet 23 hrs ago #15

That is what a real class act looks like. flashman13 Yesterday #7

Capitalism with a conscience ! Emile Yesterday #8

Controlled capitalism coupled with morality and good sense. paleotn Yesterday #12

Love this story. highplainsdem Yesterday #9

I wish all employers appreciated their workers Figarosmom Yesterday #10

Not to mention they probably wouldn't have their business at all... pat_k 9 hrs ago #25

He understood that the company wouldn't have ever been worth 1.7 billion.... paleotn Yesterday #11

Some rich people say . . . no amount of cash will fill the holes in my soul! Aussie105 Yesterday #13

Ding this AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #16

Billionaires are you paying attention? Graham Walker proves you don't have to be a greedy asshole. Fil1957 23 hrs ago #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #18

In the 90s I worked for a company that did something similar Orrex 22 hrs ago #19

Somethings never change. WinstonSmith4740 7 hrs ago #29

I have been wondering about what would happen if my company got sold DFW 19 hrs ago #21

One founder who understands that dlk 10 hrs ago #24

Would suck to be someone who quit last year MichMan 8 hrs ago #28

This Billionaire Is A Rara Avis, Sad To Say. ColoringFool 6 hrs ago #30

Someone Louisiana can point to with pride, BattleRow 3 hrs ago #31

Stunningly he's a Republican WarGamer 2 hrs ago #32