Does Anyone feel like Bailing - Page 13

SamIam · 10-07-2008, 09:37 PM

New mansions for everybody! Its the least they can do to help out the lending crunch!

Trilby · 10-07-2008, 09:44 PM

srsly, though? You all know you are liking my guillotine idea better and better.

TheMercenary · 10-07-2008, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Ball gags and whips?

That's too good for them.

Who didn't see this coming? You KNOW what they're gonna do with the next 700 billion we give them, don't you?

That's right: Chuck Norris jeans, cowboy boots, big screen TV's, cocaine and Courvosier.

Ok, well, whateva

I want in.......

Kitsune · 10-07-2008, 10:13 PM

glatt · 10-08-2008, 07:48 AM

[Devil'sAdvocate] OK, so AIG executive went through with a planned corporate outing even though they were going through financially tough times. Has anybody asked the question about when the outing was booked, how much of a deposit was already paid, and what the penalty would be for canceling at the last minute? In my law firm, we book entire floors of hotels when we go off to trial in other cities. The amount of money you have to deposit to hold entire floors, including conference rooms, is pretty astronomical. If the case settles at the last minute and the trial is canceled, the hotels never refund our deposit. So if this spa outing was already substantially paid for and couldn't be canceled, why not go forward with it? [/Devil'sAdvocate]

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2008, 07:57 AM

It was probably like, their swan song!

glatt · 10-08-2008, 08:34 AM

Actually, Kitsune's post shows that they had paid a deposit of about $400,000 of the $440,000 total. So this thing was already 91% paid for in advance. I haven't seen anywhere what the cancellation policy was, but if that 91% payment was non-refundable, I'd go through with it too.

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2008, 08:35 AM

I like how that invoice looks like it was done on an old manual typewriter: I can't tell if it's Pica or Elite, though.

Pie · 10-08-2008, 08:36 AM

In my industry, we are told to avoid even the appearance of impropriety at all costs.
They would have been better off eating the (possible) loss, if only for the image of belt-tightening it sends.

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2008, 08:38 AM

Oh, good point, Pie. We are told the same thing. No matter how ethical or unselfish are intentions are, if others even have an inkling of impropriety, then we're doin' it wrong!

glatt · 10-08-2008, 08:40 AM

Oh, yeah, it's a horrible image for sure. Maybe they should have sent the mailroom staff on the outing instead. Or orphans or something.

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2008, 08:42 AM

lol

How about some needy Dwellers?

dar512 · 10-08-2008, 02:03 PM

I doubt this was appropriate use of company funds even before the crash. $1488 at the Salon Vogue?

Remember how whats-his-name was slaughtered for his expensive haircut?

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2008, 02:04 PM

Where's the liquor bill? Eh, they suck at partyin'

SamIam · 10-08-2008, 04:40 PM

Well, they did spend over $5,000 at the Stone Hill Tavern.

10-07-2008, 09:44 PM	#182
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	srsly, though? You all know you are liking my guillotine idea better and better. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-08-2008, 07:57 AM	#186
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It was probably like, their swan song! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-08-2008, 08:35 AM	#188
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I like how that invoice looks like it was done on an old manual typewriter: I can't tell if it's Pica or Elite, though. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-08-2008, 08:36 AM	#189
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	In my industry, we are told to avoid even the appearance of impropriety at all costs. They would have been better off eating the (possible) loss, if only for the image of belt-tightening it sends. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-08-2008, 08:38 AM	#190
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, good point, Pie. We are told the same thing. No matter how ethical or unselfish are intentions are, if others even have an inkling of impropriety, then we're doin' it wrong! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-07-2008, 09:37 PM	#181
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	New mansions for everybody! Its the least they can do to help out the lending crunch!

10-07-2008, 10:13 PM	#184
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031

10-08-2008, 07:48 AM	#185
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	[Devil'sAdvocate] OK, so AIG executive went through with a planned corporate outing even though they were going through financially tough times. Has anybody asked the question about when the outing was booked, how much of a deposit was already paid, and what the penalty would be for canceling at the last minute? In my law firm, we book entire floors of hotels when we go off to trial in other cities. The amount of money you have to deposit to hold entire floors, including conference rooms, is pretty astronomical. If the case settles at the last minute and the trial is canceled, the hotels never refund our deposit. So if this spa outing was already substantially paid for and couldn't be canceled, why not go forward with it? [/Devil'sAdvocate]

10-08-2008, 08:34 AM	#187
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Actually, Kitsune's post shows that they had paid a deposit of about $400,000 of the $440,000 total. So this thing was already 91% paid for in advance. I haven't seen anywhere what the cancellation policy was, but if that 91% payment was non-refundable, I'd go through with it too.

10-08-2008, 08:40 AM	#191
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Oh, yeah, it's a horrible image for sure. Maybe they should have sent the mailroom staff on the outing instead. Or orphans or something.

10-08-2008, 08:42 AM	#192
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lol How about some needy Dwellers? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-08-2008, 02:03 PM	#193
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I doubt this was appropriate use of company funds even before the crash. $1488 at the Salon Vogue? Remember how whats-his-name was slaughtered for his expensive haircut? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-08-2008, 02:04 PM	#194
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Where's the liquor bill? Eh, they suck at partyin' __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-08-2008, 04:40 PM	#195
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Well, they did spend over $5,000 at the Stone Hill Tavern.

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