Comments on: End of an era http://www.pattayadays.com/2009/01/end-of-an-era/ An ordinary life in an extra-ordinary place Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Spike http://www.pattayadays.com/2009/01/end-of-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Spike Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:20:36 +0000 http://www.pattayadays.com/?p=1343#comment-2276 The Lebanon flag is flashing in recognition of the war crimes committed by a neighbouring regime, including the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure, the use of phosphorus, and the extensive use of American made cluster bombs, many of which failed to explode and remain waiting to blow the legs off children. The Palestinian flag would be flashing too if they had a state. Alternatively it could just mean that Lebanon is a new visitor; in which case welcome. The Lebanon flag is flashing in recognition of the war crimes committed by a neighbouring regime, including the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure, the use of phosphorus, and the extensive use of American made cluster bombs, many of which failed to explode and remain waiting to blow the legs off children. The Palestinian flag would be flashing too if they had a state.

Alternatively it could just mean that Lebanon is a new visitor; in which case welcome.

]]> By: Billy http://www.pattayadays.com/2009/01/end-of-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 Billy Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:40:18 +0000 http://www.pattayadays.com/?p=1343#comment-2267 It appears that you need to have destroyed billions in shareholder value in order to get a decent bonus these days. http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/01/30/wall-street-revulsion-bonus-protest-at-merrill-lynch/?mod=googlenews_wsj What options I have for "superior" performance are all under water or tied up in the sort of shit Mr. Camberly talks of. I live in small hope of ever being able to buy a Civic Turbo (RIP). It appears that you need to have destroyed billions in shareholder value in order to get a decent bonus these days.

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/01/30/wall-street-revulsion-bonus-protest-at-merrill-lynch/?mod=googlenews_wsj

What options I have for “superior” performance are all under water or tied up in the sort of shit Mr. Camberly talks of. I live in small hope of ever being able to buy a Civic Turbo (RIP).

]]> By: Camberley http://www.pattayadays.com/2009/01/end-of-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 Camberley Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:20:42 +0000 http://www.pattayadays.com/?p=1343#comment-2262 Look here mate my share options are in the toilet as well. If you don't like the options scheme you should see the even bigger con they replaced it with. Here is a number, after three years we will multiply that number by a multiplier and GIVE you that many shares. The number is derived with much management effort and at great expense taking into account a whole multitude of factors so as to reward high performance and provide great motivation for all. And three years later the multiplier is... err... zero. For everybody. Three more paydays and then I say goodbye to this insanity. Why is the flag of Lebanon flashing? Look here mate my share options are in the toilet as well. If you don’t like the options scheme you should see the even bigger con they replaced it with. Here is a number, after three years we will multiply that number by a multiplier and GIVE you that many shares. The number is derived with much management effort and at great expense taking into account a whole multitude of factors so as to reward high performance and provide great motivation for all.

And three years later the multiplier is…

err…

zero.

For everybody.

Three more paydays and then I say goodbye to this insanity.

Why is the flag of Lebanon flashing?

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