Comments on: AIG bonuses are a classic case of PR biting you in the back http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/17/aig-bonuses-are-a-classic-case-of-pr-biting-you-in-the-back/ ... since 'aught-eight. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:33:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Colin Corneau http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/17/aig-bonuses-are-a-classic-case-of-pr-biting-you-in-the-back/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Colin Corneau Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:21:13 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2138#comment-986 Agreed. I think another cause for righteous anger is that many of the dweebs getting bonuses (most in the millions, for godssakes) were the same ones who created this mess in the first place. Agreed. I think another cause for righteous anger is that many of the dweebs getting bonuses (most in the millions, for godssakes) were the same ones who created this mess in the first place.

]]> By: Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/17/aig-bonuses-are-a-classic-case-of-pr-biting-you-in-the-back/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Grant Hamilton Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:58:46 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2138#comment-984 Oh, arrogance for sure. They loved giving each other bonuses in the good times, now they've got to shut up and sit down. Frankly, if the Wall Street environment is supposedly so "pay for performance" then there should be some head honchos givin' up refunds and thanking God that they still have hands (because, in other cultures, losing your hand is the penalty for thieving). Oh, arrogance for sure. They loved giving each other bonuses in the good times, now they’ve got to shut up and sit down. Frankly, if the Wall Street environment is supposedly so “pay for performance” then there should be some head honchos givin’ up refunds and thanking God that they still have hands (because, in other cultures, losing your hand is the penalty for thieving).

]]> By: Colin Corneau http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/17/aig-bonuses-are-a-classic-case-of-pr-biting-you-in-the-back/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Colin Corneau Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:09:30 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2138#comment-981 Even going on your assumption - and I think it's a bit of a reach to play the percentages on this one - you could say AIG deserves a boot enema simply due to the stupidity (arrogance, shurely!) of "bad PR". They helped usher in a Great Recession -- you'd think they could at least FAKE contrition. Even going on your assumption – and I think it’s a bit of a reach to play the percentages on this one – you could say AIG deserves a boot enema simply due to the stupidity (arrogance, shurely!) of “bad PR”.

They helped usher in a Great Recession — you’d think they could at least FAKE contrition.

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