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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSo all those people who "made" billions with their dodgy schemes deserved their bonus did they?+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostYou make a good point but I was thinking of RBS where they have made a HUGE loss and will still be paying bonuses. That's just plain wrong.I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt... I can't compete with that stuff.Comment
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Originally posted by snaw View PostThey don't necessarily have to leave. Some of the people we're talking about work absolutely insane hours, with the expectation they'll be rewarded with a decent (Dunno if anyone is expecting big this year - was out with a couple of guys I know in IB last night, and they reckon 60% of what they got last year would be better good).[/b]
Originally posted by snaw View PostIf you don't reward them for the hours put in, they won't put them in with the obvious consequences for the bank in question.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostI would have thought that the last person you want in charge of squillions is someone who's permanently suffering from nervous exhaustion and maybe resorting to a cocktail of drugs and booze to cope.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Forget the bonus , they should thank their lucky stars that they are in a job courtesy of taxpayer's money and not standing in dole queue.Comment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostIf the schemes were known to be dodgy they should have been arrested. Maybe some of them will be ..
My point being that what can look sensible one day looks f**king stupid the next. And vica versa.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThey were virually forced on the banks by the Clinton administration. Loans for poor people. Not sure the teaser rates were a good idea : but not definetly dodgy.
My point being that what can look sensible one day looks f**king stupid the next. And vica versa.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostIf the person getting the bonus has generated good profits for the bank, yes.
If the person has apparently been responsible for pi55ing away billions of pounds, no."Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostWell, giving big fat mortgages to unemployed people or low wage earners in temp jobs never really looks all that bright.Comment
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