hes only sorry he was caught voicing his real beliefs
Bank PR Team Issues Statement Claiming Boss is Sorry. Boss’s Golf Game Uninterrupted.
I’ve been irritated since around 1979 when we stopped being “personnel” and became “human resources”. It’s always puzzled me that there was no massive backlash to that.
For generations, we were taught to value the opinions of the wealthy. Now we know for the vast majority of billionaires, their extreme wealth is mostly due to chance, not inherent ability, or even worse is actually evidence of their lack of character. The illusion has fallen away. They are the last people we should seek advice from on living a moral life. We should punish them for the act of hoarding immoral amounts of wealth to themselves. I am encouraged because this viewpoint seems to be spreading, and even more encouraged because I think they’re scared. They should be scared.
No they’re not scared. I can’t disclose any details, but if I were scared I’d walk around with a bodyguard and wouldn’t have a cellphone.
The very wealthy spend lots of money on private security. Look up Erik Prince and his crazy family… DeVos etc. When Gates spoke at my uni (this was 20 years ago) he arrived in a motorcade of 10 armored Suburbans
No, I am saying I have personal experience, the details of which I cannot disclose.
Sure. It’s possible you may. However, you sound like a 12 year old boy claiming something grandiose. If you really have a relationship that you cannot disclose, don’t go telling people that. No one will believe you, unless they’re the type to fall for Alex Jones level nonsense. Claims require proof, or at least common or searchable knowledge, otherwise who can take your claim seriously?
I could claim I also know a billionaire and claim the opposite of you. Or that the billionaire you know is just a moron. Many of them are.
Edit: Also, why do people always assume everyone would do the same thing as themselves? Just because you wouldn’t carry a cell phone doesn’t mean everyone has the same paranoia as you.
Ok, those are all fair points. There isn’t really any other medium where I can express “hey, it’s weird that these people have cell phones when they shouldn’t and no body guards where they should.” This is something in my life, this post made me think of it. Believe it or don’t believe it I guess.
Edit: There are many business, family and social contexts under which a person might be acquainted with a billionaire, depending on one’s line of work, region, and social connections. Most billionaires aren’t famous.
I was not refuting your point, just adding my own point after it. Our personal experiences obviously differ. I’ve had to give facility tours to security details in advance of a UHNW individual’s arrival on multiple occasions.
That makes sense. I do not know any famous people at all. I know some retired performers who are still on the con circuit, but they’d never be recognized, and they’re not billionaires. The billionaires I’ve met all look like they shop at Target and they put all their money into their family and into assets. You wouldn’t know to look at them, at least I wouldn’t.
We gotta badass here!!
Yeah, I am a badass, but I don’t know what that has to do with anything.
Ooooh, found the dangerous badass who’s gonna make 'em sorry. You must have a very particular set of skills! Help us, Obi Wan, you’re our only hope.
If you look at my previous comment history, you’d know that I do not believe doing violence to individual billionaires will actually work to do anything positive for society. Also, there is a reason why I know these people, and the reason ISN’T “I’m secretly an assassin.”
Ok… your comment history says you don’t know “times tables” past 5x and that a link was “unreadable” which I checked and it was fine. Izzat you, Mister Bond?
Anyway, whatever the secret plan is, please hit the big red button ASAP so we can all thank you!
My browser blocks the link because the site thinks I’m using an adblocker, it is therefore unreadable. Yes I never memorized my times tables. These are all pretty irrelevant to what I said.
I do not have a secret plan. I don’t know who you think I am or why you think I said what I said. Please stop replying to me, I’m sure you’re a nice person.
Bank boss sorry after being called out for describing workers as lower value human capital
FTFY
Bank boss delivers opposing sentiments in fraudulent effort to increse personal wealth by increasing bank’s stock price.
FTFY
(You assume a person with no empathy can be sorry)
This guy provides zero value to society. He steals value created by others and claims it for himself. He’s on the list.
He thinks of you as “lower value” so do you think he has any reservations about lying to you?
I’ve never understood the purpose of forcing executives to apologize.
He said exactly what he meant, to a group of investors who largely feel positively about his message.
A forced apology is condescending and meaningless, and therefore I cannot see how it improves optics in any way.
The culture of corporate of PR insists that not only do meaningless canned responses help, but they’re invaluable. After all, the media will faithfully record those canned replies and reproduce them as though they’re salient information, no matter how empty and vapid the cloud of buzzwords produced.
Typical CEO and then you wonder why societies fall apart.
The guy Bill Winters boasts a CBE, its on his workpage profile, and wiki.
Winters received a CBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to the Economy and UK Financial Services Industry.
FIGHT BACK
It could be worth emailing the hounours department 📢 📢 📢 [email protected] 📢 📢 📢 to request he is stripped of his order, arguing he brings the honours system in disrepute.
Standing for Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE is the highest ranking Order of the British Empire level (excluding a knighthood/damehood), followed by OBE and then MBE.
An individual may be appointed a CBE for having a prominent role at national level, or a leading role at regional level. The honour may also be conferred for a distinguished and innovative contribution to any area.
His statement stains the CBE values because it devalues people, it prioritises technology over employee welfare, undermines responsible leadership, and conflicts with the public‑service and ethical expectations associated with the honour. -
Let them know. its not a big thing but its something us plebs can do
Looks like his wife directs a a London theater. I bet her job isn’t on the line. I know its not her fault but these rich arseholes need to feel consequence. I would be boycotting the theatre too. You lie with dogs you get fleas.
His statement stains the CBE values
Bahahaha that’s fucking rich. The British Empire, scion of good values 🙄
Look history…I cant argue. But the thing is this is something he values. So lets try and get that removed. We have to start using the system they built and manipulated - against these people.
The only people here conflating economic value with human worth are the people who are outraged. An easily automated employee isn’t of high value to a company, like no shit.
Wow. Members of the first estate keep letting slip publicly who they really are and how they really feel.
Eventually, the third estate might get motivated to do something serious about it. Something terrible.
I don’t know about “terrible”. All possible actions I can think of sound “glorious” at worst.
I was making a French joke.
I am very sorry ^that I got caught^
Agreed that this is the actual feeling he has.
They don’t view us as human beings or at the very least equal. Have no remorse for when terrible things happen to them.
No he isn’t.
He is sorry. Sorry he got caught.
“I’m sorry the lower value human capital heard me call them that.”
Whew. Thank goodness that passed
