I'm sure that wouldn't have ended me in any situation I wanted to be in.

From the polls I've seen, the public hasn't "lost its shit" yet. The majority is kind of ok with this, which is why it continues.

See also: TSA. Last time I had to go through security, I complained about the inane procedures, and the person behind me said, "yeah, but it's keeping us safe." I ended the conversation there, didn't even try to argue.

It's rare to find an exec (or person, for that matter) who has every skill. Some are good at negotiating, others are good at motivating underlings. Some have 'vision.' One who knows how to lead a manufacturing firm might be clueless in the hotel industry.

This guy's skill seems to have involved getting good contracts through 'soft skills.' His gullibility to this is reminiscent of 419 eaters.....those who scam fall hardest to scams because of their greed.

Interesting posts, thx

Anyone who is tired of being manipulated into being 'outraged' by people trying to make money will find it wise.

Adequate description of 90% of the internet.

Frankly it doesn't matter if it's satire or not. It's speech, and each listener should be allowed to judge for himself whether to listen to it or not. And killing someone because you don't like what they say is not acceptable.

Jack Warner was apparently kicked out of office back in 2011, because of corruption. He started his career as a schoolteacher, then later became president of FIFA, I have no idea how.

Yeah, that was probably better left off, sorry.

Sir, with speculation, anything is possible.

If you don't have negotiating skills, then find another job first. If you have skills, then you can threaten to quit without finding another job.

And I also want a pony!

Seriously, as long as we're speculating, can we all please admit that this is finally the breakthrough we need to reach warpgate technology?

And that's ignoring the fact that computer security is nearly intractable to begin with. Even if you have an air-gap, it can still be breached.

So if the companies aren't even trying (which they aren't......increased liability can help with that, though), there's no way they'll succeed.

That's different......if someone says, "this is my minimum, I refuse to go lower," then there's nothing you can do. But if they're flexible, it's a matter of finding a point where both of you can be happy.

Of course, if they really can make more elsewhere, they should go elsewhere. I've done that.

That's a good idea