Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3InVeHoYnmXZnM2ACXSgjG0-nIQD93R69002" target="_blank">http://ap.google.com/article/A...93R69002</a> Are you kidding me?!?!?
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Originally Posted By mawnck One thing that hasn't gotten much play in the media (hi, Inspector!) is the fact that the previous "retreat" was a previously scheduled annual reward for top salespeople. It wasn't the executive board thing they were implying (although the executive board was no doubt there). Looks like this one was something similar. If these were the result of an actual contest, they legally might not have been able to cancel.
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Originally Posted By mawnck Oh, I'm 100% in favor of tossing the entire executive staff of AIG in Guantanamo for life, but as long as a company is a going concern, they have to live up to their prior commitments.
Originally Posted By Mr X Live up to prior commitments? I don't think so. They could cancel. If sued, they could go before a judge and explain the situation (and pay out whatever "retribution" is owed). I highly doubt they would be taken to task for cutting corners under the circumstances.
Originally Posted By DAR Remember the scene in Goodfellas when the pulled off the Luftansa heist. And then everyone showed up to the Christmas party with a new car or a fur coat. And it really po'd Robert DeNiro.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Hmm -- Are they the stupid ones... They are bailed out - but keep playing...
Originally Posted By Mr X Right, gottaluv. Not "stupid", so long as they don't suffer any consequences. Just utterly shameless.
