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...filed long before the program's Dec. 31 expiration date. When similar initiatives were launched in France and Italy in the early 1990s, Rhys says, "there was a big sag in the market when the scheme ended." That same prospect has angered some in the industry. Christian Streiff, boss of France's PSA Peugeot Citroën, warned such incentive schemes have an "inverse effect" - they essentially guarantee an implosion in the market once the subsidies stop. (See the best cars from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show...
...know you're among a fortunate bunch. In this market, a job is about the only asset that continues to have value. So, if your livelihood were threatened, how far would you go to hang on to it? Would you lie to your colleagues? Would you flirt with your boss...
...comes as no big shock that 13% of the survey respondents said they would outright lie or exaggerate to keep their jobs - even though such behavior is forbidden by many companies' ethics policies. About 2% said they would take credit for someone else's work or flirt with the boss to get ahead, and 4% would lie about having common interests with their boss to deepen their bond with a superior. "The negative responses were surprisingly high," says Kenny. "People are very frightened of losing their job, and they become threatened. People make extensive plans for Christmas, for vacations, weddings...
...youngest workers were the most likely to resort to questionable tactics, the survey found. Nearly 40% of employees from 18 to 34 said they would act dishonestly to save their jobs, a quarter of them would explicitly lie, and 4% would flirt with their boss for an advantage. It's not clear whether members of the younger generation are simply more forthcoming than their elders about bad behaviors, or whether they're just plain old bad. Probably a bit of both, says Kenny. "They are the newest in the professional world, so they are still learning the professional lessons...
...also-rans Al Gore and Rudy Giuliani have also parlayed political power into riches. Bob Dole, in lesser demand after getting trounced by Clinton in 1996, became a TV pitchman for everything from debit cards to erectile-dysfunction pills. Further evidence, perhaps, that it's good to be the boss...