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...know of a company in which employees agreed to work longer hours without extra pay in exchange for a guarantee of no layoffs this year. But then the ceo raised his annual salary more than 50%. In an instant, he lost the respect of his workforce. If ceos would set a good example, roll up their sleeves and cut their exorbitant salaries, workers would gladly tighten their belts. But when the ceos make big salaries, often without doing a good job, it is not surprising that the workforce doesn't want to do them any favors. Sylvia Dörflinger...
...know of a company in which employees agreed to work longer hours without extra pay in exchange for a guarantee of no layoffs this year. But then the CEO raised his annual salary more than 50%. In an instant, he lost the respect of his work force. If CEOs would set a good example, roll up their sleeves and cut their exorbitant salaries, workers would gladly tighten their belts. But when the CEOs make big salaries, often without doing a good job, it is not surprising that the work force doesn't want to do them any favors. Sylvia D?rflinger...
...It’s unusual to have students over 25 living in the dorms,” he said. Cuomo has kept in touch with his fans by embracing digital technology, maintaining both an account on facebook.com and a diary on his blog, www.riverscuomo.com. He lists his AOL Instant Messager screenname on his facebook profile. While he has announced his intentions to return to Cambridge in the media, Cuomo has yet to inform Harvard of his decision, according to Susan Livingston, assistant to the Cabot House Masters. She said on Friday that she had not heard yet whether...
...even, as in the case of a member who “didn’t feel an instant connection” with one punch: “And since Isis isn’t *necessarily* about all of us being best friends all the time...I would vote to have [name redacted] in because I bet she’s a blast to hang out with in the kind of settings we often find ourselves in as a club...
...same time corporate executives are paid retirement dollars for years they never worked, hapless employees lose supplemental retirement benefits for a lifetime of actual work. Just ask Betty Moss. She was one of thousands of workers at Polaroid Corp.--the Waltham, Mass., maker of instant cameras and film--who, beginning in 1988, gave up 8% of their salary to underwrite an employee stock-ownership plan, or ESOP. It was created to thwart a corporate takeover and "to provide a retirement benefit" to Polaroid employees to supplement their pension, the company pledged. Alas, it was not to be. Polaroid was slow...