September 2008
5 posts
Golden Parachutes
dihard:
A golden parachute is a clause in an executive’s employment contract that specifies he will receive benefits in the event the company is taken over and the executive is let go. A golden parachute can come in the form of severance pay in cash, stock options, bonuses, etc. The term more loosely refers to an executive’s severance package - regardless of takeover. Golden parachutes are...
Taylors thoughts of me!!
gtmcknight:
Do you ever get whiffs of smells that remind you of something so faint in your childhood you can’t even pinpoint it, but the memory is there?
What you could do with $700,000,000,000
dihard:
Give every person in the US $2,300 or give every household $6,200.
Pay the income taxes of every American who makes $500,000 or less a year.
Fully fund the Defense, Treasury, Education, State Veterans Affairs and Interior departments next year, as well as NASA.
Buy gasoline for every car in the US for 16 months.
Buy every NFL, NBA, and MLB team and build each one a new stadium - and...
Scott Berkun: How to Pick a President →
(via gtmcknight)
Chatterboxes
Imagine that you are a traveler who finds yourself in a strange new land. You have heard wonderful things about the natural scenery in this part of the world, and decide to take a long walk in order to see the sights.
While strolling through a forest, you hear a faraway sound. You strain your ears to hear. It sounds like a person calling out – but the sound is muffled and faint. You go in the...