Comments on: Executives dying to collect http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/06/executives-dying-to-collect/ Info, comments and musings on company culture, communications and employee hiring, motivation and retention Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Miki http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/06/executives-dying-to-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-51925 Miki Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:59:23 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=812#comment-51925 Hi Luke, supposedly that's what the company must do to compete/retain their talent—whether the talent is performing or not. That's why they call it 'golden coffins', like golden parachutes. Hi Luke, supposedly that’s what the company must do to compete/retain their talent—whether the talent is performing or not. That’s why they call it ‘golden coffins’, like golden parachutes.

]]> By: Luke http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/06/executives-dying-to-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-51924 Luke Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:36:46 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=812#comment-51924 Why would anyone agree to a contract where they had to pay you huge sums of money after you were dead? There's no possible return on investment and it just doesn't make sense (not counting life-insurance...I pay now for money later - that I understand). Why would anyone agree to a contract where they had to pay you huge sums of money after you were dead? There’s no possible return on investment and it just doesn’t make sense (not counting life-insurance…I pay now for money later – that I understand).

]]> By: Miki http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/06/executives-dying-to-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-51923 Miki Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:00:30 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=812#comment-51923 Hi Miranda, Yup, along with accelerated stock vesting and company-paid life insurance. Definitely insane. Thanks for stopping by and adding your thoughts! Hi Miranda, Yup, along with accelerated stock vesting and company-paid life insurance. Definitely insane.

Thanks for stopping by and adding your thoughts!

]]> By: Miranda http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/06/executives-dying-to-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-51921 Miranda Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:57:13 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=812#comment-51921 Wow. This. Is. Insane. These guys make enough alive. Do they really need to make this when they are dead? There are people who can barely scrape by a living, working 60 or 70 hours a week at multiple minimum wage jobs, and these guys severance pay when they DIE? Wow. This. Is. Insane. These guys make enough alive. Do they really need to make this when they are dead? There are people who can barely scrape by a living, working 60 or 70 hours a week at multiple minimum wage jobs, and these guys severance pay when they DIE?

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