your employer in the news

ehBeth- See? All the time you thought that he was spending his time taking two hour martini lunches, and golfing with the clients. Looks like the guy is really trying to earn his keep!

I think that the Wall Street pundits who say he's a bit wild are probably right. He's also got access to a lot of $$$$$ !

My old boss at the title company I worked for was always in the news. When I first started working for the company I was lucky enough to work in his office and got to know more about him then just his corporate image.

He was very active in community organizations such as the Boy's Club, the Oakland Coliseum and several college preparatory schools, and was an industry activist always going before the state legislator to testify at hearings. He was a popular resource for both local and national media on many subjects.

He was a genuinely nice man who had the ability to remember names. Even as the company grew to close to 1000 employees, he still participated in each monthly orientation meeting for new employees. People were constantly amazed that he'd know who they were and that years later, he still remembered their name and would recall something about them from their prior meeting.

He retired a few years ago and the company spirit just never felt the same. It became just another corporation with faceless corporate politics.

Butrflynet - this guy is much the same. Runs a multi-national, apparently without breaking a million dollar sweat. Knows who works for him. Shows up to wander around occasionally. And decides to throw tens of millions of dollars at the stock when he thinks it's under-valued. Monday is going to be interesting.