I’ll take the job for 138k.
Next bid. |
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SkyWatch
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Have you published a book on economics, loser? Ha! I thought not! You don’t have a chance, even with your pathetically lowball bid. |
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Dale Franks
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Although I have not written a book on economics, I have read several. I feel this qualifies me to offer my services for 100k. After all, if politicians are qualified(e.g. Henry Hyde) , who isn’t? |
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I have noticed this before, too, how it seemed like a niiiice job.
I’ll do it for 500k a year, but I will also backscratch and hand you some nice salary and options. |
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Harun
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Experience and qualifications are overrated. I’d bring panache to your business! That has to be worth, what, at least 125k? |
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Jon Henke
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LOSERS, LOSERS all of you! I will do it for $120,000 AND I am PERFECTLY qualified for the job, BECAUSE I have absolutely NO knowledge of economics! Yes the CEO/COO and/or the CFO can come in with ANY business plan and I will LIKE it! Now you tell me, what CEO wouldn’t LOVE to have ME on his Board?
You all talk as if knowing someting about the business or profit and loss makes you MORE qualified, when in reality, it makes you LESS qualified. You might argue with managment, me I’ll merely nod my head and draw my cheque. |
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Joe
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Well, I’ve read Dale’s book, plus I could help if one of the other members has a cardiac arrest during a board meeting. It would be a salary increase, and I wouldn’t have to take call. I’ll keep my cell phone on for any offers. |
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Galen
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One thing that has made candidates much more reluctant to serve has been the potential personal liability for decisions made by the board.
Typically, people selected for the board of a public company are quite well off already and they have a lot to lose if they get sued.
In general, I’m sure it is a pretty nice gig, but the downside is significant when things go wrong. For most of our history this was not an issue, but with the advent of high profile failures such as Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia et al, the downside for a board member is not trivial. |
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Kurt Brouwer
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In general, I’m sure it is a pretty nice gig, but the downside is significant when things go wrong. For most of our history this was not an issue, but with the advent of high profile failures such as Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia et al, the downside for a board member is not trivial. That had nothing to do with corporate failure, but with corporate crime. So long as board members avoid fraud and ’creative’ accounting practices, they have absolutely no risk whatsoever.
That being said, you guys don’t know how to negotiate. I’ll do the job for $300k and I will help run the company into the ground. I’m a shoe-in. ;) |
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Rosensteel
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Henry Hyde was on the board of a company a few years ago( we need to give those poor congresscritters a raise so they don’t need to hold down two jobs) which ran into some legal problems. As I remember it, when asked about his responsibility he declared that it was absurd to hold him in any way responsible for the policies or actions of the company. I still find it hilarious. |
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timactual
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