The Definition of Ass-Hat
Has to go to CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks, who described closing 300 stores and firing nearly seven thousand workers as a courageous decision.
Not to put too fine a point on it, Howie ol’ boy, but this has nothing to do with courage. This has to do with saving your own ass and the company you built. Here’s a little test for you: go to one of the people you just laid off and tell them how courageous you are for fucking up their life.
I won’t hold my breath.
January 30, 2009
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One Response to “The Definition of Ass-Hat”
It’s courageous if he is a sensitive guy who has to hear criticism and epithets from hundreds of thousand of people like you. However, I’m facing rising taxes and rising costs and had to “rightsize” a few people too. It’s not pleasant but it has to be done.
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