Comments on: Friday Reading http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:05:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: JHR http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217318 JHR Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:02:16 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217318 For you to say to your non-Jewish readers that "to sum up pretty much every holiday we have had, 'They tried to kill us, we escaped, let's eat' " is a disgusting denigration of the deaths of millions of Jews throughout history. I am Jewish, and for you to make a joke about our past because you are probably a glutton is absolutely unacceptable. One should never make a triviality of the deaths of one's own, or any other race's or religion's past atrocities, is not acceptable. You should issue an immediate apology. ~~~ <strong>BR</strong>: "I am sorry that you have no sense of humor." For you to say to your non-Jewish readers that “to sum up pretty much every holiday we have had, ‘They tried to kill us, we escaped, let’s eat’ ” is a disgusting denigration of the deaths of millions of Jews throughout history. I am Jewish, and for you to make a joke about our past because you are probably a glutton is absolutely unacceptable. One should never make a triviality of the deaths of one’s own, or any other race’s or religion’s past atrocities, is not acceptable. You should issue an immediate apology.

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BR: “I am sorry that you have no sense of humor.”

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217163 Mark E Hoffer Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217163 HTCMSI, you might want to check into that, this http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Employee+Benefits+Law , should give you an idea, to begin with.. ~~ super_, I think "Mrs. BP" was a give-away of his 'hetero-'-status, as if it matters.. HTCMSI,

you might want to check into that, this http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Employee+Benefits+Law , should give you an idea, to begin with..
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super_,

I think “Mrs. BP” was a give-away of his ‘hetero-’-status, as if it matters..

]]> By: super_trooper http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217158 super_trooper Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:46:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217158 Life worked great no knowing you were jewish. I wouldn't know what to do with that information. Why is it that people reveal that they are jewish or gay, but not roma nor heterosexual? Life worked great no knowing you were jewish. I wouldn’t know what to do with that information. Why is it that people reveal that they are jewish or gay, but not roma nor heterosexual?

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217153 How the Common Man Sees It Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:39:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217153 Hey Dan, At least you got notified. I just found out our drug payments for insurance were knocked back from 100% company pay to 80%. And how did I find out? When I got my reimbursement check back from the insurance company. After some digging they told me it was company initiated back to July 1st. No notice, no memo. I'm looking to backflush this to see who I can spill this on. This is probably one of the lowest things this company has ever done. Especially the way it was done. Fortunately, it is minor for me but it may not be for others in the company These people never think they will need you. That there will always be someone around the corner to take your place. Let's hope the boomer worker surplus ends sooner rather than later Hey Dan,

At least you got notified. I just found out our drug payments for insurance were knocked back from 100% company pay to 80%. And how did I find out? When I got my reimbursement check back from the insurance company. After some digging they told me it was company initiated back to July 1st. No notice, no memo. I’m looking to backflush this to see who I can spill this on. This is probably one of the lowest things this company has ever done. Especially the way it was done. Fortunately, it is minor for me but it may not be for others in the company

These people never think they will need you. That there will always be someone around the corner to take your place. Let’s hope the boomer worker surplus ends sooner rather than later

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217151 How the Common Man Sees It Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:55:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217151 Probably why the dog is wagging its tail whenever the banksters are taking the crowbar your door: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/07/priceless-how-the-federal_n_278805.html" rel="nofollow">Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession</a> Disgusting, but not surprising. It is back to the new math cash & paychecks > dissent Probably why the dog is wagging its tail whenever the banksters are taking the crowbar your door:

Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession

Disgusting, but not surprising. It is back to the new math cash & paychecks > dissent

]]> By: DiggidyDan http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217146 DiggidyDan Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:51:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217146 Yeah, I don't think they learned too much in business school. They're too arrogant and stupid to realize they just fucked the company. I don't think too many people are gonna work that hard anymore, and if the company fails, it fails. If it succeeds, the people who made it succeed aren't going to forget that treatment and will leave at the first possible opportunity. Sad thing is, even as it's going down, I can foresee the majority stockholders just folding it and taking the retained earnings and dividing it up amongst themselves for retirement. I give it 3 years tops. Yeah,
I don’t think they learned too much in business school. They’re too arrogant and stupid to realize they just fucked the company. I don’t think too many people are gonna work that hard anymore, and if the company fails, it fails. If it succeeds, the people who made it succeed aren’t going to forget that treatment and will leave at the first possible opportunity.

Sad thing is, even as it’s going down, I can foresee the majority stockholders just folding it and taking the retained earnings and dividing it up amongst themselves for retirement. I give it 3 years tops.

]]> By: Onlooker from Troy http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217145 Onlooker from Troy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:28:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217145 Yeah, that's classy ain't it Diggidy? That's leadership like they teach it in the big B schools, no doubt. Yeah, that’s classy ain’t it Diggidy? That’s leadership like they teach it in the big B schools, no doubt.

]]> By: emmanuel117 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217142 emmanuel117 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:55:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217142 @DiggidyDan: Damn, that sucks. @DiggidyDan:

Damn, that sucks.

]]> By: DiggidyDan http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217137 DiggidyDan Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:16:33 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217137 I got a memo in my paystub mailing this week. . . 5% paycut. . . effective last week. Thanks for the notice you bunch of pussies! Can't even Say it to our faces beforehand so we can at least prepare and save. (except i've been saving for 2 years now from seeing the future. Nevermind i just worked a 55 hour week and secured 10 million dollars worth of revenue the week before) Greenshoots, for the assholes i work for and their giant boats. Anybody hiring? Fuck Them. I got a memo in my paystub mailing this week. . . 5% paycut. . . effective last week. Thanks for the notice you bunch of pussies! Can’t even Say it to our faces beforehand so we can at least prepare and save. (except i’ve been saving for 2 years now from seeing the future. Nevermind i just worked a 55 hour week and secured 10 million dollars worth of revenue the week before)

Greenshoots, for the assholes i work for and their giant boats. Anybody hiring? Fuck Them.

]]> By: aitrader http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/friday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-217131 aitrader Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:58:19 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=38564#comment-217131 BR, if you don't strap on those big BEAR sized balls you're known for and call the market for what it is, I for one think you may miss the call of the century. "Course that's just me. A lone voice in the shrubbery longside venomous rabbits and other assorted comic devices of lesser known and dated British humour bits. BR, if you don’t strap on those big BEAR sized balls you’re known for and call the market for what it is, I for one think you may miss the call of the century. “Course that’s just me. A lone voice in the shrubbery longside venomous rabbits and other assorted comic devices of lesser known and dated British humour bits.

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