Horrible bosses

     

     Some interesting facts surfaced lately concerning the salaries paid to many of the chief executive officers of large Canadian corporations. It was revealed that, "by the time average Canadians finished lunch on Thursday, (Jan. 2) Canada's highest paid CEO's had already earned the equivalent of the  average Canadian annual salary." 
     These are mostly men, with only one female executive in 2011, although three women made it to the list in 2012. 
     

     The pay the CEO's receive from these public Canadian companies, has ballooned by 73 per cent from 1998 to 2012. In contrast, the average full-time Canadian worker's annual salary has only grown by 6 per cent during this period. Who said life is fair?   

     

     Have you ever had a boss who reacts before getting all the facts? 

     Then, perhaps you can relate to the following:   
     
     Arcelor-Mittal Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. 
     On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy, "How much money do you make a week?" 
A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, 
"I make $400 a week. Why?" 
The CEO said, "Wait right here." 
He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, 
"Here's four week's pay. Now get out and don't come back."   
     Feeling pretty good about himself, the CEO looked around the room and asked, "Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?" 
From across the room a voice said, "Pizza delivery guy from Dominos."


— beulah