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Orrex

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18. Hard not to be cynical about it, though.

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 12:48 PM

Sep 2014

He's basically choosing between early retirement with more money than most people would spend in 20 lifetimes versus retiring later with more money than most people would spend in 40 lifetimes. Frankly, I'm not impressed.

Give him a real choice, one that actually requires him to choose between competing priorities rather than choosing between preposterously overwhelming luxury and preposterously overwhelming luxury.

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High-flying CEO quits after daughter writes list of 22 milestones he missed [View all] n2doc Sep 2014 OP

Oh, I thought CEO's didn't really work, they just go in at 10:00, have lunch, home by 3:30 snooper2 Sep 2014 #1

No, I'm sure that he works two or three thousand times harder than his employees Orrex Sep 2014 #5

+1 pity the poor rich people. How many Ed Suspicious Sep 2014 #35

"You work three jobs?" RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #53

I'm sure he meant "Isn't it tragic Ed Suspicious Sep 2014 #63

If that's what you think you read, I'm sure you were missing the point. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #7

I expect either silence, an "LOL" or one of these Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #31

It makes me wonder sometimes Aerows Sep 2014 #41

No, CEOs work very hard, for the most part War Horse Sep 2014 #25

Good point. Raine1967 Sep 2014 #46

Exactly my opinion on the subject. stevenleser Sep 2014 #52

It's interesting Aerows Sep 2014 #36

Um, no not really, just usually I call out hypocrisy snooper2 Sep 2014 #54

The raccoon thing is the best you've got in your snark arsenal? Aerows Sep 2014 #56

I work at a financial firm, paid well, but I also put in 50-90 hour weeks, at times. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #47

"it's greed, ego, and power" - BINGO!!! groundloop Sep 2014 #51

Perhaps the daughter also didn't want to get raised by nannies. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #58

LOL omg kcr Sep 2014 #60

so he's leaving Enrique Sep 2014 #2

Yes. It sometimes gets forgotten that geek tragedy Sep 2014 #4

He left a long time ago and he was pushed out taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #17

And Bill Gross left PIMCO ...TODAY. ErikJ Sep 2014 #57

That's usually what they say when they are about to start a perp walk CanonRay Sep 2014 #32

"left a $100 million job" lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #3

Such people hate to leave money on the table. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #6

*hate to think anyone else is a real person needing money to live Adam051188 Sep 2014 #14

Most people in that bracket no longer care about money joeglow3 Sep 2014 #15

As Bill Gates once said, Mr.Bill Sep 2014 #39

Very true words Lonusca Sep 2014 #49

he's "advising", working part time for another fund now. TeamPooka Sep 2014 #27

I left the work force the last time I was laid off, hollysmom Sep 2014 #45

Lovely privilege, to be able to leave to spend more time with your family. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #8

wonderful story strawberries Sep 2014 #9

How many single moms have missed milestones while working for minimum wage or less Orrex Sep 2014 #10

I feel so bad for him, too ... Let me play him the song of my people Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #12

No shit. progressoid Sep 2014 #22

Did their kids write 22 events that they missed? yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #30

That is probably the most irrelevant question I've seen all day. Nicely done. Orrex Sep 2014 #34

Why don't you go ask them and let us know... Rex Sep 2014 #40

Note, there's no mention of the domestic staff who actually watched the children. nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #48

"Single mom with three jobs works while kids act brave because she's missing school play." Brickbat Sep 2014 #11

mistresses can be so demanding of your time. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #13

Man you're jaded taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #19

It is a nice story. But did he leave or was he pushed out as you said above? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #23

Yeah. I hardly ever Feral Child Sep 2014 #33

it's fundamentally sick that some people feel... Adam051188 Sep 2014 #64

I know someone wealthy who did the same thing TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #16

Hard not to be cynical about it, though. Orrex Sep 2014 #18

Now maybe his daughter will write an essay about how he should give back to the community. progressoid Sep 2014 #20

Don't hold your breath on that one :-) TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #50

He quit being a parent? Where do I sign up for that? randome Sep 2014 #21

I'm glad for his daughter LibertyLover Sep 2014 #24

Whoa. That's heavy. My sympathies to you. randome Sep 2014 #26

I see marriage counseling in your future. TeamPooka Sep 2014 #28

Sounds like he had a job RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #29

Indeed. Ed Suspicious Sep 2014 #37

Ah. Just breaks my heart. :/ C Moon Sep 2014 #38

Well I'll be damned. A multi millionaire that figured out he had enough money. That's what I don't liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #42

Maybe if more of them realized they have more than enough already, we wouldn't be in such a mess. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #55

That's nice abelenkpe Sep 2014 #43

Great that he can afford to quit.... but so many others can't. tinrobot Sep 2014 #44

It's easy enough to look at the $$$ and write the guy off. GitRDun Sep 2014 #59

This is a great point. So much for "family values," eh? RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #61

I could not have said it better myself! GitRDun Sep 2014 #62