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Reiver said:
In all honesty mate, yes ...

... in might happen tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, etc.

I keep saying that the owners current/future/past don't know yet.

There are serious staffing issues that mean an announcement now could end up looking silly.
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Sorry if you’ve already said, but what do you mean by staffing issues?
 

Reiver said:
In all honesty mate, yes ...

... in might happen tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, etc.

I keep saying that the owners current/future/past don't know yet.

There are serious staffing issues that mean an announcement now could end up looking silly.
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And you definitely can't say what kind of issue
 
Pancho said:
Certainly not on the same level as Weinstock, but back in the day Tom Cowie, who then owned an expanding garage group, three finance companies, a bank and an insurance brokerage, still found time to ferret through filing cabinets (pre-computer days) after all the staff had gone home.

That was one way he kept his finger on the pulse of what what going on in his business empire. His attention to detail, not to mention his parsimony, was legendary.
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Back in the day my uncle Tom was Tom Cowies driver after he lost his licence.
 
Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
Similar to American Airlines about 35 years ago who figured out that by putting one less olive in their in-flight meals gave them savings of $40000 per year.
So I’m in agreement that billionaires don’t become billionaires by ‘not sweating the small stuff.’ They may not do it personally but I’ll bet they employ people who do.
Now....any more updates?
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Fuck off you tosser ...

... I'm knackered and currently in discussions to become the new PR manager :lol:
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
You'd be surprised. Arnold Weinstock, who was running GEC when I worked for one of their subsidiaries in the early 90s, personally scrutinised every directors expense claims (both main board and subsidiaries) and was ruthless about disallowing anything he felt inappropriate. Once, his FD and right hand man tried to claim £50 for losses made on the outcome of playing golf with business contacts. Arnold red-pencilled it with the comment "Am I to presume from this that, had you won, you would have given the winnings to the GEC?". They get to be billionaires precisely because they do sweat the small stuff. Firstly, because it sets a good example to other employee, and secondly, because it establishes a culture of getting things right from day one. Arnold also used to refuse to sanction any redundancy payment which exceeded the statutory maximum.
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Grumpy Old Man said:
You'd be surprised. Arnold Weinstock, who was running GEC when I worked for one of their subsidiaries in the early 90s, personally scrutinised every directors expense claims (both main board and subsidiaries) and was ruthless about disallowing anything he felt inappropriate. Once, his FD and right hand man tried to claim £50 for losses made on the outcome of playing golf with business contacts. Arnold red-pencilled it with the comment "Am I to presume from this that, had you won, you would have given the winnings to the GEC?". They get to be billionaires precisely because they do sweat the small stuff. Firstly, because it sets a good example to other employee, and secondly, because it establishes a culture of getting things right from day one. Arnold also used to refuse to sanction any redundancy payment which exceeded the statutory maximum.
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Sir Paul Nicholson (Vaux chairman) was the same. Our company did work for both Vaux and Sir Paul personally. He went through everything with a fine tooth comb. It's the only way to be.
 
martyftm said:
Sir Paul Nicholson (Vaux) was the same. Our company used towor

Sir Paul Nicholson (Vaux chairman) was the same. Our company did work for both Vaux and Sir Paul personally. He went through everything with a fine tooth comb. It's the only way to be.
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If you have 1000 employees ripping you off by a measly hundred quid a week, etc.
 
Reiver said:
Absolute brilliant mate and I doubt anyone can top that ...

... but, being me, I'll try and will break ranks and name names :lol:

We worked in Gordes, south of France for a Jewish couple, Mr & Mrs John Webber who'd have guests like Shirley Bassey to the house, fly them down in their jet and give them whatever they wanted.

Outside were Bentleys, Aston Martins, Ferraris, etc etc etc.

One day, Mrs Webber called Kathy into the office for 'a chat' which, in this kind of world, is never for a surprise bonus payment.

"Kathy, John and I have noticed that more often than not we have a baguette left over at the end of the day. You're a wonderful housekeeper but we both feel you're buying too much bread, please bear that in mind. And, before you go, would you mind mentioning to the village baker that he's putting slightly too much salt in the bread."

:eek:
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😂
Look after the cents and the Euro's will look after themselves !
 
steve30000 said:
Errr.. Why are you asking a poster to be banned based on nothing?

I haven't broken any forum rules

I haven't been bullying, or racist or abused anyone. You can't ban someone for having an opinion.

Absolute joke on here sometimes, if posters want to have an opinion then why should they get the mob mentality on here wanting you banned for it?

There's no grounds for it, so calm yourself down
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And here's the original.
 
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