Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
I don't think you understand how these banks are structured. The employees being discussed here were NOT randopmly scattered amongst the "gamblers" who lost billions. Instead, these good employees were in completely seperate divisions where risk and short-term gains were not involved.
Repeat this to yourself until it sinks in: These employees had absolutely NOTHING to do with the financial collapse of these banks... These employees had absolutely NOTHING to do with the financial collapse of these banks... These employees had absolutely NOTHING to do with the financial collapse of these banks...
Who gives a rat's ass? NO employee is worth gigazillions in salaries, bonuses and golden parachutes unless that employee is personally earning the company multiple gigazillions of dollars more than they cost the company, AND the same job couldn't be done by someone else for less. And NO employee is worth gigazillions in salaries, bonuses and golden parachutes when thousands of investors are losing their life savings and hundreds or thousands of other employees are losing their jobs.
I wouldn't be suprised if there are at least a few available, qualified, competent, unemployed brainiacs around who would be willing to start at a paltry $500K.