Some stand at 6'2" like Gregory Peck and some stand 4'10" like Danny DeVito.
Seeing these two men square off at a shareholders meeting in Other People's Money was quite the sight.
Peck's character, Jorgy, was the tall chairman of New England Wire and Cable who gave a riveting speech about how the company do
esn't need to be taken over by stockholders from New York. Their company was debt free and it was being run by people who actually cared about its employees.
Then DeVito's character, Larry the Liquidator, a small corporate raider picks up the microphone to convince all the stockholders how his money is going to be the best for the company. How with his help, more money will come through the company to benefit everyone.
As a New England native, I was rooting for New England Wire and Cable, but unfortunately, greed got the best of Bill Coles, the president of the company who bought up 1 million shares of the company to then vote for Larry.
In today's world, it's so difficult to be a altruistic leader like Jorgy. He has the right intentions and doesn't want his company to be taken over by hungry sharks who won't know what's best for the people who work there.
But people don't really care about that kind of thing anymore. All they care about is who can make them the most money the quickest.
I would rather have a leader who cares about me than a leader who cares about just the money because that means that I'm replaceable in their eyes. Going to work for a person who knows your name and cares about your well being is better than going to work for someone who can snap their fingers and have your job.
Their heights even have symbolic meanings. Jorgy is supposed to be the hero and Larry the villain. Obviously, you'd want the tall, handsome hero to win, but in the real world, that's not the case.
Sometimes the Larry the Liquidators of the world win, whether we like it or not.
No comments:
Post a Comment