Last week Lovefraud published an article about the paper written by a British professor who theorized that the global financial crisis was caused by corporate psychopaths. Here’s another article on the same topic with an amazing twist: One British investment banker admits that his company actually hired corporate psychopaths on purpose, because “their characteristics exactly suited them to senior corporate finance roles.” I wonder if that bank is still in business.
Read Brian Basham: Beware corporate psychopaths they are still occupying positions of power, on Independent.co.uk.
@....... Oxy’s 1st comment. My ex was hired for a gvmt position because he had a reputation as “nut-twister” No background check was done on him because he was so smooth and women loved and promoted him and gave him a security clearance. When he finally divorced me after sucking the life, money, love and anything I valued out of me, his reason was that God told him to go in one more time and grab anything that he can. I have kept a journal and looking back can not believe what I endured and allowed.
PS ”“ he goes to church on sundays, tithes and wanted a elaborate copy of the 12 commandments to hang on his office wall. The plan was to tell anyone that came to his office, that if they could not go by the “rules” (12 c’s) he would not have anything further to say to them
Somebodysdream,
I had to chuckle at your ex with the 10 commandments and that he goes to church every week. Mine does too. I think it’s the reason I have difficulty with organized religion. Too many people seeking absolution every Sunday for all the atrocities they are responsible for the other six days of the week.
Be well.
~New
I just wanted to make a quick comment: the rules DO matter. Skylar’s comment above (reply to Breckgirl) is absolutely spot on! I went into governance and audit due to experiences in my old firm after certain spaths got control of my division after a company reorg.
In my audit course one of the first things we learned is that you are only allowed to audit to “the rules and regulations”. Even though something you find may be immoral, even though it may be non-sensical, even if it is obviously driving the company towards a cliff, if the rules/regs allow it there is nothing you CAN say about it.
The only thing you can do is hope that someone internal to the organization is smart enough, and there are decent people left high enough up to listen, to influence the company back to having a better set of rules.
Oxy’s point is also valid, that laws don’t stop some people from committing murder. But they do stop some. And those laws/regulations are the only ‘hard-ass’ tools we can use to stop people like that, because all the criminology and investigation efforts are based on those ‘rules’.
The other thing you need are good checks and balances, for everything you do in life. You need a way to find out how far off ‘acceptable’ you are at any given time. That’s why the friend who has the courage to tell you you’re being a jerk at the moment is a better friend than the one who coddles and enables your bad behaviour. Same thing with financial institutions.
corporate physcopaths? as in mr. perry?
No surprise here…
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118101345.htm
@....... new beginnings. He actually had subcategories to the “12” commandments to expand the interpretation to fit his purpose. You and I might want to reel him in and set the record straight, however, what’s the cost?
@....... somebodysdream. God help anyone who works for him. The cost of anything to do with a P is TOO high. There is no saving others from a specific P’s wrath…..only more to lose.
Here is a response to an inquiry I made about a position for which I am well-qualified, having performed a similar role at another company for nearly 4 years.
“I am glad that you are better and have overcome your health obstacle. I unfortunately won’t be able to help you find a Full Time position. But I may be able to help you with a consulting role if one arises that is right for you.
Since I am a “Headhunter” firms pay me to find them specialized people and history dictates that I won’t be able to place someone fulltime if they have been out of work for more than 6 months. In all my 24+ yrs in this business , I have never placed anyone out of work for more than 4 months or so.”
BBE–So in other words, you are sheet out of luck in ever finding another job because you were out of work for a while…they won’t even TRY to find you work….
Yep, that is a problem and I know I have read about this being a problem with people that have been out of work, no one will even be interested in them and will hire a new grad rather than someone with experience that has been out of work.
Also, bad health is another thing because if a company has employees on their health plan that are “very sick” or likely to be, they can’t legally discriminate against them, but they don’t want them. It raises the price of their insurance if you get sick again.
I think, BBE, that you may be in the position that you have to start your own business or pal up with someone you know and trust and start a consulting business of your own since you can’t get hired and the head hunters don’t even want to try to place you. Good luck.
Ox;
Interestingly, this is far less of a problem in all those heathen European countries. I am more healthy than most adults, just had a bad situation.
In a sense, this email actually has me motivated to prove them wrong.