Who else has heard Walt's s-b story about being a single dad that nearly quit the firm because he needed extreme flexibility to take his kids to school? He needed the flexibility to pick them up and get them where they needed to be. He needed the flexibility to be there for them. He couldn't relocate to be with his team. He needed flexibility that was somewhat unheard of at the time. He was ready to resign. But no! Schwab was different. Chuck gave him whatever he needed. That's how the firm is. It's in our culture. Trust is everything.
I now sit back and wonder if Walt ever imagined he'd be responsible for enacting a policy that this same "flexibility" [or lack thereof] would result in his termination. Unlikely. You see by this time he was already a one-percenter so I think we all know that's all it is; a sound byte and s-b story for town halls. Not the Schwab way.