Thread regarding Humana Inc. layoffs

Are our CEOs Psychopaths?

You:CEO responsible for the livelihood of more than 50,000 people.

You:Fail at a merger

You: Decide to Layoff more than 500 people, possibly thousands.

Could you then cash out your stock options and take home millions of dollars? Could you live with yourself?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/13/1-in-5-ceos-are-psychopaths-australian-study-finds/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/04/25/the-disturbing-link-between-psychopathy-and-leadership/#b6418d44104a

The Corporation http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379225/

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Profit sharing is probably the only way to make a company "thrive together." Humana brags all over the place about it's ethics and values and well-being stats, but I feel like I am more disposable to Humana than an old printer cartridge. I don't think leadership even thinks twice about layoffs. I think they over higher and build layoffs into their business plans. Pretty Sadistic.

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Post ID: @3ila+M8kDBah

Post ID: @M8kDBah-2wkf well said! Plus how many hundreds of millions does it take to make a CEO happy? What exactly IS their job description that entitles that kind of pay, I mean that in all seriousness. As one of the HCMRNs I have to deal with screaming yelling angry mbrs at least 3 x day, and who has to smooth it over and help these people " Like" Humana again? I have talked to mbrs who say if it wasn't for you or for HCMRN so and so , I would not stay with Humana. Thus, HCMs theoretically deserve a much higher pay scale because we are the " voices" that keep mbrs happy. ( I am sure PHCs, HCMSS, etc all do this too and also deserve higher pay scale) . Its just the level of disproportion and level of cold hearted " numbers" in todays business world, is so disheartening. What about a company like Bob's Red Mill? Hugh company and the employees are super happy and share in the profits. But then one would have to agree that providing health insurance should be a profit making venture, which sadly, I am not convinced this is the best way to provide " care" .

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Post ID: @2zty+M8kDBah

Maybe the greed cycle is too entrenched. Maybe it will take French Style revolution.

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Post ID: @2raw+M8kDBah

At some point, instead of collecting millions by stepping on employees and Medicare members, they could say: This is wrong, this is unjust, this hurts people.They could collect a token paycheck like some CEOs. They could meet the people they lay off and explain why they have to go. I think they are Psychopaths. They can realize that economists can't justify why thier paycheck is so high. They could realize that this country is turing into an Oligarchy. Not challenging CEOs and the system is like not challenging Slavery. Would you argue masters have to continue to keep slaves in order to stay competitive in the cotton business?

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Post ID: @2wkf+M8kDBah

CEO's do not make decisions, they do what the Board tells them to do. And the Board is told what to do by the institutional fund managers. So, no they are not psychopaths, just highly paid guys doing what their bosses tell the to do.

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Post ID: @2sjj+M8kDBah

Wow, their behavior really fits the psychopath profile.

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Post ID: @2hnd+M8kDBah

They don't care. If the merger would have gone through our ceo would have walked away with millions.

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Post ID: @2exe+M8kDBah

Nice job! :)

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Post ID: @2kjf+M8kDBah

Psycho killer, ques que se.....fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa....(forgive my typos of the French)

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Post ID: @2peg+M8kDBah

Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better...run run run run away.. Oh sorry, that's Psycho Killer. (Double points to you If you get that reference!)

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Post ID: @1ovd+M8kDBah

One of five employees are psychopaths

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