Topic: Work/Life balance.........

[Camstop]

In 1923, Who Was:

1. President of the largest steel company?

2. President of the largest gas company?

3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?

4. Greatest wheat speculator?

5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?

6. Great Bear of Wall Street?


These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of their days.

Now, 85 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what
ultimately became of them.


The Answers:

1. The president of the largest steel company.
Charles Schwab,
died a pauper.

2. The president of the largest gas company,
Edward Hopson,
went insane.

3. The president of the NYSE,
Richard Whitney,
was released from prison
to die at home.

4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger,
died abroad, penniless.

5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement,
shot himself.

6. The Great Bear of Wall Street,
Cosabee Livermore,
also committed suicide

However,
in that same year, 1923,
the PGA Champion and the winner of the most important golf tournament,
the US Open, was
Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?


He played golf until he was 92,
died in 1999 at the age of 95.
He was financially secure
at the time of his death.

The Moral:

F*"k work.
Play golf.     

[Tony]

 

[Rik]

I always thought businessmen were close to criminals.

[GillE]

 

That's my philosophy too!  Just substitute dance for golf.

[mistybear]

 

[chorleydave]

My brother works as a non-clinical manager in the NHS.  Not so long ago, he arrived at work Monday morning, checked his email and there was one from the Personel Department about an initiative to ensure employees enjoyed a reasonable work-life balance.

The sender had sent out this email on SUNDAY MORNING AT 7:30AM!

[Rik]

The sender probably didn't understand the word irony...

[sam]

or those could be his regular working hours.. or it was sent by a computer admin ... or it was automated to be sent at that time...