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Really Bad Boss spans the globe in search of bad bosses everywhere.
Despite being the birthplace of the likes of Rod Blagojevich, Marion Barry and Michael Steele, the U.S. does not own the market on really bad boss behavior. Some bad boss stories from around the world:
Finland – Turns out, in Finland you can get arrested for aggravated dishonesty, the dangerous and obviously more aggravating relative of plain old dishonesty. Some Finnish chief executive ran a company into the ground and was detained earlier this week on suspicion of…you guessed it, aggravated dishonesty. Can you imagine if they arrested all the dishonest American CEO’s? Our penal system would be ruined. And, if they expanded the arrest warrant to include politicians, well, let’s just say we’d have to create a new state. Read the full story here.
Nigeria – I know what you’re thinking, and no, madam, you have not qualified for a percentage of a $30 million inheritance left from the estate of a deceased head of state. And no, you will not have to provide your bank account information to access it. But somebody will. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday published a list of high-profile debtors of the five ailing banks whose management were canned last week. A report issued on the same day by the CBN named Aliko Dangote as one of the debtors. Dangote, a billionaire tycoon rated by US Forbes magazine as one of the world’s richest Africans, has a net worth of around 3.3 billion dollars. Don’t get me started on the rampant corruption in African nations that keeps much of the continent in a vicious cycle of poverty and abuse. Read the entire shameful story here.
China – We ran this story back in our early days, but the situation remains much the same. Some Chinese factory workers make $57 for a 75 hour work week. One of our readers commented that if the workers choose to work there, we should be ok with it. I’m not so sure if there’s much of a choice if your options are between starvation and being overworked. Thoughts?
France – Remember when Elite Model CEO, Bertrand Hennet, was arrested earlier this year for cocaine possession? We do. Read the full post here.
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