Interessant, interessant, was man über das Gebaren des letzte Woche zurückgetretenen (nun Ex-)Merrill Lynch-Chefs John Thain lesen kann. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, trotz der Krisensituation 1.22 Mio. $ für die Verschönerung seines Büros ausgegeben zu haben, hier die Einkaufsliste:
1) $2,700 for six wall sconces.
2) $5,000 for a mirror in his private dining room.
3) $11,000 for fabric for a “Roman Shade.”
4) $13,000 for a chandelier in the private dining room.
5) $15,000 for a sofa.
6) $16,000 for a “custom coffee table.”
7) $18,000 for a “George IV Desk.”
8) $25,000 for a “mahogany pedestal table.”
9) $28,000 for four pairs of curtains.
10) $35,000 for something called a “commode on legs.”
11) $37,000 for six chairs in his private dining room.
12) $68,000 for a “19th Century Credenza” in his office.
13) $87,000 for a pair of guest chairs.
14) $87,000 for an area rug in Thain’s conference room and another area rug for $44,000.
15) $230,000 to his driver for one year’s work.
16) $800,000 to hire celebrity designer Michael Smith, who is currently redesigning the White House for the Obama family for just $100,000.1
Außerdem einen “Pergament Papierkorb” für 1.400 $.2
Das ist doch mal Dekadenz mit Format. Oder, wie es ein Blogger beschrieb, Thain ist “the top slimey eel at Merrill Lynch“.
- Quelle: The Daily Beast über “John Thain’s 16 Top Outrages.” [↩]
- Nachzulesen hier: John Thain’s $87,000 Rug [↩]