OT and getting further OT all the time! Re: Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina fired) Z

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On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Tom Jennings wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Joe R. wrote:
>
> >> I think people just don't like women corporate officers.
> >
> >  Aw, give it a rest! There are THOUSANDS of women corporate officers in
> > this country! Just because people don't like what Carly did to HP (and
> > Lucnet) don't try to shift the blame to them by saying that they don't like
> > women corporate officers.
>
> True enough. But the animus against her seems out of proportion to
> the relationship anyone on this list might have with her and HP.

Um, not really.  I felt the same way about John Sculley when his sorry ass
was canned.  I just hate CEOs who mess up a company that I happen to like.
It's irrational, sure, but we're all armchair business analysts in the
end.

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