How to get a £1,000,000 pay rise

[DimPrawn]

How on earth has BT chief earned a £1 million pay rise? | Daily Mail Online

BT boss Gavin Patterson’s pay rocketed to £2.3million – even as his company lays off 13,000 staff to repair battered finances.

The amount the 50-year-old took home leapt 72 per cent in the last financial year, including an annual bonus of £1.3million and pension contributions of nearly £300,000.

I'm sure he's worth it.

[NotAllThere]

There was one in Private Eye recently where a company that provides "care" for the elderly said they couldn't afford to £10M required to properly staff overnight shifts. The CEO was paid £30M the previous year.

[WTFH]

It's almost as if privatising everything doesn't lead to improvements, just creates wealth for CEOs and shareholders.

[BR14]

It's almost as if privatising everything doesn't lead to improvements, just creates wealth for CEOs and shareholders.

Yes, - who'd've thought it ?

[original PM]

It's almost as if privatising everything doesn't lead to improvements, just creates wealth for CEOs and shareholders.

I think that's called capitalism?

[WTFH]

I think that's called capitalism?

Are you saying that capitalism doesn't work or that we must accept capitalism works perfectly and the excellent results are worse service and less efficiency?

[Andy2]

CEO , best job in the world
its win-win job. If a company does well you get millions , if it doesn't you still get millions