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[Aus_Schwaben]

You seem to have a rather inaccurate perspective on BoD member comp packages. I mean sure, I'd take a $16B+/year package but given that BoD is selected by shareholders I think they'd have an issue with paying out more than Apple's annual profit in total board comp.

If you want to know what real numbers are it doesn't fit your internal narrative as well. A typical board seat is around a modest 9-5 salary, somewhere in the $50k-100k range but varies a lot depending on the specific company you're serving on the board of. If you're on a large publicly traded company that can be several hundred thousand a year up to high six figures, again depends a lot on the specifics. Nobody in these situations is becoming a billionaire purely from their board position comp. However, many board members hold large share positions in the company on whose board they serve so good leadership (or at least good direction with respect to valuation) can result in much larger returns due to the stock price increasing; but then that benefits all of the stockholders regardless of being board members - it is not specific to serving on the board.

tl;dr the comp packages are definitely nice given the limited time commitment to most board positions but aren't measured in billions. Perhaps you're confusing board members with high profile C-suite executives? That's still very rare but at least has happened at least once (although an activist judge in Delaware then threw out the pay package after the fact).

Yeah, I know, this isn't a funny.

But being on multiple boards only meeting a few times a year adds up.

 

[crystalphoto]

 

[SARGE67]

For years I thought Meathead was just a character Rob Reiner played. Turns out he wasn't acting. It's amazing the depths of stupidity the man can reach into, and the self-righteousness he displays it with.

And then he goes and directs a great movie like "A Few Good Men".

 

[General Zod]

And then he goes and directs a great movie like "A Few Good Men".

Hated that movie.

 

[Yonse]

Hated that movie.

It was far far better than most of the crap that gets made nowadays.

 

[General Zod]

It was far far better than most of the crap that gets made nowadays.

We'll have to disagree on this.

 

[SARGE67]

Hated that movie.

Really? I have it recorded and watched bits and pieces at first then the full thing many times including today. I'm amazed each time at the superb acting and dialogue from each actor, especially Tom Cruise and Nicholson. It seems each actor in the movie fit like a pocket on a shirt. It is a really well put together movie.

 

[SARGE67]

I have a few friends who refuse to like or partake of anything particular Hollywood people support, regardless of their talent with movies. To me that is very childish and definition of being a stuffed shirt.

 

[Paul Saver]

 

[crystalphoto]

Couldn't figure a better place to put this, other than starting another thread... Even CNN noticed something "off"... https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/16/politics/allison-greenfield-engoron-judge/index.html

 

[Yonse]

We'll have to disagree on this.

If you don't like it, then that's your opinion and I respect it. Not everyone will like the same things. I am curious what you didn't like about it though. On a personal note I will say that probably half of my favorite movies from the last decade were foreign films. That would not have been the case during the golden age of Hollywood.

 

[Whistler]

I have a few friends who refuse to like or partake of anything particular Hollywood people support, regardless of their talent with movies. To me that is very childish and definition of being a stuffed shirt.

Yeah he's a pedophile and a communist but man he's awesome at pretending to be someone else!

Sincerely,
Little Tommy stuffed-shirt

 

[wiredgeorge]

 

[benenglish]

Yeah he's a pedophile and a communist but man he's awesome at pretending to be someone else!

Are y'all still talking about Rob Reiner? I had never heard that first accusation before.

 

[General Zod]

Really? I have it recorded and watched bits and pieces at first then the full thing many times including today. I'm amazed each time at the superb acting and dialogue from each actor, especially Tom Cruise and Nicholson. It seems each actor in the movie fit like a pocket on a shirt. It is a really well put together movie.

Y'know what? I got it mixed up with that other one where Cruise played the Veitnam vet who turned into an anti-Veitnam protester. A Few Good Men is a quality bit of movie making.

I'm tired.

 

[General Zod]

If you don't like it, then that's your opinion and I respect it. Not everyone will like the same things. I am curious what you didn't like about it though. On a personal note I will say that probably half of my favorite movies from the last decade were foreign films. That would not have been the case during the golden age of Hollywood.

In my tired state, I got it mixed up with another Tom Cruise movie. I actually do like A Few Good Men.

 

[festering]

 

[Texasgordo]

In my tired state, I got it mixed up with another Tom Cruise movie.

Tropic Thunder?

 

[Ausländer]

Tropic Thunder?