RatLabGuy
You look like a monkey and smell like one too
- Joined
- May 18, 2005
- Location
- Churchville, MD
Thinking more about this on the way in to work today, it occurred to me it could also be a way of them to stay ahead of what they see as inevitable upcoming declines in performance due to recession, slowdown, etc/whatever.I read that as they’re just spinning the context of what’s already being done with a favorable connotation. ‘Gender and racial equality’...read affirmative action. Invest in the community...read manufactured in China but now assembled in America. Political influence...read donations.
"Yes, I know profits are down, and the future is bleak, but hey, look, we're investing in our people! Even though you're not getting cash.... you're getting the feel-good of knowing you're supporting a community and your country..."
E.g. soften up the shareholders now so they won't punch so hard later