Thread regarding Charles Schwab Corp. layoffs

People do not change

Walt often tells this story from his college days:

“For the final exam the professor said, “I’ve taught you everything I can teach you about business in the last 10 weeks, but the most important message, the most important question, is this: What’s the name of the lady who cleans this building?”
And that had a powerful impact. It was the only test I ever failed, and I got the B I deserved. Her name was Dottie, and I didn’t know Dottie. I’d seen her, but I’d never taken the time to ask her name. I’ve tried to know every Dottie I’ve worked with ever since”

It appears he would still fail this exam.

He does not see or care about the happiness and well being of his entire workforce. The fact that he supported sending an email that immediately created a beyond TOXIC work environment for EVERYONE, including those that don’t mind RTO, proves he values his $24M dollar annual payout over every Schwab employee’s well being. And his EC is no better.

Your silence since the email last week also speaks volumes.

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You believe that story? Another one of Walt's sound bytes.

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Also, I didn't think that story was as sweet or mind opening as he's perceiving it to be. He was there to get an education, not know the name of every worker there.

While it's good to try to get to know a person no matter their title, it was completely unfair for that professor to knock student's grades without knowing the expectation (or it being related to their cirriculum). While Walt had a perfect 4.0, he could take the hit and be fine, but for some that might've been the decision that thwarted their chance at grad school or an internship with GPA requirements.

He-l, I graduated with a 4.0 and it didn't matter at all at the end, but I worked my bu-t off for that. I'd be hella pi---d and sending the issue up the ladder at that point. My grade in a class should reflect the material from the semester, not the name of a nice cleaning lady. The professor used a bad "gotcha" to teach a "life lesson", of which it looks like didn't help Walt with situations like these.

All in all, it wasn't a fair thing to do from the professor and it's a bad anecdote. We don't do college courses to learn about humanity, we do college courses to get the requirements for a position in a field. That teacher's actions are unethical.

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