Edward Mike Davis was the owner or Tiger Oil, an oil company operating in Houston during the 1970's. His
irascible memos have been an
Internet sensation for the past
few years.
Good things are not meant to last forever, and in 1980, Tiger Oil filed bankruptcy. Davis' hatred of people did not confine itself to the office, as
this case shows. Tiger Oil was in litigation in relation to the bankruptcy filing as late as
1989.
posted by reenum
on Aug 3, 2010 -
45 comments
The world's
oldest family companies start with a 1,400 year old
Japanese family business that has always built Buddhist temples. On the corporation side, only one of the
great chartered companies survives, Canada's Hudson Bay Company, founded in
1670, and now a large retailer, though there may be
much older corporations. There is even a club with an interesting web site,
Les Hénokien, for companies that are over 300 years old. If companies aren't your thing, there is always the world's
oldest restaurant in Spain.
posted by blahblahblah
on Sep 28, 2005 -
24 comments
“There are ethical ways to cut costs, and then there is executive greed. Your comment at the recent shareholder's meeting will be your legacy, like it or not (‘I have to make that much money, I have an expensive wife.’).”
–says a disgruntled EDS employee to his CEO, Dick Brown in an internal company memo.
FuckedCompany rides the corporation bashing bandwagon and
branches out to give you further insight into some of your favorite companies. Subscribers to the mother site get complete access. Non-subscribers can view the free rotating posts.
Described in NYTimes (password).
posted by found missing
on Jul 29, 2002 -
9 comments
