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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you kidding? CEOs and high level business execs get bashed ALL THE TIME on this forum. While some awful high level business execs have been ridiculously compensated for their poor decisions, in general I think CEOs and these folks should be making a hell of a lot more than me. I'm not responsible for thousands of people's jobs, and no one is depending on my leadership and talents to lead a company. Everyone was quick to blame CEOs of Enron for the decisions that wiped out thousands of hard-working people's retirement (and rightly so) but when CEOs succeed in advancing a company and employing people it's rarely them that are singled out.

I have no personal stake in this, since DH and I are NOT high level execs and we both make under 6 figures, but it is something I find strange.

Lawyers just get talked about so much because there are so many lawyers in this area, so many posters who are lawyers asking questions about biglaw etc.[/quote]

ITA. Plus, you don't become a CEO overnight, you climb the proverbial ladder, sacrificing a lot in the process, and the higher you get, the more responsibility you have. It's a lot of pressure, believe it or not, and not everyone is suited for it.

Now, actors - that's a totally different issue altogether. They definitely are not worth the money they are paid. Look at Angelina Jolie, she can't act her way out of a paper bag. When she was younger, she got away with essentially playing herself, a drugged-out psycho, but once she started aging and tried different roles it became clear how talentless she is. But still, she makes tons of money just on her name alone.[/quote]

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