Breaking his silence after the furore over his near £1m bonus and Fred Goodwin’s knighthood, Mr. Hester emailed employees admitting that such political and media attention makes the job more difficult. “There is no doubt that our position in the spotlight makes the job harder. But the best way to deal with it is to prove the critics wrong. To be purposeful, calm, and do our jobs to the best of our ability…We can’t control the outside world– whether the economic environment or the political one,” Mr. Hester, who noted RBS was still in a “loss-making phase” said. “That’s not unique to us. But if ever something has been proven over our last three years of history, it’s this – we can successfully overcome great obstacles. [Telegraph]
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"There is no doubt that our position in the spotlight makes the job harder."
AMEN to that!
When I tell my trophy wife I'm in a 'loss making phase' will she:
A) assume I'm ready for some scheisse action
B) call her mother and start crying
C) have her brother dimitri kill me
I'm not sure what you're getting at?
No really..it's just a phase
"we" didn't overcome any obstacles, the taxpayers did
I don't know what that guy is getting at either?
Fuck you.
If ever something has been proven over our last four years of history, it's this–we can whip the tar out of any pack of Yankees.
No, Fuck You
Who wants a sammich?
It happens to a lot of guys.
Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take… OUR COMP PLANS!
- S Hester
Photographer: Ok, Stevie, you're an night animal, you're Sinatra, one-finger hook and throw the jacket over your shoulder, good, good, yeah, baby, gimme Rat Pack, yeah, throw a blanket on him he's on fire, yeah baby.
Ask Gisele
RBS: when even your best isn't good enough.
She wants me to be tougher, screw harder. Work less, but bring home more. I can't keep this shit straight.
RBS : Where even your logo has four arrows pointing at your end of year bonus
How many questions can he bench press?
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Excellent Big Daddy reference
"We can’t control the outside world– whether the economic environment or the political one.”
Speak for yourself there, Hestie.
-L.B.