The Emperor’s Club Again

I wanted to get my Husband's opinion on the the Emperor’s Club, so we borrowed it from the library and watched together last night, after we put the kids to bed. I also wondered if a second viewing would change my opinion of the film. I found that my opinion of the film did not change and my DH agreed with me. This film set out to prove that Character is more important than Financial Success. I thought about it all morning and as I was driving to class this morning the thought came to me. For those of you who believe that morals are relative, who would you rather work for? Segwick, with his “whatever-it-takes-to-get-to-the-top” attitude or Mr. Hundert, with his concern for his students.

I would go with Mr. Hundert every time. Why? Because, I’ve seen firsthand what Segwick can do to the people who work for him. If it means laying of the person who makes the most money no matter how loyal or efficient that person has been then he will do it, to save money, to advance himself, whatever it takes and he doesn’t care who he hurts in the mean time. To be honest this is exactly what Corporate America has become, in years past if you work hard and were loyal to a company, they returned the favor and when times got tough your job was more secure than the person who just got hired. Since the advent of Moral Relativism, we now have a bunch of Segwicks running our nation and our businesses, and all they see is the bottom line and they will do whatever it takes to make the most profit.

My husband is a prime example of this, he has worked for accompany for 8 years, slowly working his way up. This January because of the bad economy the company laid off over 100 people, my husband was one of them. Why? Because of his seniority, he made more than anyone else in the department. It had nothing to do with his performance or capabilities, which they proved by hiring him back at a lower paying position less than 8 weeks later, an option he had no choice but to take because if he declined the position he would no longer be eligible for unemployment, and we have to eat. Then to make matters worse, when he had been back a few weeks, they promote someone who had been with the company only a few months to his old position. This kind of treatment makes me furious… I want to march myself to his bosses office and demand an answer as to why… I know I wouldn’t get it, at least not the real one! But this is what happens when morals are relative and “Segwick” is in charge!