I don't understand how they could be planning an IPO without all of the partners aware of it. Very odd.
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sumi - May 07, 2013 5:33:04 am PDT #10808 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
Theodosia - May 07, 2013 6:49:05 am PDT #10809 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
To be fair, it was the partners who are more concerned with the Finance/HR side of the business who were going about it. I don't know enough about how businesses like this run/ran that I don't have any idea whether this is SOP.
Jessica - May 07, 2013 6:57:57 am PDT #10810 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't imagine an IPO could move forward without at least the consent of all named partners.
That said, I'm more outraged by Don on behalf of Joan than the other way around.
le nubian - May 07, 2013 11:37:29 am PDT #10811 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The other question I had was if Jaguar had been retained but they lost Vick's that would have been a bit of a pickle. Don *and* Pete fucked up really badly.
Also, Roger has had to smooth things over after Don's actions before. So why they thought it was a good idea not to have Pete along...bizarre.
sumi - May 07, 2013 11:45:16 am PDT #10812 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
What is the connection between Vick's and Jaguar? Was the Jaguar guy a friend of Pete's father in law?
Jessica - May 07, 2013 11:50:43 am PDT #10813 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jaguar was their prestige account, Vick's was the biggest moneymaker. So losing only Jaguar would have been bad, but not catastrophic for the IPO. Losing Vick's is a huge blow to their (potential) stock price.
sumi - May 07, 2013 12:00:13 pm PDT #10814 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, okay.
Although I must admit I'm not sure how they - running a national campaign for Jaguar wound up trying to cater to a local Jaguar dealer. (At least that's what Jag dude seemed like to me.)
DavidS - May 07, 2013 1:25:26 pm PDT #10815 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Although I must admit I'm not sure how they - running a national campaign for Jaguar wound up trying to cater to a local Jaguar dealer.
Herb was the head of the Dealer's Association which was putting up half the money for the campaign along with Jaguar proper (the English guys).
Vortex - May 07, 2013 4:04:29 pm PDT #10816 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The other question I had was if Jaguar had been retained but they lost Vick's that would have been a bit of a pickle. Don *and* Pete fucked up really badly.
Well, in all fairness to Pete, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. His problem is that he thought that it was MAD as Ken said, it was his wife's father. All bets are off when it comes to his little girl.
Of course, the dad is short sighted in not realizing that in screwing Pete, he's screwing Trudy. He would have been better off forcing them to pull Pete off the account so that people would have realized that Pete did something, but he would still be making money.
Also, Roger has had to smooth things over after Don's actions before. So why they thought it was a good idea not to have Pete along...bizarre.
Maybe Herb doesn't like Pete?
-t - May 07, 2013 4:05:30 pm PDT #10817 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So why they thought it was a good idea not to have Pete along...bizarre.
Herb didn't want Pete there, I think? Roger said something along those lines.
So much cloak&dagger no one telling anyone else what they were doing stuff going on!