Rewards too high for our ‘talented’ executives

When is an employee not just an employee?

When is a manager or a director not just a manager or a director? Apparently that answer is when that individual is described as the “talent”.

It’s an expression we’ve been hearing more and more recently as sundry bodies and individuals seek to make themselves worth more than normal individuals; because they are worth it, of course. In the old days the expression “talent” used to be a description used in the entertainment business. Now it’s used willy-nilly to justify ridiculous salaries, followed by insane bonuses and expenses and followed by extortionate pensions.