• Technus@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    I scoff every time a cop on a TV show is like “I joined the force to save lives and make a difference” because it’s painfully obvious that this is pretty much never the case in reality.

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      5 months ago

      They joined the force because it has the best job security next to CEOs in the US.

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        5 months ago

        I feel like CEOs are more like football coaches in terms of job security. As long as they keep winning, just about no form of misconduct can dislodge them. Stop winning though, and the hot seat can become very uncomfortable.

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          5 months ago

          But they make so much money and get huge golden parachutes so they have more money than they would need for the rest of their lives, and yet they still are able to get other CEO jobs. It’s a little club and once you’re in, you’re in.

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            5 months ago

            Well they negotiate for those golden parachutes in their contracts precisely because of the hot seat effect.

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      5 months ago

      They didn’t specify “which lives” or “what differences”. We can make some guesses, but I don’t think we’d like their answers.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah but it doesn’t sound as good like, “I joined the force to get away with beating my wife after pissing my Punisher logo boxers at work.”