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Hulk for a little perspective on your viewpoint, what do you do for a crust?
Also, if that story about your mate above is true your mate would be best off working in a slightly more mature company that doesn't have its head stuck in a 50yr old class mentality.
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exactly which is why I posted that somebody should not be judged on the car they drive, did you read that part?
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Talking about ceo-gm of ANY company, not major companies not personal attacks on what the OP drives. Thats the way I read it.
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So I guess you did not read the thread properly, or if you did you fail to see the point
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Guy I worked for a month ago rocked up in a new Audi, it was a powerful move. I don't think it matters what car an executive drives though.
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I saw the point and agree with it. Personal attacks are not required.
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if mine was personal then what about yours towards me?
you are not quite making senses with your posts I maintain many Territory's and know they are owned by a range of owners, both male and females, as well as many other types of cars from Hyandai's to a Roll Royce, do I treat any of them differently? NO Why? Because the car somebody drives is not important and does not make them something they are not
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Maybe you need to re-evavluate who you associate with, Hulk.
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your statement, you "assumed" hulk was a soccer mum, you know the old saying about assumptions....
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Then there's lawyers and real estate agents for eg. They need to be seen as Sucsessful, so premium cars are a must. I had a friend who got a great leg up into a realestate job, he took a huge loan for a euro car and it's paid itself off just as you'd expect. So there are certain examples where it's very relevant. Obviously if no body sees your car it's a non issue. |
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On another note....as discussed earlier......if anyone worked for me,and the car you drove needed to reflect the companies high quality ideals and image......and you turned up in an AU falcon ![]() ![]() But I don't think that was the ops intention. I'm sure he meant....where IMAGE is APPLICABLE, is car choice important? |
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^^^ old mate gets it. Just 4 pages of slander.....
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Seems the op lives to please other people. Who he has gotten away with rubbish threads thus far I do not know.
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Funny story....the guy I bought my G6et off bought it brand new. He was executive director for a company that sold....wait for it.....HSVs
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Apologies to op...BLU220 the culprit. .
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tbh? I got no idea if 'the car suits the man' so to speak, Partner's dad is an executive manager (or something to that effect) and he has a HSV VE Senator that's had all the work done by HSV. Don't really recall him using it for anything, apart from scraping the Rim's on the concrete gutters in his building's carpark. (cars that big that it can barely fit.) Good ol' Milsons point parking.
Mostly he does deal interstate, so ends up with a rental car. No idea what kind though.
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I`ve never judged a person by the car they drive, but maybe how they drive and look after the vehicle. That tells me a lot about the person and company. If person A drives a shmick Falcon and person B drives a hot but dirty Luxo with Macca wrappers on the floor...
No contest.
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Most general managers/ company executives don't put their personal lives out on the table. Any hob knobs I see where I work are always flown in and grab a hire car. A car is a means of transport nothing more. A company exec could turn up to work on the bus. It is about the man themselves.
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Actually the smart executives would drive something simple and reinvest that money into something that makes money !!! Rather than waste it on ***** like flashy cars. They also tend to package such items or pay reduced amounts for them as a appropriate.
Is this a fishing exercise to see how many people know executives ??? |
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I've always believed that a professional in a high position should look at a respectable vehicle in a higher spec, but not the gauche and glittery top spec scream from the hills models; per example, the father of a friend of mine owns a prominent real estate firm in Melbourne's East, And (despite the fact he can afford it) he drives an ML500 Mercedes Benz with some tasteful options, rather than the AMG ML65.
I am somewhat in the position of which you speak Hulk, and when last year the time came to buy a new company vehicle for the business, personally I chose a mid spec V6 Tdi Touareg with some nice option packs rather than the "look at me" Touareg R. Just because you can afford the AMG's or the top spec "look at me" models doesn't mean you should. An extremely important part of being in this position in my opinion is showing respectful restraint, especially when dealing with clients and employees. Leave the AMG ML's, X6 M's and Touareg R's to the classless nouveau riche and drug dealers. |
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Mark Zuckerberg attends meetings usually wearing t-shirt/jeans/vans, know idea what he drives though. I could imagine what people sitting around the table wearing a Versace/Rolex would have initially thought ''Who's this piece of &^%$''. Attitudes quickly changed once they realised he could buy the entire room out and not even notice any funds missing.
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Yeah sometimes i don't read threads properly if you READ my reply few post back you will see
And i'm the culprit ![]() ![]() ![]() HULK will always keep coming back and people will comment on him not the thread itself and he knows it too well that's he post these kind of threads is there a build thread on his cars ??? The mods must be soft in the way the handle banning him and he turns up weeks later. You wouldn't do that in another Forums, not the ones i'm on anyway unless Hulk is smarter then we think geez got that of my chest, i'm going to have a break from this Forum for awhile until this Forum hardens up cheers Dean |
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Another one bites the dust...
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