...Mr McInnes has admitted behaviour "unbecoming" of a chief executive in relation to a female staff member at two company functions..... pic and caption c/- the ABC. My 8 cents are in the mail.
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Well, the weekend papers and the electronic media were chockers full of rather unflattering news about the sacking of the former DJs CEO, Mark McInnes, now bunkered down with his pregnant wife in a distant hell-hole like Monaco, somewhere else on the Riviera or the Costa del something. Wealthy tackiness score – 10/10.
When the story broke late last week, there was a memorable quote from ‘shareholder activist’ Steven Mayne about how Mr McInnes had single-handedly turned around the flagging flagship retailer and how this had been one of the truly great feats of corporate governance by miraculous leadership. Shareholder value, blah blah blah.
I was wondering, then, aloud over a rather fine cup of Java why it was that DJ’s had not simply handed over a cartload of cash to the victim and buried the story – getting on with the urgent task of making more shed loads of cash, matching Gerry Harvey’s cut-throat prices, giving excellent customer service and pouring out the finer goods to the gentry.
First Mate did her oft-repeated impression of tired incredulity with my naivety and said simply “Tip of the iceberg, tiger woods style”.
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Agree with FM. Confess to one crime to deflect either, lot’s more similar stuff, or something really heinous.
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Hell hath no fury?……………………If the truth be known.
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Do you not think that the young woman in question may have been disinclined to be bought off?
This whole thing may in fact be hinging on her integrity rather McInnes’ sleaze. One can hope so anyway. It would be good if just this once there wasn’t the ladies mag tell all some time in the near future.
As for the pregnant wife; one can only assume that she and the unborn have been fully paid for, no lay by there, but I bet she’s got all manner of DJ’s loyalty points and it won’t be long before she’s applying for extensions on her DJ’s credit cards.
This is just so much more in the “How the tiny minority can avoid responsibility by the liberal application of cash” school of life; but I’ve taken my Stemitil for today. It won’t make me puke.
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According to yesterday’s Sun Herald, the “Victim has engaged a top lawyer against disgraced former CEO” – so she’s clearly spreading the wealth, Waz. Amongst the legal fraternity as well. Clearly she’s a generous, giving girl.
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What I want to know is: Did David Jones and Mark McInnes illegally reveal Kristy Fraser-Kirk’s name to the media thereby creating a much needed media circus and consequently a settlement so DJ’s dirty little secrets could be kept hidden in the department store and the court case could not proceed??????
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First Mate and I were speculating about this last night, Frandi.
We couldn’t reach a conclusion but we trawled across possibilities like the purpose of the lawsuit being moreover to send a message to creeps that predation in the workplace will no longer be tolerated – and the cash might have been less important than proving the point. I was disappointed that it wasn’t a lot more – but you can never tell what will happen in a courtroom and there may have been a lot of pressure on the evidence – perhaps the other names were reluctant to face the glare of the spotlights.
I think we agreed that it was sufficient to demonstrate to similarly abused women that a lawsuit is a possible avenue and a reasonable deterrent – if not exactly the Yellow Brick Road – and – also a deterrent to frivolous lawsuits if one believes that the hassle, pressure and cost of going public as well as the risk of losing are obvious.
I doubt that this will be the end of the matter and I think the next shareholder meeting ought to be an interesting affair. Are you going ?
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Are you implying that Markey has OTHER secret girlfriends? How COULD you Mike! Sniff. Sometimes your total lack of sensitivity floors me. Weep. Just when I thought I was over the shock of Tigey.
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Voice, I’m denying MY girlfriend status. I’m thinking that you should too 🙂
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