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We aren't racist. It's just not one person in Australia can say they actually like Telstra.
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Have a read around on forums, talk to people, look at some of our policies, we are racist. But so are a lot of other countries.
BUT What the hell has that got to do with his extremely poor performance as a CEO. Maybe if he paid more attention to doing his job as opposed to Australian immigration policies he may have made Telstra perform.
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i'm not racist, I hate everyone equally.. LOL
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Hmmm...Australians are renown for giving things innocuous names or using rhyming slang as descriptive metaphors or adjectives. From what I have observed it can be more of an affectionate label or specific descriptive intention. I have, and never will condone racism as a form of abuse, segregation or condescension. To me it is pointless, obscure and ridiculous.
From this standpoint: The Three Amigo's could be referring to any one of 3 persons in any form of managerial or executive positions - it is a label that is like an "in" label in the company. Not a racist inference but one that is a universal description of "the 3 bosses". Most everyone I know, knows the movie "The 3 Amigo's"...funny stuff...but is this person really that insecure that he thinks it is a racist jibe? And as for Telstra...well; don't get me started otherwise the swear filter will be working overtime on that one. I think he just may have underestimated how much Australians hate Telstra in general.
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i read that - thought what a douche..nicks off with 30m, after losing 40% of the company's worth in how long was it?
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He is just bitter - he failed as a CEO, did damage to Telstra and now is blaming everyone else - nothing really new
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I am racist, but only in regards to when people are bad drivers. When somebody ****es me off, I'll go into a tirade of abuse, but they never hear a word of it.
Otherwise, I don't care about the colour of your skin or the angle of your eyes. Most of us are human beings and are equal.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Well Sol you are officially the lowest form of humanity in existance. I wouldnt slow down if I saw him crossing the street.
Stuff the compnay up, fights the government tooth and nail on every little thing & annoys the shareholders, whilst pocketing 55 million. He wasnt even a succesful lowlife CEO.
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Location: Brisbane
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I laugh every time I think about Telstra's pathetic attempt at bidding the National Broadband tender - what a pack or morons. The submissions they made were more suitable to an arrogant/ignorant company going after a $20,000 job. Try and pull rank over the Govt and see how far it gets you - eh Sol?
With regard to racism, the fact is that different races/religions have different value systems - some I like, some I don't. If that's being racist, sign me up. |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Telstra - the company that thinks it's bigger than the govt
Sol - the douche who thinks he's good even though he is quite possibly the biggest CEO failure in australia's history. Seriously, i think telstra would have done better to have no ceo.
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He comes here to be CEO of Telstra, makes tens of millions, then buggers off back home and to take the spotlight of his crapola performance he says that we are racist.
That is all that this is, but I'm sure with all those dollars he will get over it pretty soon. What there is no racism in the US or crap immigration policies there either? ![]() I call myself and my two best mates the three Amigos all the time, what a douchebag ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bundoora
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I cancelled all my telstra accounts 2 weeks ago on mobile and home phone, it was driving me mad.
How can the same mobile phone on 2 plans from different companies, cost over $100/month more with telstra? They have a bit better coverage in regional areas, but I dont see it as being over a $100 more per month for the service. They don't reward loyal customers that have been with them for over 10 years. And how can a CEO be worth over $30 million a year, with an early leave. What has he done to deserve such a figure, he's made more of a mess than when he started |
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Nothing annoys me more when failed CEOs make millions of dollars while people lose jobs, companies sink and shareholders lose out. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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A lot of the older people I mix with blindly pay Telstra every month, even when I explain that they can get an equal or better product at a much better price. (Especially with things like broadband...) When I run the competition by them, they just say "Never heard of em, know nothing about them therefore they cannot be trusted..." ![]() The same people are also generally with the NRMA, have been for a decade or more, and have never once called the competition at the time of renewal for another quote... |
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I signed up to Vodafone the other week, a new Nokia N96 costs me $79/month with $550 of calls, and all the same features of the telstra plan I was on. At Telstra, they wanted $110 or so for the plan with that phone, plus another $62/month for the phone. yeah right! |
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All I can say, Sol came to the party, told everyone of us that :
"it's going to happen like this and that, and there ain't nothing you can do about it, while we charge you for a bad service, no responsibilty and bad customer service". So now, he has left Aus only to say we are backwards? He also had the media scared. Terry McCrann was scared, he said "Telstra will rule the world" in one of his recent editorials. I emailed him back stating you are "In The Spin" of Telstra my friend. He truely believed himself, that Telstra would rule. He emailed me back stating to me "you are missing the point, Telstra will rule". Pffft. He not only has put Telstra "backwards", but he has totally stuffed the Australian telecommuncations system and the way of life for us Aussies. Pffft, a Yank telling us Aussies how to run our telecommunication stuff. Pffft. Says it all : http://www.businessspectator.com.au/...4?OpenDocument Definately sour grapes, tell him to come over here and say that.. Hehehe. |
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Sour grapes, he's just being a sook. I don't think we're racist, he's just looking for a distraction from his failings.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Perth NOR.
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I'm switching from Telstra cause they take away my prepaid credit.
They make constant mistakes with my account. I'll just lay a blanket blame on Sol as he lays blanket racism on all of us.
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Hope old Sol can take criticism.....oh wait he cant.
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It's usually the people who migrate here, then expect everyone to bend over backwards to accommodate them, and then when they don't get their way, they play the "racism card" to unfairly push the blame onto others.
Sol did all he could to stifle competition, hold back Telecommunications in Australia to maximise profit, while at the same time alienating the public and landing Telstra in trouble for breaches of laws.
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