I don't blame DP for making money on her business, just the underhand way it was done, leaving 160 people without jobs at the start of the year in a very tough jobs market.
She could certainly have done the deal and kept the show running for a few more months to give people the chance to find new jobs while they are working; that is the way most people with a conscience would work. And, if they had just made a killing on something way over market value, they would probably be inclined to compensate their workforce to the tune of more than 60 days' wages (and that's only for those who have worked there longest).
I still think it is taking the money and running (all this talk of opening up at another venue is just so much hot air), but, ultimately, it is a matter of conscience. If she is happy pocketing upwards of $30m and leaving town, so be it. It doesn't sound like she will lose any sleep over it.
Blessed? Yes she certainly is, especially at the bank. But I bet there are another 160 folk who don't feel very 'blessed' right now.
She could certainly have done the deal and kept the show running for a few more months to give people the chance to find new jobs while they are working; that is the way most people with a conscience would work. And, if they had just made a killing on something way over market value, they would probably be inclined to compensate their workforce to the tune of more than 60 days' wages (and that's only for those who have worked there longest).
I still think it is taking the money and running (all this talk of opening up at another venue is just so much hot air), but, ultimately, it is a matter of conscience. If she is happy pocketing upwards of $30m and leaving town, so be it. It doesn't sound like she will lose any sleep over it.
Blessed? Yes she certainly is, especially at the bank. But I bet there are another 160 folk who don't feel very 'blessed' right now.
