small blurb on ME's bonus:

[All Aboard]

I believe much of Eisner's stock did not come in the way of options, rather straight grants. That is, "here's xx,xxx shares, they're yours." So, the value at grant was in the neighborhood of $40something a share, now worth about 16 bucks each. Had they been options, they'd be worthless as the exercise price would nearly certainly be greater than the market price. Options are always a better motivator for executives.

 

[manning]

540 million dollars --- I'd quit work and spend my time helping others!!!

 

[tarzanman]

As you know, with most of these crazy execs, they got to where they are by working their asses off and frankly, helping out others as a full time job lacks the competition that these fools need. If it was just for the money Gates and friends could have bailed years ago. Buffet, Waltons, Dell, and even Steve Jobs all have enough to live on and share but that is not what they are about. They want to be written into history books as changing the world. It appears that they are succeeding.