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Did that United healthcare CEO have friends, who counseled him about his company's denial rates etc.? (prior to Luigi incident)

2026-03-21 18:54 UTC

Imagine your bro gets promoted from VP of somewhere to CEO of a company with a lot of bad press. You grew up with the guy. Think you would take a chance at trying to exert gentle social pressure on him? Probing my underlying thoughts, probably something about social checks and balances preventing violence IDK if good friends have ever slapped it out of business leaders before when there is a market etc. to consider

Replies (8)

  • @LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 2026-03-22 14:57

    Your assuming CEO and billionaires are / can be friends with actual down to eat good people. They can’t.

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  • CEOs have friends who are also rich and exploited people to get rich. They don't care and only think about us as expendable resources for capital gain. Ethical treatment only extends to those at their perceived level.

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  • @teagrrl@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 20:54

    No idea, I've never known anyone who was VP or CEO. My guess is by the time you reach that position you've already surrounded yourself with like minded soulless monsters, those childhood friends have been purged long ago. Perhaps a family member or two might say something at a holiday dinner, but most people probably say fuck it and keep the peace or stop going to family events where this guy's monstrous stink sours the mood.

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  • @Zagam@piefed.social 2026-03-21 20:31

    What Luigi incident? He was with me working out at the gym.

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  • @Vanth@reddthat.com 2026-03-21 19:15

    People getting CEO jobs aren't hanging with working class bros. They either never were working class or they shed those connections on their way along the corporate ladder.

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  • @sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 19:15

    Yeah he had friends but they would probably have done the same thing in his situation

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  • @derry@midwest.social 2026-03-21 22:24

    So I worked for someone who worked with the c suite and more than once I heard a comment about how they were told are not to socialize below director level. Asses until they need something done and anyone who knows shit has quit so they're fucked and have to start being nice to people.

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  • @uuj8za@piefed.social 2026-03-22 16:42

    X doubt

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