Working for 'The most hated company in America’

[Liberal_in_LA]

‘The most hated company in America’
FirstPerson: Employee offers intimate view of what it’s like to work for AIG

I am an employee of AIG. Well, actually, now I am an employee of AIU Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. To answer questions that I am repeatedly asked by everyone, I work 9 to 5 everyday, I am not in the Financial Products division, and no, I didn't get a bonus.
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We looked in disbelief as our stock — which was as high as almost $60 in the last few years — tumbled below $2. We were all in shock. The phones became silent as many of our clients refrained from contacting us, either out of respect, or out of fear that they would be told something awful.
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One day in late September, I was on my way home and two people were discussing what they would do if they ever saw "an AIG employee." I couldn't believe that two civil-looking men in suits could talk with such disdain and vulgarity toward people they didn't know.
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Every Sunday I wake up, eat breakfast, and watch the Sunday morning news programs. Listening to those discussions used to be tolerable, but it now has begun to take its toll. The majority of us regular employees have either left for better job security or involuntarily separated from the company. Others continue to be employed with the embarrassment that they probably work for the most hated company in America. It's definitely been a challenge, to say the least.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29898366/

[LWolf]

1. Oh. AIG.

I thought this was going to be a public education thread.

[annabanana]

2. Was thinking Halliburton... n/t

[MedleyMisty]

4. Or the RIAA

[muntrv]

3. I was thinking Halliburton/KBR.