Comments on: Management Tactic #23: Too Good to Be True http://jameystegmaier.com/2009/10/management-tactic-23-too-good-to-be-true/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: T-Mac http://jameystegmaier.com/2009/10/management-tactic-23-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-1415 T-Mac Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:44:24 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=1523#comment-1415 I've always conceptualized "plus damages" as "you screwed me over, and now I want retribution, but I'm going to get it legally". If there were no "plus damages," I'd probably rob more people. If I get away with it, I keep the money. If not, I just give it back. (I know there's a potential jail element, but there's nothing other than "plus damages" saying that something has happened to you (the victim). I’ve always conceptualized “plus damages” as “you screwed me over, and now I want retribution, but I’m going to get it legally”. If there were no “plus damages,” I’d probably rob more people. If I get away with it, I keep the money. If not, I just give it back. (I know there’s a potential jail element, but there’s nothing other than “plus damages” saying that something has happened to you (the victim).

]]> By: jameystegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2009/10/management-tactic-23-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-1414 jameystegmaier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:22 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=1523#comment-1414 I think I did--or at least, part of it. It was definitely not plus damages (a law concept that I don't really understand anyway. How else was I damaged? Are people really that fragile?) I think I did–or at least, part of it. It was definitely not plus damages (a law concept that I don’t really understand anyway. How else was I damaged? Are people really that fragile?)

]]> By: T-Mac http://jameystegmaier.com/2009/10/management-tactic-23-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-1413 T-Mac Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:33:47 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=1523#comment-1413 Did you ever recover your money? If so, was it "plus damages"? Did you send someone to go after the scam artist with a baseball bat? Did you ever recover your money? If so, was it “plus damages”? Did you send someone to go after the scam artist with a baseball bat?

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