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Not my story, but FedEx, back in the day, had to hit Vegas BlackJack at one point to turn 5k to nearly 30k to make payroll and fuel. http://www.businessinsider
by sethammons 8y ago
Not my story, but FedEx, back in the day, had to hit Vegas BlackJack at one point to turn 5k to nearly 30k to make payroll and fuel.
http://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-with-blackjack-winnings-2014-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-w...
- captain_perl 8y agoSouthwest Airlines tops that one. The CEO told his pilot on their maiden flight to run over any obstacles on take-off (ie. security vehicles) or the company was finished. One of their competitors was trying to lawyer them into dissolution.