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If a UPS truck driver drives drunk, do you expect the CEO to go to jail?

by hueving 11y ago

toyg 11y ago
The company has a duty of care (which varies across legislations).
13years 11y ago
Yes, if he new about it and didn't stop it, or even in some way condoned it then he is certainly has responsibility.
- Sven7 11y ago
  Yup. The sort of leadership Obama and Bush have demonstrated when things go wrong. It flows down the food chain.
sobkas 11y ago
Well, it depends if driver can crash Worlds economy or not. And if it can, there is something wrong with economy, UPS, UPSs CEO, truck and a driver.
noonespecial 11y ago
This seems a little more like the CEO entering a lucrative shipping deal with a mexican drug cartel and then having the driver go to jail for trafficking when caught.
codingdave 11y ago
Not jail, no... but I do expect the CEO to act to prevent (or at least try to prevent) it in the future, or else some consequence should absolutely hit the CEO.
yohoho22 11y ago
I can think of a whole host of such situations where virtually everyone would agree that the CEO should go to jail. What do you have to say to that?
- tedunangst 11y ago
  I can think of a whole host of such situations where virtually everyone would agree that the CEO should not go to jail. What do you have to say to that?
fnordfnordfnord 11y ago
Nah, Sarbanes–Oxley isn't needed in the package delivery industry like it is in banking.
im3w1l 11y ago
Let me make up a slightly similar scenario where I think the CEO should go to jail. We have this long distance trucking company. And the shifts are really long. Like say 36 hours of straight driving. So it's common for drivers to take amphetamines to stay awake. Management doesn't do drug tests. If someone takes excessive breaks they are told by low level management to think hard about the problem and see if they cannot come up with some kind of solution wink wink nudge nudge. If the problem doesn't disappear the driver is fired. After routine testing it is discovered that 40% of drivers usually use amphetamines with an addition 20% saying they have tried it. In this case, yes I think the CEO should go to jail.

If a UPS truck driver drives drunk, do you expect the CEO to go to jail?

by hueving 11y ago

If a UPS truck driver drives drunk, do you expect the CEO to go to jail?

toyg 11y ago

The company has a duty of care (which varies across legislations).

13years 11y ago

Yes, if he new about it and didn't stop it, or even in some way condoned it then he is certainly has responsibility.

Sven7 11y ago
Yup. The sort of leadership Obama and Bush have demonstrated when things go wrong. It flows down the food chain.

sobkas 11y ago

Well, it depends if driver can crash Worlds economy or not. And if it can, there is something wrong with economy, UPS, UPSs CEO, truck and a driver.

noonespecial 11y ago

This seems a little more like the CEO entering a lucrative shipping deal with a mexican drug cartel and then having the driver go to jail for trafficking when caught.

codingdave 11y ago

Not jail, no... but I do expect the CEO to act to prevent (or at least try to prevent) it in the future, or else some consequence should absolutely hit the CEO.

yohoho22 11y ago

I can think of a whole host of such situations where virtually everyone would agree that the CEO should go to jail. What do you have to say to that?

tedunangst 11y ago
I can think of a whole host of such situations where virtually everyone would agree that the CEO should not go to jail. What do you have to say to that?

fnordfnordfnord 11y ago

Nah, Sarbanes–Oxley isn't needed in the package delivery industry like it is in banking.

im3w1l 11y ago

Let me make up a slightly similar scenario where I think the CEO should go to jail. We have this long distance trucking company. And the shifts are really long. Like say 36 hours of straight driving. So it's common for drivers to take amphetamines to stay awake. Management doesn't do drug tests. If someone takes excessive breaks they are told by low level management to think hard about the problem and see if they cannot come up with some kind of solution wink wink nudge nudge. If the problem doesn't disappear the driver is fired. After routine testing it is discovered that 40% of drivers usually use amphetamines with an addition 20% saying they have tried it. In this case, yes I think the CEO should go to jail.