"Your morale, is not my problem!"
Spoken by none other then Glenn Fletcher Tilton during his tenure as helmsman at UAL. So, off to work I reluctantly go, VERY actively disengaged.
Lets look at what Fletch took home in 2010 alone, from Forbes:
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The World's Billionaires
Forbes 400 Richest Americans
Glenn Tilton
At a Glance
Age: 64
Mr. Tilton is Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and immediate past chairman, president, and chief executive officer of UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines where Mr. Tilton served as chairman and chief executive officer. He previously spent more than 30 years with Texaco, Inc. progressing through leadership roles in marketing, corporate planning....
United Continental Holdings Inc
Compensation for 2010
Salary $822,999
Bonus $2,734,375
Restricted stock awards $10,450,585
All other compensation $1,756,268
Option awards $0
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $1,079,799
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0
Total Compensation $16,844,026
(Yes, you read that right...$16,844,026 for one years work.)
Director Compensation for 2011
Fees earned or paid in cash $702,500
Stock awards $230,000
All other compensation $109,110
Total Compensation $1,041,610
Options Exercised for 2010
Number of securities underlying options exercisable 164,400
Shares acquired on exercise 133,333
Stock Ownership for 2013
Number of shares owned 89,689
(Dude had a lousy year!!!)