Greed

Welcome to American Success

Excerpt from 2nd edition eBook

Chapter 6

The More Money Group

Prestige and power spawned envy and competition on the Prime Importance Line.  Of course none of this was out in the open, but it was a silent law that prevailed.  To utter the idea of its possible existence would be a major tactical error since Wanda Powers, Constance Bossert, and Henrietta Couvert were the movement’s henchmen. Anyone who belonged to this group received excellent evaluations, which translated into more money, perks, and opportunities.  If a team member opposed the group that was making more money, that person eventually left the position out of frustration or, through some pretext or set-up, was ushered out the door with a final paycheck in hand.

Frankie Trujillo, Tashimi Nakamura, and Lars Peterson were disciples of the movement, and therefore prospered well.  The problem with the more money group was that they practiced a mafia style work ethic, which meant that if you had a problem with one of the members, then you had a problem with all the members. 

The More Money Group was ruthless.  All members were obliged to study Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, and had to be able to spout off its major principles when they were questioned by the triad in higher management.  Of course they only did this within the group, and it certainly was not a part of American Success and the Prime Importance Line’s Diamond Ideals that rang out true blue.

What Sun Tzu had professed as temporary measures when one had been attacked, the More Money Group took as a way of life that demanded offensive action.  They left no room for dissent or difference, and quickly and methodically eliminated those whom they considered their enemies.  Warlords had infested the corporate fortress who came bearing goodwill to themselves and only to themselves.

The mission statement of American Success was to provide the best product.  It was to be delivered with the best customer service at a price equal to the product and service rendered.  To meet all classes of income, American Success had targeted and studied the different incomes and had tailored packages and cruises that were widely accepted by all.  Prime Importance, however, had never promised to deliver the least expensive product on the market. (The superlative cheapest was taboo in the business.)  To the Prime Importance client, money was no object as long as the product and the service met their expectations.  And it was up to Wanda Powers, Constance Bossert, and Henrietta Couvert to make sure the team delivered.  This triad wasn’t about to be in the path of Katrine Boudoir’s wrath.  By hook or crook the blame would lie elsewhere if expectations weren’t met.  That elsewhere was usually Olly Slavin who was too good to be true or Peggy Dimples who was just plain “phat.”

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