[Jalapeno]

I work at Enron and today was an incredible day. Watching such a huge firm implode before my eyes was quite an experience. I had been there only 2.5 years, and did not have too much invested in the company. People who were there 5years probably lost $500,000 in retirement assets if they did not diversify, and I have heard stories of 15-20yr employees who have humped their whole lives lose around $2 million.

What went wrong? From my perspective, Enron's top most management were involved in a four-year scandelous program of misrepresentation, deciet, dishonesty, and criminal behavior while espousing the "Enron Values" of Integrity, Respect, Communication, and Excellence, and pontificating and diaplaying huge arrogance and smugness to everyone in general. Many corporate mind-numbed robots bought the line and firmly still believed in the leadership of the company till about two weeks ago when it really began to unravel. Today, there are still people that feel it will 'turn itself around'.

With 23,000 employees worldwide and $15+ billion in unpaid bills (with less that $2 billion in cash), countless deals with large counterparties/utilities/producers, our economy is going to take a huge it. No doubt about it.

[Lanza]

My husband just started at Enron 2 1/2 months ago. It was the dream job he had been waiting for (previous company 11 years). Two weeks before, 20/20 did a thing on employers that make the work environment so inviting, you can't wait to go (some people couldn't wait to go to get away from their kids which was awful), and Enron in Houston was one of the featured companies. Needless to say it's been a shock, but like you, we luckily don't have our retirement invested in Enron. I told my husband it reminds me of Gordon Gecko in the movie Wall Street. Remember the line "Greed is good"?

[RightWhale]

On site reporter describing the action at the parapets. Awesome report.

[tubebender]

Isn't Enron the co that Grey Davis bashed over their sales to Calif. Do they have anything to do with El Paso Gas. I beleive they control the Nat. gas flowing to Calif?

[lewislynn]

What went wrong? From my perspective, Enron's top most management were involved in a four-year scandelous program of misrepresentation, deciet, dishonesty, and criminal behavior while espousing the "Enron Values" of Integrity, Respect, Communication, and Excellence, and pontificating and diaplaying huge arrogance and smugness to everyone in general.

Uh huh, and there are still morons who don't believe Enron manipulated the market and gouged California citizens during the phony deregulation/energy fiasco last year.

[Uncle Bill]

"Enron's top most management were involved in a four-year scandelous program of misrepresentation, deciet, dishonesty, and criminal behavior while espousing the "Enron Values" of Integrity, Respect, Communication, and Excellence, and pontificating and diaplaying huge arrogance and smugness to everyone in general."

They'll be able to get a federal government job. Maybe the FBI or something.

[lewislynn]

I am make no claim here

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"From my perspective, Enron's top most management were involved in a four-year scandelous program of misrepresentation, deciet, dishonesty, and criminal behavior while espousing the "Enron Values" of Integrity, Respect, Communication, and Excellence, and pontificating and diaplaying huge arrogance and smugness to everyone in general. "

9 posted on 11/28/01 5:09 PM Pacific by Jalapeno

Unless you don't understand what "perspective" means it sounds like you am make a claim to me...Who are the "whackos" again.?

[slym]

Is this going to impact the finances/future of JP Morgan in any way? [Two posters on THE READING ROOM of www.rumormillnews.com have speculated along these lines. I know nothing about the connection, if any.] By the way, good luck in finding alternate employment... I wish you the very best.