Poor Hopeless Janitors Beg Jamie Dimon For Their Jobs Back, He Ignores Them Because He Is Royalty

The Business Insider ^ | 9-7-2010 | Courtney Comstock

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Poor Hopeless Janitors Beg Jamie Dimon For Their Jobs Back, He Ignores Them Because He Is Royalty

Courtney Comstock
Sep. 7, 2010, 9:11 AM

Dimon in his palace.

Last week, poor, hopeless, laid-off janitors from one of JPMorgan's loosely-managed buildings in California came to New York with a pipe dream, to beg Jamie Dimon for their jobs back.

Not surprisingly, because JPMorgan had very little to do with the layoffs directly, Dimon couldn't help and they are still laid off. (The same thing happened in JPM's headquarters in New York.)

But the New York Times has a different take. The sad paupers never had a chance, they say, because Jamie Dimon is much too rich to waste his time with peasants.

He is royalty, and they are from the peasant class.

Mr. Dimon’s universe is orders of magnitude different from the one that Martha Escobar is scrambling around in. He talks to the Geithners and Bernankes and Larry Summerses of the world.

The paycheck Ms. Escobar used to get wouldn’t cover Jamie Dimon’s dinner tab.

While Dimon is feasting on the pre-layoff salary, $13.50/hour, of one janitor - during a mid-morning snack, janitor, Martha Escobar, is cold, hungry, and shaking -

Martha Escobar is staring into the cold, dark, unforgiving eyes of destitution.

Dimon won't even toss her his napkin for a blanket.

If there is a point to the NYT's crude juxtaposition, it's that rich people don't care about things that aren't their problem.

As it turns out:

The layoffs were ordered by a maintenance contractor, ABM Industries.

Not JPMorgan. Here's their connection to the building:

JPMorgan Asset Management, a unit of the vast JPMorgan Chase empire, manages an intricate investment web that owns the buildings.

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[pnh102]

Last week, poor, hopeless, laid-off janitors from one of JPMorgan's loosely-managed buildings in California came to New York with a pipe dream, to beg Jamie Dimon for their jobs back.

Poor? How can they afford a cross-country trip then?

[Redleg Duke]

This sounds more and more like “Atlas Shrugged” every day!

[John O]

I didn't see the purpose for this article at all. So I read it at the site. Here's the last line:

But it is good to remember that rich people should do more to help the poor.

The rich do loads and loads to help the poor. They lift the economy and create jobs. What more do people want?

The author seems offended that Mr Dimon spends a lot on lunch. The question I have to ask is "Does Mr Dimon have the money to spend?" If so, then who cares how he spends it . The money belongs to him. Not to the janitors.

Communism disguised as compassion is still communism.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” The paycheck Ms. Escobar used to get wouldn’t cover Jamie Dimon’s dinner tab. “

Any relation to Pablo?

[pgkdan]

What a hoot! Janitors should be able to transfer their skills to other employers pretty easily, if they’re so inclined.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Poor? How can they afford a cross-country trip then?

I smell and Acorn/SEIU rat here.

[reagan_fanatic]

We should immediately demand that all rich people give away their money and become poor just like us - that’ll teach ‘em!

(oh wait - if everyone is poor, who will be hiring people and paying their salaries?)

[blam]

"I smell and Acorn/SEIU rat here."

Jackpot!!

[Tijeras_Slim]

It’s too easy.

[Gnomad]

So we should have the guy not take the expensive lunch, and then some kitchen staff and waiters will get laid off. I guess the only money that counts coming form the rich is taxes, not what they spend on themselves.