Lloyds sheds jobs

[AndyHB]

[Jan]

foot soldiers first to go - directors traditionally don't vote for themselves to lose their jobs. Directors are the ones that make the decisions aren't they?

Also I guess they are looking to save some money to make up for the mis selling of PPI and the many claims resulting from this.

[AndyHB]

foot soldiers first to go - directors traditionally don't vote for themselves to lose their jobs. Directors are the ones that make the decisions aren't they?

Jan, I realise this: I was simply trying to work out how many directors would equate to - say - 100 'foot soldiers'.  Remembering that the bank is heavily owned by the public of this country (80%?) I think the public could actually have quite an impact on any decisions of we were to work together - under the auspices of a group such as Avaaz or the like.

[Jan]

foot soldiers first to go - directors traditionally don't vote for themselves to lose their jobs. Directors are the ones that make the decisions aren't they?

Jan, I realise this: I was simply trying to work out how many directors would equate to - say - 100 'foot soldiers'.  Remembering that the bank is heavily owned by the public of this country (80%?) I think the public could actually have quite an impact on any decisions of we were to work together - under the auspices of a group such as Avaaz or the like.

Oh whoops - there I go again  Apologies if my comment came across as patronizing Andy - that question about the directors was meant to be rhetorical. I actually agree with you on the directors & foot soldiers thing.  And yes really the public should have some imput

[AndrewF]

Having said that about the chiefs rather than the Indians getting the boot, my tenants business banking is with LLoyds, but to get to their business manager they have to go to Birmingham (from ~ 1/2 way between Oxford & Cheltenham, (and they are not allowed to phone her direct either! talk about a daft way of organising things!) - it used to be in the village where their shop is (just 3 miles down the road...), then got amalgamated with other areas and shifted 10 miles to the local market town, and now, as I say, the manager is based in Brum covering God knows how big an area....