HSBC fires 6 employees who staged mock ISIL execution as team-building exercise

[jimmy olsen]

How stupid can you get? Mind boggling!? 

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/hsbc-fires-six-employees-who-staged-a-mock-isil-execution-as-a-team-building-exercise

HSBC fires six employees who staged a mock ISIL execution as a team-building exercise

The Associated Press | July 7, 2015 9:51 AM ET

LONDON — HSBC has fired six employees who staged a mock Islamic State-style killing during a team-building exercise.

The Sun newspaper reported Tuesday the footage posted online showed five workers wearing overalls and balaclavas laughing as a South Asian colleague wearing an orange jumpsuit knelt at their feet.

One held a coat hanger as a pretend knife while another held the kneeling man by the shoulders. One employee then yells "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great" — a phrase often used before ISIL hostages are slain.

HSBC says in a statement it had fired those involved in the "abhorrent" video as soon as the Sun brought it to their attention. The company apologized for any offence the video caused.

[Monoriu]

   The best part is that this is a "team building exercise".

As an HSBC shareholder, I am pleased about the cost cutting and PR move 

[Malthus]

Well, it worked, didn't it? 

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who thought this would be a good idea? 

[Valmy]

Who thought this would be a good idea? 

Drunk British people.

[Martinus]

I bet if they were actual British Muslim people filming a video on how they support a world Caliphate they wouldn't be fired.

But maybe I have a wrong idea about British companies.

[Malthus]

Who thought this would be a good idea?

HR! 

[Ideologue]

Hopefully, the 6 go on to form their own anti-HSBC cell.  They're my least favorite bank, having fucked up my credit over twelve bucks after I had (thought) I'd closed an account of around $6k.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Lighten up guys, what a boring fucking world we are creating.

[Martinus]

Hopefully, the 6 go on to form their own anti-HSBC cell.  They're my least favorite bank, having fucked up my credit over twelve bucks after I had (thought) I'd closed an account of around $6k.

I for one find it odd that there is some behaviour HSBC considers unacceptable.

[Ideologue]

I mean, if you're going to default, default large, and never make a partial payment or promise to repay.

[alfred russel]

Lighten up guys, what a boring fucking world we are creating.

I agree--assuming the team building was to create an act in a skit, it was probably rather hilarious.

[garbon]

Hopefully, the 6 go on to form their own anti-HSBC cell.  They're my least favorite bank, having fucked up my credit over twelve bucks after I had (thought) I'd closed an account of around $6k.

They gave me a credit card when I had no credit history!

[Malthus]

Lighten up guys, what a boring fucking world we are creating.

I agree--assuming the team building was to create an act in a skit, it was probably rather hilarious.

I assumed it was to demonstrate what would happen if you missed a payment. 

Come to think of it, that would be awesomely hilarious. 

[KRonn]

Lighten up guys, what a boring fucking world we are creating.

I agree--assuming the team building was to create an act in a skit, it was probably rather hilarious.

I assumed it was to demonstrate what would happen if you missed a payment. 

Come to think of it, that would be awesomely hilarious.