Dumbest Moments in Business 2005

These are always good for a laugh every year, though last year you could read all 101 without a subscription. Nevertheless, the top 10 is still hilarious, including this gem:

After joining the Bank of Ireland as CEO, Michael Soden issues a dictate: No porn surfing on the job. His next dictate: The IT department is to be outsourced to Hewlett-Packard. Shortly after the outsourcing deal goes through, IT staffers, now employed by HP, discover porn on Soden's computer. Soden resigns, leaving the bank and HP scrapping over who should pay his severance, estimated at $5 million.

It never ceases to amaze me—I broke my own rules, so give me $5 million. Michael Soden, on behalf of the Like You Really Care bloggers and readership, go fuck yourself.

(Via BoingBoing.)