It is striking that companies with the wealthiest owners immediately seize this crisis to take 'measures'.
As the piece says: You're not going to beat Facebook and Google John if you deal with your people like that.


4. #Talpa You're in the top 5 of the richest Dutch and it's three weeks against you. So what do you do? Top entrepreneur John de Mol opted for a striking communication strategy: in a letter to all employees, he sets off on 'draconian measures'. In other words, be happy if your job still exists in a month or two. After all, employees are only a cost item? Anyone who thinks they can compete with Google and Facebook with such a mentality has lost sight of the sense of reality. Other entrepreneurs see this period as an opportunity to invest. So is the famous statement of Warren Buffett: Be greedy when others are fearful. In other words: buy, buy, buy.

John's sister Linda de Mol also excels in uninspiring behavior. She herself sets herself with her Linda.Foundation for years to support poor families with children, but now that the crisis is taking place for a few weeks, her monthly magazine LINDA, a Talpa daughter, is putting employees on the street with a temporary contract. Moreover, freelancers are considered extra critical, reports Villamedia. The Mole turns out to be a fighter against poverty only with cameras running around.


10. #Action (now doubtful)
As far as we are concerned, the traders behind the bargain chain Action had passed the title with flags and pennants. #coronalul - Yes. The shareholders withdrew 2.8 billion euros from the company in recent years, the last tranche of 750 million euros was collected last December. However, now that the Corona crisis arrives, the chain extends its payment term for suppliers from 2 to 3 months. While shareholders are swimming in dividends, suppliers are in the cold: freight arriving at the distribution centres are simply refused. In the meantime, our Action anger has cooled slightly: the company announced that suppliers would pay again within normal terms after Easter. In addition, the six-member board will pay around 30% salary over the next three months, out of solidarity with the affected partners. That's the way it should be!

The 10 least sympathetic companies during the crisis