A construction company boss folds his failing company, leaving the supply chain in disarray. Workers unpaid, scaffolders chasing invoices, plant hire firms stuck with damaged kit and no recompense. And just when the dust settles, he reappears. New logo. New name. Same game. Same man. He re-emerges without a scratch, as if the chaos he left behind was someone else’s doing. No shame. No apology. No remorse.
A demolition worker who doesn’t show up. No message. No call. Just a machine sitting idle, its engine off, its potential squandered. An entire crew down to half pace because one man couldn’t be bothered. No formal warning. No deduction. He’s back the next day, joking like nothing happened. And somehow, he keeps his job.
A civil engineering project, sold at one price, pitched to win. Now it’s ballooned. 30, 40, even 50 percent over budget. Stakeholders gasp, politicians duck for cover, and the public sighs. But nobody gets fired. Nobody’s held accountable. They just chalk it up to “scope creep” or “market volatility.” You want the truth? It was never going to be delivered at that price. Everyone with half a brain knew.
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