The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business

Business 2.0 (one of my favorite tech industry rags) presents the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business, 2004 Edition. (Note: some content on this site requires a very affordable and well-worth-it subscription, but I logged out and tested it, and the first several pages, at least, of this article apparently do not.)

Personal favorite:

19. Now wipe your tears and go sit on that block of ice.
"I give Gene permission to bust my behind any way he sees fit."—Agreement given to female workers at Tasty Flavors Sno Biz in Red Bank, Tenn. The owner of the shaved ice operation is charged in November with two counts of sexual battery after it dawns on a pair of 19-year-old ex-employees that spankings are not a professionally sanctioned management tool.

(See also the B2Day Blog.)