Wow. Another sociopath CEO. What a shocker.
this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2025
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"If I don't steal it, someone else is gonna steal it!"
"Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was "convinced" tennis star Kamil Majchrzak had been "passing his hat in my direction"."
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce93klk0jpzo
(Also the kid got to meet Kamil later on and got another hat from him)
I don't know the validity of that claim in the original picture, but IMO the CEO is a lying sack of shit in this declaration. Look at the video. The way he snatched the hat clearly indicates he intended to get it before the kid could. He knew fully well what he was doing and his only regret is to have been caught on camera.
It's a legit quote by him from a now deleted forum post on his website:
“The recent incident at the tennis match has caused a disproportionate online uproar. It’s all about the famous hat, of course. Yes, I took it. Yes, I did it quickly. But as I’ve always said, life is first come, first served,” he claimed.
“In the end, chin up, hats off, less venom, more sportsmanship.”
Thanks. He is now a confirmed grade A piece of shit.
The douche still has the hat and that's unacceptable.
If I were Majchrzak I would clarify he did certainly not 'pass his hat in his direction' and that he wants it back.
Otherwise he can file a police report for theft.
A normal person who actually did the mistake he claims to have made in the BBC article wouldn't be able to keep that hat because it would make them feel intense shame every time they looked at it.
This CEO is a narcissist.
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Well, seems Luigi will be having another talk.
I think we found the next GOP candidate for president.
Thought experiment: how would our closest ape cousins deal with an individual like this in their midst?
My guess would be: fangs.
His valuable protein would be redistributed to the rest of the group.
Much bludgeoning.
F yeah. These so called "alphas" like this exemplar wouldn't live too long in prehistoric times. People don't like selfish idiots and never did. What took us through all the dangers in the early history of humanity was our bondage, helpfulness and compassion, not "uga uga I was faster".
Put him an ape enclosure and find out what happens.
On live TV, put the money towards the kid's college.
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These kids aren't there by themselves. How do you not confront a shithead like that as their parent? Cause to me it sounds like we're getting thrown out of here, junior but you're getting that hat.
The kid might actually be down at the front by themselves
Some people don’t want to teach their kids that immediately going to violence is any way to solve things. The ceo is being tarred in the media and the kid got to meet the player and got a hat anyways so it seems like the parents made the right decision.
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rabid dogs. the rich have no concept of restraint
He's been made to apologise now, presumably by his board or shareholders. The US Open is a nuts sports tournament; there's always some crazy scandal or meme coming out of it. The chicken tendies and pepsi lady, who got a record deal out of her bizzare food combo, springs to mind
"apologise", After writing not one but three posts to say that not only he was right, but gave a free life lesson to the kid.
It's more like that someone else used his account to write that, maybe even without permission
He's got some regrets now, but he is acting like it was all some big mistake instead of him being a fucking sears tower of feces. Get bent rich asshole, the world is not your oyster and we see right through your B's excuses.
not regrets that he is an asshole, regrets that he wasn't a more efficient asshole probably. More like "I should have covered my face better" or "I should have snatched it faster"
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When we do a much needed global French style revolution can I suggest all CEOs be put on the list
can we make an income level exemption? i'm arguably the ceo of my flailing music business. we've made a total of like a thousand in revenues dollars over 30 years and given away way more than that in free services.
Fair
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Summoning Luigi
I think this is fake. According to this article, there were fake reports of things he said in regards to the event. Here is an article about the situation. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/piotr-szczerek-polish-ceo-us-open-child-hat-b2817864.html
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He should get served a bat
Yeah, read that he (once and only when caught, of course) gave the kid back the hat with some kind of apology. Being exposed worldwide as a dick really can shake a world.
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