Does It Pay To Be Money Hungry?
The above clip is a compilation of Mr. Krabs’ greedy scenes.
We all watch the show or have at least seen a few episodes. Spongebob’s boss, Mr. Krab’s, is well known for his obsession with money. In one episode, he even sold Spongebob to the Flying Dutchman for a shiny coin. Although it makes for a great laugh on the show, people who are like that in real life are viewed as sharks because they are willing to do any and everything for a piece of change. As a boss and leader of an establishment, this is not very representative of a good leader.
In class, we have discussed multiple traits of a good leader and the things it takes to remain a positive example. Greed is not one of the characteristics we talked about. If someone is constantly doing something for a reward or money, he or she will not get very far. Although in this lifetime money is something very important to have, it is not the only operant of life.
Furthermore, my concluding question is this: As an entrepreneur/boss/CEO, at what stage do you think the initial intent is lost and the goal of only obtaining money becomes the primary task?
P.S. I’ve recently learned that the characters on Spongebob each represent one of the 7 Deadly Sins
November 15th, 2012 at 11:11 am
I agree with what you said Andrea, money isn’t always going to solve problems. This is something people need to keep in mind when they’re leaders. Oh and p.s. when I learned that Spongebob was inspired by the 7 deadly sins I was shocked – that’s so crazy!
November 17th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
I think that though we tend to see many CEOs follow this path of greed, society also doesn’t give much recognition to those who don’t. While we constantly hear stories of companies with questionable ethics who are raking in millions, we don’t hear much about CEOs who focus on creating a great working environment or support various causes. For those of you who have seen the TLC show Undercover Boss, you may know what I’m talking about. While some of the CEOs come in with a bias against the employees and make a significant change by the end of the show, I have also seen a significant number come in with an already positive attitude and that help change people’s lives.This proves to me that not all CEOs are focused on the bottom line. I feel that this important to bring to this particular discussion, because as we discuss the negative, we also need to discuss what has gone right and how we can learn from these positive examples and apply it to negative situations. Perhaps through this we can figure out the secret in transforming a poor leader into a great, compassionate one.
November 27th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
I think in this day age, the monetary reward or the fiscal opportunity is the reason most go into business, but the business has lost it’s initial reasoning which was hopefully to provide a good quality service. I feel though your example of Mr. Krabs is very effective. With the new creative director of Spongebob, Mr. Krabs had a make over. He went from being a little “Scroogy” to being completely heartless and only looking for money, so he has become a little bit more like a modern CEO.
The 7 deadly sins: I was hoping you would bring that up. 🙂 I’m glad you did.
November 27th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Money isn’t really important when you have enough of it. What’s important is what you do to get that money.
The seven deadly sins: Just like in high school English, we students were to find interpretations in books not put in by authors. The creators never intended the 7 sins to be put in their characters, it was just interpreted that way.
What both Roger and Lori said made a lot of sense too.
P.S. undercover boss is a fake show.
P.S.S. practically all media is fake, nothing in those Hollywood movies actually ever happen in real life.