[grammaton]

>The pressure to perform is an inherent part of the job

This is an inherent part of any person's job. Executives are not unique snowflakes in this regard.

What struck me as really disconnected from reality in the complaints was that everything they complained about are things that also afflict people in the same companies - who make far less money than they do. Perhaps they'd like to add "financial turmoil" to the list and see how they feel then?

[quanticle]

Agreed. If the typical executive really is as self-centered as the ones cited in this article, the depressing regularity of financial malfeasance is no surprise. After all, from their perspective, its just them "taking what they're owed."