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nichomachus

(12,754 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2014, 07:53 PM Dec 2014

Harvard Business School professor leading candidate for Douchebag of the Year [View all]

This is just un-freaking-believable.

http://www.boston.com/food-dining/restaurants/2014/12/09/harvard-business-school-professor-goes-war-over-worth-chinese-food/KfMaEhab6uUY1COCnTbrXP/story.html?p1=Topofpage:Carousel_lead_headline

The idiot is ripping a mom-and-pop restaurant to shreds because their web site isn't up to date. This is one of the people who gives lawyers a bad name.

Edited to get the name of the school right.

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Harvard Business School professor leading candidate for Douchebag of the Year [View all] nichomachus Dec 2014 OP

He's a nitpicking, anal retentive dirtbag. Warpy Dec 2014 #1

He failed to initially offer a refund of the $4 overcharge, which is what he should have done. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #13

All he needs to do it post one line on the website Warpy Dec 2014 #16

It would likely not protect him since he admitted that he knew the PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #17

Really... Historic NY Dec 2014 #2

His picture says it all! Outrageous lawyer IMO! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #3

Good to see his high-priced education is paying off RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #4

What a cheapskate - trying to bully $12 out of a small business. chrisa Dec 2014 #5

This guy gives A-holes a bad name. Marie Marie Dec 2014 #6

Actually, he's a Harvard Business School professor with a law degree The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #7

Thanks -- corrected nichomachus Dec 2014 #9

Your coworker was very insightful. greatlaurel Dec 2014 #12

I wonder whether we can all order rice and send it to the douchebag RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #8

Or maybe a dumptruck full if rice could end up in his driveway nichomachus Dec 2014 #22

Haha! Yes! RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #23

Nope nichomachus Dec 2014 #24

What an asshole. rug Dec 2014 #10

This guy's a dickwad. lpbk2713 Dec 2014 #11

+ 1 zillion narnian60 Dec 2014 #14

Makes me absolutely disgusted cally Dec 2014 #15

I remember a story here in Chicago several years back..... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #18

He's a tenured professor alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #25

Ah good point. Well maybe he'll lose some clients. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #26

This is why our courts are so backed up. Brigid Dec 2014 #19

This kind of issue is best settled Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #20

Ben Edelman : Web Sheriff octoberlib Dec 2014 #21

IMHO, both sides have problems Retrograde Dec 2014 #27

How much money has the mom-and-pop made from folks who don't challenge the overcharge? alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #28

I doubt it NJCher Dec 2014 #36

This privileged, self regarding frat boy is a Harvard professor? As a lawyer he can petition a Monk06 Dec 2014 #29

I just googled the harvard business school staff directory, and he is not listed, nor niyad Dec 2014 #30

Maybe their website is out of date nichomachus Dec 2014 #32

thank goodness I wasn't drinking anything! niyad Dec 2014 #33

He's not staff alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #34

Ban this jerk from all Chinese restaurants for life! Divernan Dec 2014 #31

that's hilarious NJCher Dec 2014 #37

No soup for you!!! philosslayer Dec 2014 #35

public apology NJCher Dec 2014 #38

But wait, there's more -- he did this before -- and just as nasty nichomachus Dec 2014 #39

What's really frightening is His students are going to be driving the future economy . adirondacker Dec 2014 #40

OMD! NJCher Dec 2014 #41