Neil Williams wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:

There's also the time element. How long would the CEO have to wait on the
top floor for a lift to arrive? And how could you ensure it was empty.

Our CEO (medium sized IT company) sits in the same open plan office we all
do, and good on him for it.

Hopefully, that's typical these days, particularly in smaller, private
companies. With large public corporations, where CEOs are possibly under
threat from kidnappers, terrorists or the paparazzi, they probably do have
to remain a little more aloof.

For a really hideous example at the toxic end of the spectrum, consider
Jimmy Cayne of Bear Stearns:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charle...b_1532520.html