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Enron

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The Resume

    (1985-2001)
    Based in Houston, TX
    Former energy conglomerate
    Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2001
    Chairman was Kenneth Lay
    Chief Executive Officer was Jeffrey Skilling

Why Enron might be annoying:

    They went bankrupt thanks to shady accounting practices in which Lay, Skilling and other higher-ups in the company authorized the company's accounting firm to hide approximately $600 million dollars in debt and inflate profits.
    Enron stock went from $90 on the NYSE to nothing in a matter of months.
    Thousands of Enron employees lost their jobs and millions of shareholders lost money thanks to the executive board's greed.
    Several former Enron employees are now being sued in a separate case for fraud in the state of California, in which they allegedly manipulated the price of electricity during the California energy crisis.
    The Bush Administration had been in contact with 14 Enron executives, leading some to believe they were involved in helping Enron avoid bankruptcy for so long.
    They had to rename the Houston Astros' park from Enron Field to Minute Maid Park after the company's collapse.

Why Enron might not be annoying:

    At one point, they were the top energy trading company in America with profits totalling approximately $101 million in 2000.
    Lay, Skilling and many other Enron executives will probably be facing jail time.
    Many of the women let go by Enron posed nude in Playboy in a special 'Women of Enron issue.'
    Their company provided valuable services in the field of energy distribution for years.

Credit: Blair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 69 Votes: 59.42% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 95.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 67.80% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 73.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 77.38% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 193 Votes: 77.72% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 745 Votes: 75.70% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 2239 Votes: 70.12% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 616 Votes: 68.99% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 398 Votes: 69.35% Annoying