Simone's husband, Andrew Stroud, who was also her manager, worried about the dangers that the controversy might have for her career, although this was hardly a new problem.
Steve Hildebrand, Gore's Iowa campaign manager, worried that the town halls burned up too much of the candidate's time, the most precious resource as the caucuses approached.
Vincent Kok, head of global fixed income at State Street Global Advisors, a large institutional asset manager, worries that the market has opened the door to investors such as hedge funds that are highly leveraged several times over.
In the intervening 48 Christmases I have always either been a player, having to watch what I eat and drink, or a manager, worrying about what my players are eating and drinking, plus who is going to cry off tomorrow, who is suspended, who is carrying an injury, and the million-and-one othat questions that fill a manager's every waking moment.
Corey Xie, Sino Legend's general manager, worries that his competitor (with operations in Shanghai) is benefiting from a legal system which may favour a company with local economic clout over his Jiangsu-based firm.It does not help that damage awards in China are usually so meagre (less than $30,000 per victory, by one estimate) that they do not justify the costs of litigation.
But how long can the burden of corporate taxes continue to fall, ask the doubting Thomases, and how long can interest rates stay so low?Bill Gross, an influential bond-fund manager, worries that American firms are generating an unusually large share of their profits from financial bets that depend on interest rates remaining low.
Zenith sales managers worried that viewers would think the remote was broken when a battery died.
Traveling to every city in the league would increase costs and, general managers worried, would increase wear and tear on the players.
But it was put on hiatus in 2009 anyway as budgets were cut and managers worried about diverting resources from front-line emergency needs.
The interview was criticised as trial by television and ITV managers worried that the interview compromised Savundra's right to a fair trial.
Still, for all the store managers worried about what customers might think, there are some people who want to let Brüno shine.
