Bad at your job? So was Aylwin B. Lewis, president and chief executive of Sears Holdings Corp..

Here are 3 reasons why it’s better to be the fired CEO of Sears than it is to be you:

3. $1.8 million in restricted shares and stock options currently worth $616,875 for doing nothing.

2. Health benefits for doing nothing.

1. $1,000,000 a year salary for doing nothing.

Departing CEO to Get $1M Annual Salary [Yahoo!](Thanks, Tim!)
Sears filing outlines payout to ousted CEO [Chicago Tribune]
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