Since we can't expect management to remove themselves from this arrangement, I think a yes vote is the only logical option.  And I'll do so bugrudgingly and with disdain.  I couldn't be happier to support and retain our employees.  I couldn't be less happy to retain TM and some BOD members.  They are hijacking our prudent (yes) decision to reward their own dead weight.  I loathe voting yes but management has backed us into a corner.  The aggravation for me is the continued precedent this sets.  For all his bungles TM sure is talented at extracting every dollar he can from us. 

Talk about having your cake and eating it too.  Shameless.