To paraphrase the scene in Pulp Fiction where Marcellus Wallace tells the boxer(bruce willis) to take a dive. That is how it feels to be a low level manager at AIG.
Just go out there are tell your team if they work hard they will get a raise, be promoted and get a great sti reward. You know you are lying to hard working folks, but you swallow that pride because you have a family to support.
Executives have perfected this lie. They are good at it. They don't even feel the sting anymore. I guess million dollar bonuses make that sting much more bearable, but it eats at me constantly.