Interesting. I actually am not very upset with him receiving his severance, but people so far seem to be hating him and feel he should not get the money. I think BP was profitable, and I am not sure if he was directly neglectful, possibly this could have happened to anyone in his position. I know BP had ignored some signs on the rig that something could go wrong, but I am not sure if Tony Hayward was actually giving the orders to push on. I think his words were twisted many times in the media. His package seems conservative relative to many CEO’s in America.
I am not happy with the oil industry in general (not just specific companies, but OPEC, the government, foreign governments) their extremely high profits and salaries, and manipulation of gas prices and the relationships formed with not trust worthy partners, but I don’t think it is Haywards job to not get what is in his contract.