• Neuromancer
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      111 year ago

      They need to get back to the engineering mindset. This is why I think CEO bonuses on things like EPS are BS. It should be tied to things like engineering, safety, etc.

      • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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        111 year ago

        It should be something that must be returned if there’s a severe fuckup within five years or something. Also they shouldn’t be getting bonuses, they are already massively overpaid.

        • Neuromancer
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          -21 year ago

          For most CEO, Bonuses and stock options are the bulk of their pay.

          I have no issues with either or even their pay, but I have no issues with regulations around it since they are public companies. I do have issues with a product that should be safe with any bonus tied to profitability. It should be tied to safety.

      • @pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
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        81 year ago

        I think they’re more in a “hire a hit man to kill whistleblowers” mindset. Not the sort to suddenly turn about and become engineering do-gooders.

    • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      111 year ago

      It doesn’t matter if the CEO was an engineer or not in a previous life. The job of a CEO doesn’t change and he did exactly what he was supposed to do: made shortsighted decisions that maximised profit and took the fall for it when the short-sightedness of those decisions blew up in their faces.

        • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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          -121 year ago

          That doesn’t change what I said. He did exactly what all boards expect their CEOs to do nowadays. No board of directors expects their CEO to have actual product knowledge.

          • Neuromancer
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            -21 year ago

            That isn’t true at all. Intel has a history of it, Boeing, Tesla, etc.

            Many companies have a history of having a CEO who has product knowledge.

            • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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              -51 year ago

              I’m not talking about history. I’m talking about the climate of capitalism in America right now

              • Neuromancer
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                31 year ago

                It’s some weird rant that Isn’t relevant or accurate. The comment was they need to hire an engineer. That’s what Boeing use to do. That’s what many successful companies do that make products.