Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigns

Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by chongli on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @05:09PM (#14548668)

Small consolation, then. The activities which took place under Kalanick's watch -- sexual harassment, greyballing, the Waymo trade secret case -- are much more reprehensible than what Mayer has done. I think gender plays a big factor for many people's opinions of her.

The comparison with Steve Jobs is particularly telling. Steve was notoriously cruel and difficult to please, yet he is much-loved as a visionary. Women are given a very hard time for being unlikable, no matter how talented they are. Granted, she was no Steve Jobs. Despite being in a glass cliff [0] situation, she was far more successful than any of the Apple CEOs prior to Jobs' return.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_cliff

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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by mathattack on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:07PM (#14549425)

The difference is that Jobs succeeded.

Meyer didn't do anything bad, she just didn't turn around Yahoo. She landed the plane though.

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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by chongli on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:23PM (#14549529)

Jobs succeeded, but plenty of male rescue CEOs failed without drawing the sort of ire that Mayer has.

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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by 086421357909764 on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @08:37PM (#14549923)

She was also a celebrity CEO, basking in the exposure of being touted as Yahoo!'s great new hope. She didn't push back on any of the publicity or press then, so it's only right she maintains exposure regardless.

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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by name_for_now on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @06:03PM (#14549045)

Interesting. I had not heard the term "glass cliff" before and I think I quite like it.

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