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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by sharmi on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @02:02AM (#14601113)
Though not yet proven, wasn't a similar logic used by HR (or higher management) to justify not taking action against "star performers" for their transgressions?
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by Bartweiss on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:43AM (#14604756)
Almost exactly the same, came to mind when I read that also.

I suppose there's some tipping point of "very valuable" and "not that badly behaved" where the argument is actually valid (see: all the Steve Jobs references in this thread). But at that point I guess the ethical solution is to make it very clear what new hires are in for, and pay a healthy "dealing with this person" bonus (see: Steve Jobs, again).

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