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Re:The annoying habits of highly effective people by manigandham on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:16AM (#18121888)
It's all relative. Someone in life always has it worse than you and these positions just cant be compared like this in any productive discussion.

Being a CEO doesn't mean you're the boss. It means you serve everyone, from employees to customers to shareholders, and are responsible for every single thing that happens. If someone doesn't do well, it's your fault. And being responsible for others livelihoods with every decision you make is definitely not easy.

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Re:The annoying habits of highly effective people by coldtea on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:35AM (#18128258)
>Being a CEO doesn't mean you're the boss. It means you serve everyone, from employees to customers to shareholders, and are responsible for every single thing that happens.

Golden parachutes ensure that this responsibility means almost nothing. CEOs have driven whole companies to the ground, losing the jobs of thousands, and got their fat check in the end. Heck, even white collar crime goes largely unpunished.

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