Re:A note to our employees
by lawnchair_larry on Thursday November 08, 2018 @11:54PM
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That's pretty backwards entitled thinking. Shareholders elect a board because they own the company and have rights to manage their assets. Employees are a resource. They have no such rights.
Not necessary.
It is narrow minded to only see employees as a resource to exploit.
Actually giving people a voice and representation is good and won't hurt
Re:A note to our employees
by lawnchair_larry on Friday November 09, 2018 @12:46PM
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A voice is fine. But a board seat is not a voice, it’s extraordinary power. You are not entitled to that.
> Why do shareholders get board seats?
Because they don't trust company leadership to do the right thing, without any oversight.
Leadership is currently asking employees to trust that leadership will do the right thing, without any oversight.
This is, obviously, an unreasonable expectation. Even if employees trust current leadership, what assurances do they have that Sundar's successor will do the right thing?
An employee representative on the board is the only way to ensure that leadership will do the right thing. Corporate America has figured out this accountability thing over a century ago.