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Re:Thunderbird’s New Home by kortilla on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @02:57PM (#22173446)
> emptying the bank account knowing that eventually they'll get fired for poor performance.

CEOs don’t set their own comp.

Re:Thunderbird’s New Home by mintplant on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:22PM (#22174183)
Baker is Executive Chairwoman and heads the Board of Directors. But she's also been around since Netscape, and was instrumental in starting Mozilla post-AOL. Not exactly a corporate raider.
Re:Thunderbird’s New Home by frandroid on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @05:01PM (#22174560)
In theory. In practice, they often negotiate it with their board.
Re:Thunderbird’s New Home by kortilla on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @02:04PM (#22184536)
Yes, but in practice then all employees set their own comp by negotiating with their manager.