Ask HN: Who Is Firing?

Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing? by Kiro on Thursday April 16, 2020 @09:23AM (#22889064)

No-one could have predicted this pandemic and the drastic measures companies have to take. When they paid the bonus they had no idea they would have to cut salaries a few months later. The timing is essential since one event happened before the pandemic and one afterwards. We could argue about bonuses in general but that's a whole different topic.

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Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing? by jazzyk on Thursday April 16, 2020 @11:12AM (#22890192)

But perhaps, just perhaps, the CEO could take $2M as bonus and save $28M for a rainy day?

A rainy day will arrive sooner or later - whether it is a pandemic or an economic crisis or a dry spell in additional funding, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing? by Kiro on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:09PM (#22890805)

I agree but that's a whole different discussion. We can criticize bonuses in general but making this company a particular scapegoat is just wrong.

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Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing? by jazzyk on Thursday April 16, 2020 @01:52PM (#22891819)

I am not sure what is so particular about this company that the CEO deserved 30M, while neglecting to have a rainy-day fund, just like any reasonable business should. With 30M of bonus, it does not seem like the company was struggling last year?

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Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing? by Kiro on Thursday April 16, 2020 @04:34PM (#22893255)

I don't think any bonus at that level is deserved but just look at how many healthy companies that apparently didn't have a rainy-day fund and are already struggling.

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