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Re:Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start... by cosmotic on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:52PM (#34688058)
If the CEOs are just doing what the board asks, why are they getting paid so much?
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Re:Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start... by jbigelow76 on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:58PM (#34688111)
Some dipshit board member at Company X might happen to be some dipshit CEO at Company Y, they're all in on the scam :)
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Re:Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start... by lovich on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:13PM (#34688245)
The wiki on this concept. It's real easy to ask for and get a raise as a CEO at company A when the people approving your raise also happen to be people whose raise youg et to approve at company B

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocking_directorate

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Re:Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start... by lmm on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:05PM (#34688168)
Their salaries are public, so it's easy for them to ask to get paid more than average, unlike regular employees.
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