Re:A personal update from Susan
by sublinear on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:39PM
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I have no justification for saying this other than personal work experience, but I'm fairly certain none of that has anything to do with Susan. In fact with her gone I expect it to only get worse, but don't take my word for it.
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Re:A personal update from Susan
by qbasic_forever on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:44PM
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What? Being the CEO of the product means she isn't responsible for a decade of it's performance? This makes no sense.
A CEO does not implement or even necessarily strategize. They... execute. Their job is to make the right decisions at the right time. The decisions available come from a team which a good CEO should trust and not have to micromanage.
I would not expect her to choose the performance indicators. I would expect her to choose another plan if expectations are not being met, but not necessarily come up with those plans.
It's a business, so the goal is making money. YouTube certainly made money when she was calling the shots. We'll see what happens.