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A comment on Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffs. Parent comment
Imagine CEO pay wasn't high.
They would still be reaping a huge portion of the benefit of shareholder-friendly (and less employee-friendly) policies, but escaping the blame.
Effectively, the amount of capital appreciation they've squeezed from layoffs dwarfs the CEO pay package, without any scrutiny.
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Imagine CEO pay wasn't high.
They would still be reaping a huge portion of the benefit of shareholder-friendly (and less employee-friendly) policies, but escaping the blame.
Effectively, the amount of capital appreciation they've squeezed from layoffs dwarfs the CEO pay package, without any scrutiny.