It's not a reward for performance - she had the huge reward in hand going in. I think now what I thought when she took the job. "If you're going to take the job

It's not a reward for performance - she had the huge reward in hand going in. I think now what I thought when she took the job. "If you're going to take the job of Captain of the Titanic AFTER it's hit the iceberg, they better pay you pretty well." Compensation for executives IS crazy, but her taking the job in the first place was pretty crazy brave, too.