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What specifically would a "leave of absence" accomplish? Presumably this means he's coming back, Given two things that as of today still seem very likely: 1)
by chollida1 9y ago
What specifically would a "leave of absence" accomplish?
Presumably this means he's coming back,
Given two things that as of today still seem very likely:
1) that he is coming back
2) he still owns a controlling interest wrt voting shares of the company
What is this really going to accomplish?
Does anyone think and serious decision that Travis disagrees with are gong to be made while he's gone? He's ll just reverse it when he returns so whats the point?
The only thing I can think of is that this allows a scape goat to come in, introduce some potentially unpopular rules at the company, clean house again if required and then let Travis come back as the good guy who didn't have to make the hard and unpopular decisions?
- nxc18 9y agoDamage control and placating the media. Having scandal after scandal while doing literally nothing is a really bad look. The board here gets the best of both worlds, publicly appearing to do something while also still doing basically nothing.
- 65827 9y agoI think you might be a tad overly cynical, this is basically unheard of nowadays and a pretty major move by the board.
- meowface 9y agoIt is very unusual, but is it really accomplishing much? If he still effectively controls the company and will return from his leave, then what message is this supposed to send? A pay cut or something would make a lot more sense, if they don't want to fire him outright.
- grandalf 9y agoTrue, and people also deserve the chance to reinvent themselves.
- happy-go-lucky 9y ago> The board here gets the best of both worlds, publicly appearing to do something while also still doing basically nothing. +1. They have suffered an irreversible damage, made everyone doubt their integrity.