I didn't mean this as a personal attack on Mayer. I actually quite like her. It's the whole system that has evolved into something bizarre. In general terms, ho

I didn't mean this as a personal attack on Mayer. I actually quite like her. It's the whole system that has evolved into something bizarre. In general terms, how can a person deserve a salary equivalent to the lifetime earnings of thousands of people when it is not even clear if their performance actually helped or hindered a company and to what extent? Mayer and Kalanick are just a few examples in a long list, but an illustrative one since she actually did explicitly fail (even if the job itself was indeed very difficult from the get-go). Sexism certainly has an influence on coverage, but it's also a red herring. The real question is the absurd pay packages in general, and the disturbing belief that these are somehow justified. It's not only a recent phenomenon but also a localized one, and CEOs with less gargantuan salaries seem to be incentivized just fine. In Mayer's case, it's hard to frame her decision as some kind of huge sacrifice, in a world where most people have to scrounge for a meager living. I doubt she'll lose much sleep over negative press and feelings that will be forgotten after the next controversy.