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I think that resignation as a form of protest can be powerful when you are a junior member of a team and you think senior members are doing the wrong thing. Bu
by harryh 6y ago
I think that resignation as a form of protest can be powerful when you are a junior member of a team and you think senior members are doing the wrong thing.
But when you are on the board of directors, you are the boss. In that case resignation is an abdication of leadership and a tacit admission that you have done a poor job.
- xtracto 6y ago> But when you are on the board of directors, you are the boss. Not if your board is comprised of 8 other people that own 80% of the company.
- harryh 6y agoThat's a fair point and I will confess to not being up to speed on the machinations of the Reddit BoD. I wish Alexis had been more clear about the issues in his statement.
- slantyyz 6y agoFrom what I've seen, junior staff protest-quitting has little to no impact, as they're generally viewed by higher ups as easily replaceable. Senior level people in meaningful positions (as opposed to figureheads) are harder to replace, and protest-quitting will have more impact, but in most cases, those impacts tend to be short-term, especially with larger organizations.