Severance packages are often quite generous too. :-) But the important point is that it's not about blaming people for things they can't be expected to control

Severance packages are often quite generous too. :-) But the important point is that it's not about blaming people for things they can't be expected to control. Firing incompetent executives is, as the article pointed out, hopefully rare. But if they can't meet performance goals they should still be let go: if a company was in this position with regard to firing their employees, I'd be equally concerned if they were disparaging.