He is in a position to build his own staff and run his own show, build his own culture and just generally control his own destiny in a way that line engineers a

He is in a position to build his own staff and run his own show, build his own culture and just generally control his own destiny in a way that line engineers are not. He likely had the power to negotiate all kinds of working conditions, budgets and general other power before he signed on the dotted line. A high-level, high-demand executive has a very different hiring experience than the average engineer.