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He did. And before that he was in AR/VR. I know a few execs who have done similar hops: jumping from one hype space to the next in the hopes that one of them di

He did. And before that he was in AR/VR. I know a few execs who have done similar hops: jumping from one hype space to the next in the hopes that one of them disrupts the whole industry and they get launched up in their career. A sort of VC fund with an investment size of one, yourself.

spaceman_2020 4y ago
Nothing wrong with that. You owe nothing to the company. The company won’t be loyal to you, why should you be loyal to it?
- Aeolun 4y ago
  As an executive, my expectations are a bit different. I’m more loyal to the company, and the company is more loyal to me. To prevent the company from being too disloyal we have golden parachutes.
- goldenchrome 4y ago
  I see what you’re saying and I respect it. You have to take care of yourself first. However, as someone who worked in one of those fields, it’s draining when over half of your leaders are trend hoppers. They get up on stage frequently and talk about how excited they are, and how it’s a long journey ahead. And then as soon as the industry takes a slight downturn they all leave in unison. Some of the leaders are truly passionate about the field and they’re still around. It’s very clear who is who from the way they act towards the employees. The experience taught me to avoid hype industries unless I’m willing to make money the number one goal in my life, which is harder than I thought, since life has plenty of things more enjoyable than money.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  It's not about company loyalty, it's about whether you actually believe in any of this tech. And you're supposed to, when you're a director with PR duties.
- tmp_anon_22 4y ago
  Until someone looks in that employee's wake and sees one dumpster fire after another and the employee being the common denominator. These people aren't just jumping from hype space to hype space, they are torching each of those projects to extract short term gains to the detriment of the teams under them.
  - spaceman_2020 4y ago
    Appreciate the sentiment, but if any employee does indeed have a track record like that, its on the company for hiring someone like that in the first place. The real question is, why is the market so inefficient at sifting through bad employees, especially near the top of the ladder? The fact that this exec has been able to jump from one dumpster fire to another, often with a promotion, tells me that there’s something broken about the way senior execs are hired.

spaceman_2020 4y ago

Nothing wrong with that. You owe nothing to the company. The company won’t be loyal to you, why should you be loyal to it?

Aeolun 4y ago
As an executive, my expectations are a bit different. I’m more loyal to the company, and the company is more loyal to me. To prevent the company from being too disloyal we have golden parachutes.
goldenchrome 4y ago
I see what you’re saying and I respect it. You have to take care of yourself first. However, as someone who worked in one of those fields, it’s draining when over half of your leaders are trend hoppers. They get up on stage frequently and talk about how excited they are, and how it’s a long journey ahead. And then as soon as the industry takes a slight downturn they all leave in unison. Some of the leaders are truly passionate about the field and they’re still around. It’s very clear who is who from the way they act towards the employees. The experience taught me to avoid hype industries unless I’m willing to make money the number one goal in my life, which is harder than I thought, since life has plenty of things more enjoyable than money.
Dylan16807 4y ago
It's not about company loyalty, it's about whether you actually believe in any of this tech. And you're supposed to, when you're a director with PR duties.
tmp_anon_22 4y ago
Until someone looks in that employee's wake and sees one dumpster fire after another and the employee being the common denominator. These people aren't just jumping from hype space to hype space, they are torching each of those projects to extract short term gains to the detriment of the teams under them.
- spaceman_2020 4y ago
  Appreciate the sentiment, but if any employee does indeed have a track record like that, its on the company for hiring someone like that in the first place. The real question is, why is the market so inefficient at sifting through bad employees, especially near the top of the ladder? The fact that this exec has been able to jump from one dumpster fire to another, often with a promotion, tells me that there’s something broken about the way senior execs are hired.