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Minor note: Greg was first fired as chairman, and then subsequently resigned from the company. They were separate actions. Source: https://twitter.com/gdb/stat
by gkoberger 3y ago
Minor note: Greg was first fired as chairman, and then subsequently resigned from the company. They were separate actions.
Source: https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594 https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594
- browningstreet 3y agoAnd the board was ridiculous thinking they could demote him and have him stick around. That was either weirdly short-sighted or strategic theater. I kind of think it might have been the former.
- gkoberger 3y agoThey knew he was going to leave. It's likely a combination of the following: 1. They couldn't fire him as an employee (or felt it was an overreach of their mandate) 2. They wanted to signal a clear distinction that they lost faith in him as Chairman, while not losing faith in his work as an employee. 3. They felt like it would play better with the company if his ultimate departure was his decision rather than theirs. 4. Mira, as the new acting CEO (and someone who had nothing to do with the actions), declined to fire him even though she knew it was ultimately futile.
- roflyear 3y agoMy take is, Sam and Greg are not the executives they want people to think they are. This was recognized, and they got upset because of this, and things shook out this way.
- gkoberger 3y agoOver the past decade, I've never heard a single bad thing about Sam or Greg from anyone who has worked with them. The board may know something nobody else does, but I think (given the current information) it's significantly more likely that they _are_ who they purport to be... it's just that the board wanted something different.
- roflyear 3y agoI haven't either, but have you seen many people share their experience of working with him? I haven't.