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These words mean nothing really. I expect the next CEO to not use meaningless phrases. How does "taking responsibility" works in his case? What does it even mea

These words mean nothing really. I expect the next CEO to not use meaningless phrases. How does "taking responsibility" works in his case? What does it even mean other than PR fluff?

foobarian 2y ago
I mean he's just stating what his job is. CEO is responsible by definition. He's saying "Hey all this is my job."
- skwee357 2y ago
  No, responsibility is not a word. Responsibility is an action. If I'm on-call, I'm responsible to carry my laptop with me and be available immediately to fix critical issues. I don't just say "I take responsibility of being on-call", and the leave my laptop at home, get drunk and fall asleep in a bar for the weekend. That's called being irresponsible.
  - foobarian 2y ago
    I see. But that's still like doing your job. I do my job for being on-call by having my laptop with me and phone on, etc. If do my job badly I get fired. So this CEO is saying, "if I do my job poorly I understand I could get fired." But, did he/she do their job poorly? That's the thing I can't figure out quite yet. It seems it was bad for the laid off people, but maybe not for Dropbox?
    - johnnyanmac 2y ago
      >"if I do my job poorly I understand I could get fired." If I got a million dollar parachute when I do my job badly, I would love to "take responsibility" as well. Fuck the people, I get paid either way here. > But, did he/she do their job poorly? in a fiduciary sence short term, no. So shareholders are happy since that's all their care about. Long term, who knows? I don't see them closing the gap with Google nor Microsoft so this could just accelerate that downfall. in a spirit of, as some politician say, "creating jobs and stimulating the economy", absolutely awfully. We have 500 more workers out on an awful job market and it's not because DBX wasn't profitable. They simply dropped workers to prepare for a bad time that the US economy doesn't want to admit out loud.
dylan604 2y ago
why would you expect the next CEO to not use weasel words? it's like they all go to the same "mom school". they all go to the same tailor to make teflon suits so nothing sticks to them, and they all learn the same "rain in spain falls on the plain" dreck.
layer8 2y ago
It means he’s saying people should be mad at him instead of at someone else. It seems to be working.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  I mean, it's him and the shareholders who probably pushed for this. There shouldn't be anyone else to be mad at. I guess the government for not regulating this kind of thing to begin with. but that's a bit out of DBX's purview.

These words mean nothing really. I expect the next CEO to not use meaningless phrases. How does "taking responsibility" works in his case? What does it even mean other than PR fluff?

foobarian 2y ago

I mean he's just stating what his job is. CEO is responsible by definition. He's saying "Hey all this is my job."

skwee357 2y ago
No, responsibility is not a word. Responsibility is an action. If I'm on-call, I'm responsible to carry my laptop with me and be available immediately to fix critical issues. I don't just say "I take responsibility of being on-call", and the leave my laptop at home, get drunk and fall asleep in a bar for the weekend. That's called being irresponsible.
- foobarian 2y ago
  I see. But that's still like doing your job. I do my job for being on-call by having my laptop with me and phone on, etc. If do my job badly I get fired. So this CEO is saying, "if I do my job poorly I understand I could get fired." But, did he/she do their job poorly? That's the thing I can't figure out quite yet. It seems it was bad for the laid off people, but maybe not for Dropbox?
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    >"if I do my job poorly I understand I could get fired." If I got a million dollar parachute when I do my job badly, I would love to "take responsibility" as well. Fuck the people, I get paid either way here. > But, did he/she do their job poorly? in a fiduciary sence short term, no. So shareholders are happy since that's all their care about. Long term, who knows? I don't see them closing the gap with Google nor Microsoft so this could just accelerate that downfall. in a spirit of, as some politician say, "creating jobs and stimulating the economy", absolutely awfully. We have 500 more workers out on an awful job market and it's not because DBX wasn't profitable. They simply dropped workers to prepare for a bad time that the US economy doesn't want to admit out loud.

dylan604 2y ago

why would you expect the next CEO to not use weasel words? it's like they all go to the same "mom school". they all go to the same tailor to make teflon suits so nothing sticks to them, and they all learn the same "rain in spain falls on the plain" dreck.

layer8 2y ago

It means he’s saying people should be mad at him instead of at someone else. It seems to be working.

johnnyanmac 2y ago
I mean, it's him and the shareholders who probably pushed for this. There shouldn't be anyone else to be mad at. I guess the government for not regulating this kind of thing to begin with. but that's a bit out of DBX's purview.