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You make that sound remarkably selfless of her, as she heroically arrives and tries to save the day, the ungrateful slobs unwilling to see what is good for them

You make that sound remarkably selfless of her, as she heroically arrives and tries to save the day, the ungrateful slobs unwilling to see what is good for them.

analyst74 14y ago
A more accurate description is probably: Why do these angered plebs think it's reasonable to compare themselves to the CEO of the company, who paid with her own money to have privileges they can't afford anyways.
chollida1 14y ago
I looked at his comment multiple times and it looks like you're trying your very hardest to put words in his mouth. All he said was that it's odd that rank and file employees expect the same perks as the CEO. I think that's a very reasonable statement. if the CEO get's a personal assistant would every other employee expect one?
- corresation 14y ago
  Accepting the real differences in benefits for a CEO versus everyone else, or the options available to someone with a lot of money, is completely rational and hard to dispute. It was specifically the "who is trying to pull said company from a deep shit that it is in" bit that turned it from reality to emotional. Meyer is at Yahoo because she saw that as being in her own personal best interests. She isn't there out of altruism.
- InclinedPlane 14y ago
  Considering that she just took away a big perk from everyone (and one that is very common in the industry), it's not crazy to wonder whether she'll try to make it up in some other way.
  - fnordfnordfnord 14y ago
    Especially given the difficulty of arranging good quality child care on short notice.
bitcartel 14y ago
Ah, yes, the Myth of the Heroic CEO. Remember when investment bankers thought they were Masters of the Universe?
- rayiner 14y ago
  They are Masters of the Universe. Have you ever seen how much attention public company CEO's pay to analyst reports by 20-somethings not that long out of school?
huhtenberg 14y ago
Point being is that Yahoo is in a bad situation and, if you followed earlier coverage, she was indeed hired to "save the day". If this were a company awash with cash, then - yes, denying perks to others while granting herself one would've been a "dick move". Alas, this is not Mojang, but Yahoo and it wasn't a champagne bubble bath that she installed, but something that would let her spend more time at work.

You make that sound remarkably selfless of her, as she heroically arrives and tries to save the day, the ungrateful slobs unwilling to see what is good for them.

analyst74 14y ago

A more accurate description is probably: Why do these angered plebs think it's reasonable to compare themselves to the CEO of the company, who paid with her own money to have privileges they can't afford anyways.

chollida1 14y ago

I looked at his comment multiple times and it looks like you're trying your very hardest to put words in his mouth. All he said was that it's odd that rank and file employees expect the same perks as the CEO. I think that's a very reasonable statement. if the CEO get's a personal assistant would every other employee expect one?

corresation 14y ago
Accepting the real differences in benefits for a CEO versus everyone else, or the options available to someone with a lot of money, is completely rational and hard to dispute. It was specifically the "who is trying to pull said company from a deep shit that it is in" bit that turned it from reality to emotional. Meyer is at Yahoo because she saw that as being in her own personal best interests. She isn't there out of altruism.
InclinedPlane 14y ago
Considering that she just took away a big perk from everyone (and one that is very common in the industry), it's not crazy to wonder whether she'll try to make it up in some other way.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y ago
  Especially given the difficulty of arranging good quality child care on short notice.

bitcartel 14y ago

Ah, yes, the Myth of the Heroic CEO. Remember when investment bankers thought they were Masters of the Universe?

rayiner 14y ago
They are Masters of the Universe. Have you ever seen how much attention public company CEO's pay to analyst reports by 20-somethings not that long out of school?

huhtenberg 14y ago

Point being is that Yahoo is in a bad situation and, if you followed earlier coverage, she was indeed hired to "save the day". If this were a company awash with cash, then - yes, denying perks to others while granting herself one would've been a "dick move". Alas, this is not Mojang, but Yahoo and it wasn't a champagne bubble bath that she installed, but something that would let her spend more time at work.