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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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539 points donohoe | 19 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 2.792s | source | bottom
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CyberMacGyver ◴[09 Jul 25 14:57 UTC] No.44510796[source]▶
One time they let her speak publicly it turned out to be a disaster. She never had any say and worst part is she was not even a good fall guy, it was clear who’s pulling the strings. The most immaterial and inconsequential hire ever.

I love all the replies on Twitter thanking her but during her time the valuation dropped 80% and they were suing advertisers for not advertising. Remarkably inept.

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1. andsoitis ◴[09 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44510953[source]▶
You’re saying two things:

- she is inept

- she never had any say (which I interpret, perhaps incorrectly, that she is competent but had her hands were tied)

Which is it?

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2. Xiol32 ◴[09 Jul 25 15:11 UTC] No.44510995[source]▶
Arguably a competent person wouldn't have persisted in a role where it was obvious they were not able to make a meaningful difference.
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3. cjbgkagh ◴[09 Jul 25 15:13 UTC] No.44511032[source]▶
My guess of what they meant; On the assumption she had influence she was unable to use that influence prevent a collapse in value. It's a hedge to cover both options.
4. sheepscreek ◴[09 Jul 25 15:15 UTC] No.44511058[source]▶
Influencing the person pulling the strings is also a key skill. I won’t colour her entire person as inept but perhaps, wrong person wrong time. Musk doesn’t like or need yes men but if you say no him or want to try something different, you better have a well thought out idea/plan. There lies the challenge. How do you impress upon a very intelligent individual ever so often? Very few can.
5. mingus88 ◴[09 Jul 25 15:23 UTC] No.44511191[source]▶
Can’t speak for her, obviously, but personally I tend to wait to make my exit once I know the role is not working out

If I were in her shoes, I would have known I was going to leave during the worst of his tantrums, but I would have timed my exit for a more graceful moment.

Dramatically bailing out during a storm would not be a good look for an exec who wants another key role somewhere else

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7. andsoitis ◴[09 Jul 25 15:42 UTC] No.44511447{3}[source]▶
Another possibility is that she was fired.
8. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 15:46 UTC] No.44511495[source]▶
You'd be insane to leave a job with such few responsibilities and such insane compensation. Set for life.
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10. mdasen ◴[09 Jul 25 15:53 UTC] No.44511599{3}[source]▶
If she were trying to time it, this timing seems weird. This is literally the day after Grok kept posting anti-semitism, praising Hitler, and calling itself MechaHitler. This might not be the least graceful moment for an exit, but there were so many more graceful exit times.
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11. steveBK123 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:14 UTC] No.44511796{4}[source]▶
The speed at which replies mentioning Groks Nazi freakout get downvoted here make me really question where things are headed..
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12. selectodude ◴[09 Jul 25 16:22 UTC] No.44511879{5}[source]▶
All the race science phrenology bullshit is coming out of Silicon Valley. It's not a surprise to me that HN would be full of people "just reading the stats".
13. bikezen ◴[09 Jul 25 16:22 UTC] No.44511882{4}[source]▶
FTA this was announced last week to employees.

"Ms. Yaccarino had discussed her plans to leave with X employees earlier this week, before the incident with Grok"

14. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 16:51 UTC] No.44512251{3}[source]▶
Unless you think said job is edging into "oh shit I might be part of the Nuremberg Trials II" territory.

Life got short for quite a few historical Nazis.

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15. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:54 UTC] No.44512278{4}[source]▶
Sure, and I agree, but that's not really related to what GP is saying
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16. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 16:58 UTC] No.44512327{5}[source]▶
It's related to what you are saying. It's a non-monetary reason it'd be non-insane to leave the role; "set for life" doesn't do you much good if you're in The Hague.
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17. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 17:04 UTC] No.44512415{6}[source]▶
No, it's not. Here, I'll repeat the context for you:

> > Arguably a competent person wouldn't have persisted in a role where it was obvious they were not able to make a meaningful difference.

> You'd be insane to leave a job with such few responsibilities and such insane compensation. Set for life.

Pay special attention to the phrasing "a role". We are not talking about specifically this role.

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18. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 17:05 UTC] No.44512434{7}[source]▶
> You'd be insane to leave a job with such few responsibilities and such insane compensation. Set for life.

Again: you would not be insane to do so if staying in the job has substantial non-compensation consequences. Like jail.

19. toomanyrichies ◴[09 Jul 25 21:15 UTC] No.44514808{3}[source]▶
Some might argue there are more important things in life than compensation.

Self-respect, for example.