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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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537 points donohoe | 14 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.46s | 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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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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1. 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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2. 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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3. andsoitis ◴[09 Jul 25 15:42 UTC] No.44511447[source]▶
Another possibility is that she was fired.
4. 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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5. mdasen ◴[09 Jul 25 15:53 UTC] No.44511599[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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6. steveBK123 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:14 UTC] No.44511796{3}[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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7. selectodude ◴[09 Jul 25 16:22 UTC] No.44511879{4}[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".
8. bikezen ◴[09 Jul 25 16:22 UTC] No.44511882{3}[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"

9. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 16:51 UTC] No.44512251[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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10. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:54 UTC] No.44512278{3}[source]▶
Sure, and I agree, but that's not really related to what GP is saying
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11. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 16:58 UTC] No.44512327{4}[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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12. snickerdoodle12 ◴[09 Jul 25 17:04 UTC] No.44512415{5}[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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13. ceejayoz ◴[09 Jul 25 17:05 UTC] No.44512434{6}[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.

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

Self-respect, for example.