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    Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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    543 points donohoe | 11 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.323s | source | bottom
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    ujkhsjkdhf234 ◴[09 Jul 25 15:20 UTC] No.44511128[source]▶
    Good for her. Got paid a ton of money to be the fall guy and no one ever believed anything that went wrong with the company was her fault. That's a clean getaway in my book. Hopefully she can move on to something that isn't building Nazi chat bots.
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    1. nickthegreek ◴[09 Jul 25 16:19 UTC] No.44511851[source]▶
    pretty sure she did alot of reputational damage to herself along the way.
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    2. Invictus0 ◴[09 Jul 25 16:26 UTC] No.44511930[source]▶
    This is just delusional. It was obvious to everyone she was in an impossible job with a megalomaniacal boss ,and not only did she not get fired, she actually lasted 2 years and left on her own terms. I think she'll be just fine.
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    3. rsynnott ◴[09 Jul 25 16:47 UTC] No.44512204[source]▶
    She _accepted_ the job, though. If we're assuming it was obvious to everyone that it was an impossible job, then her accepting it shows a certain lack of judgement, surely.
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    4. add-sub-mul-div ◴[09 Jul 25 16:57 UTC] No.44512324[source]▶
    The reputational damage was taking the money to profit from and aid the megalomania. She'll never be taken seriously by serious people or have a substantive job again. But she'll do fine, her loyalty will probably get her similar opportunity with similar people.
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    5. kjkjadksj ◴[09 Jul 25 17:23 UTC] No.44512648{3}[source]▶
    If your boss was a jackass would you actually turn your nose at 6m a year? I sure wouldn’t. That would set me up for life.
    6. kjkjadksj ◴[09 Jul 25 17:24 UTC] No.44512655{3}[source]▶
    Shes 62 she can just retire and live on a beach for the next 30 or so years.
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    7. HeyLaughingBoy ◴[09 Jul 25 21:18 UTC] No.44514834{3}[source]▶
    "I accepted a difficult position with the expectation that I would make a significant impact on the company's future. Now, looking back, I'm pleased with what I was able to accomplish. I look forward to more challenging engagements."

    At least, that's how I would spin it.

    But I'd probably have AI massage the text a bit ;-)

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    8. toomanyrichies ◴[09 Jul 25 21:39 UTC] No.44514988{4}[source]▶
    > Shes 62 she can just retire and live on a beach for the next 30 or so years.

    As Rust Kohle said in "True Detective": "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time..."

    9. toomanyrichies ◴[09 Jul 25 21:43 UTC] No.44515010{4}[source]▶
    > But I'd probably have AI massage the text a bit ;-)

    Just not Grok specifically. Wouldn't want it "massaging the text" with ethnic jokes.

    10. edm0nd ◴[10 Jul 25 03:37 UTC] No.44516945[source]▶
    doubtful. Marissa Mayer literally killed Yahoo and still was able to get a new job and hold board member seats.
    11. _ph_ ◴[10 Jul 25 09:04 UTC] No.44518908[source]▶
    Is that so? Or isn't it that being the CEO of such a large and well-known company is basically always career enhancing? In my experience, with companies hiring for high-level positions, former job titles are valued often more than actual performance.