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CyberMacGyver ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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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Xiol32 ◴[] 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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mingus88 ◴[] 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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mdasen ◴[] 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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1. bikezen ◴[] 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"