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NWCorona

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2. Yes but find it odd that you would compare her to another woman

Reply to physioex (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 04:11 PM

Mar 2017

A bad CEO is a bad CEO. Gender has nothing to do with it. I've seen plenty of companies brought to the brink and rarely does the replacement get double. Besides it's not like yahoo was at its peak before Mayer came on. It was on a downward slope well before that.

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Yahoos New Male CEO Will Get Twice Marissa Mayers Salary [View all] NWCorona Mar 2017 OP

Mayer was a moron.... physioex Mar 2017 #1

Yes but find it odd that you would compare her to another woman NWCorona Mar 2017 #2

I wouldn't compare her to Carly Fiorina Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2017 #4

I wouldn't say she is highly accomplished- She sure did climb the ladder fast snooper2 Mar 2017 #16

But the wealthy need more tax cuts, right? Beaverhausen Mar 2017 #3

Does he have a comparable parachute or is it less than what she got? If it's a cstanleytech Mar 2017 #5

Perhaps it's because his job is riskier. Igel Mar 2017 #9

Wouldn't a comparable wage to hers with a stock options as a bonus based on performance cstanleytech Mar 2017 #11

Mayers was shit anyway, and should be sent away with nothing Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #6

What does this have to do with gender? IronLionZion Mar 2017 #7

so is yahoo just stupid? if doing a good job required double Mayer's salary, why didn't they either TheFrenchRazor Mar 2017 #8

Mayer had just turned 37 when she became Yahoo CEO IronLionZion Mar 2017 #10

Wallstreet rewards failed CEOs who have destroyed a company. democratisphere Mar 2017 #12

Is this CEO competent? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #13

You've got to be kidding with this shit melman Mar 2017 #14

It is almost consistant catsudon Mar 2017 #15

in order to earn that, he'll have to destroy shareholder value twice as fast nt geek tragedy Mar 2017 #17