C-suites have always made bafflingly dumb choices about implementing new tech, but it does feel like executives are making those dumb choices at a much faster, more dangerous rates nowadays
Feels like C-suites are speed-running their own tenures at companies more now. More willing to 'burn the ships' for a few good years under them, make good coin, then peace out or bounce to the next thing.
Seems to be way less long-term planning/strategy.. which I have a few different thoughts on..
one more thing I’ll say is this also feels tied to the loss of consequences & loss of the importance of ‘reputation’.
Politics have devolved so much, & this is now impacting the corporate world. Anyone that faked caring about ethics for their reputation feels like that shit doesn’t matter anymore
lmao yes this too. But there used to be a world where some CEOs cared enough about pretending to care or pretending to be inspiring and ethical, et cetera
Also the CEOs 'talk' & this thread might land me on some List of Ire but whatever. If you're a CEO & GAF about others this doesn't apply to you
Maybe I'm cynical but it seems like CEO's have never taken ethics seriously. If a company is big enough to have a CEO, they are doing something unethical, usually screwing their employees.
Yeah. I do understand why people might feel this way. However, I *personally* feel uncomfortable w such blanket statements because I personally know at least one CEO that kind of challenges this.
I also try to avoid viewing any group as a monolith - even privileged?
I also think that a lot of this has become exacerbated w CEO salaries rising so -sharply- vs other employees. So the role is esp good at attracting more folks on the toxic side of things.
To take such a mismatched salary vs the folks that works for you requires a 'type'?
and last, these are my opinions only and I'll never judge yours re: the subject of CEOs. I'm of the opinion that people are allowed to feel however they feel about systems that are severely imbalanced because it impacts all of us differently :)
I appreciate your perspective. I feel like if CEO'S & C suite types were really interested in the opinions of the commoners there's a ton of stuff they could do to make life easier for us, but they don't. They just keep looking for ways to squeeze more blood from the stone.
I don't want to seem like I'm issuing a blanket defense for a group I am often deeply critical of 😅
I think it differs a bit more w smaller company CEOs that are on a diff level & don't make *exorbitantly* more than their employees. I think it's a greater issue w larger or public traded companies
I think when most people hear CEO they think Fortune 500 company and not necessarily the local bank with 6 locations or the regional non-profit food bank. I personally know the CEO of both of those examples.
yeah, it's easy to forget that 'CEO' isn't just the kind of person that runs multi-national biggun conglomerate whatevers: small biz, not for profits, et cetera have em
Though I'll be honest - while individually I'm sure bank CEOs can be good people, banks kinnnnda make their $ through iffy ways..
I’m a real estate appraiser and when I run into someone that can’t seem to get a mortgage for a variety of reasons, I send them to a small local bank or credit union. They make the decisions locally and can look at the individual as more than a number on a computer screen and the big banks don’t.
Over the past 15 years, it’s kinda been a hobby of mine helping people that think they could never be a home owner navigate the bureaucracy. I don’t make a dime doing it but I like helping people. They don’t teach this stuff in school and people just don’t know how to do it.
Almost every time the people end up paying less per month than renting.
The biggest hurdle is getting over what they “want” and instead looking for what they “need” in a place. It’s not a sign of failure that your 1st place is a shithole, it’s fertilizer.
