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Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2M in shares after value surges on news of job cuts

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Re: Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2M in shares after value surges on news of job cuts

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post #3

I mean -- do you want him to sell when the price is low?

Maybe the CFO can take one for the team, just once. Maybe cut their own pay to keep a few employees around instead of laying them off. Just a little selflessness, as a treat.

That's not the nature of a CFO.

Re: Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2M in shares after value surges on news of job cuts

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post #6

Why do so many tech executives seem to make the actual worst decisions possible when it comes to symbolic leadership?

Keep in mind they don't write articles about executives cashing in stock in unexceptional times.

That's the point.

Re: Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2M in shares after value surges on news of job cuts

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe the CFO can take one for the team, just once. Maybe cut their own pay to keep a few employees around instead of laying them off. Just a little selflessness, as a treat.

That's not the nature of a CFO.

"the nature of a CFO" makes it sounds like some kind of mystical force. It's not! it's just humans making decisions. They can choose to be greedy or not.

Re: Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2M in shares after value surges on news of job cuts

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post #8

Why do so many tech executives seem to make the actual worst decisions possible when it comes to symbolic leadership?

not smart enough to realise that the transactions are public and it may end up in the press completely destroying their reputation in the process

Couple millions for me would be completely worth my reputation... And how badly will this reputation prevent getting the next job?
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