Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffs

Post by sbierwagen » Sat, May 06, 2023, 3:02 AM UTC

PeterisP wrote: post #296

sbierwagen wrote: post #83

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>we should be getting a slice of total business unit revenue Start a company then. Pay is not determined by value, it's determined by leverage. The CEO pays himself the most money because he controls the company, he's not going to pay anyone lower than him more than he makes.

CEO doesn't "pay himself the most money"; CEO pay is not decided by the company executives but directly by the shareholders/board.

Post by comprev » Sat, May 06, 2023, 2:29 PM UTC

JustLurking2022 wrote: post #72

comprev wrote: post #33

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I disagree about being overpaid. Similar to other professions - engineering and medicine for example - we have a career which requires a dedication to constant learning. We build systems which allow companies to generate billions in revenue and deserve a slice of the pie.

Most engineers earn nothing close to FAANG comp. Even some really great computer scientists who just don't happen to live in the silicon valley bubble don't.

Post by jimsimmons » Sat, May 06, 2023, 6:28 PM UTC

nemothekid wrote: post #322

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #275

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I'm not following, and rereading the thread now it looks like it's been edited to the point of not making sense. I thought the thread was something like: > What pop artist makes that much? >> Swift >>> But she's the top of pop artists, that's not a fair comparison (implied: because google should be paying a more "normal" amount) In which case "but Google is the top of tech" would be a fair counterpoint. But if the ar…

> scantily clad and squeezing autotune The implication is that 220M is peanuts because pop artists who just sell sex and use autotune make that kind money. Describing Taylor swift as someone who "squeeze autotune" is ridiculous; Taylor Swift has arguable done more than Sundar. Are pop stars who "dress sexy and abuse autotune" making sundar money? Does Taylor Swift fit that profile? How did we go from "scantily clad a…

Post by strikelaserclaw » Mon, May 08, 2023, 8:13 PM UTC

lvl102 wrote: post #57

In comparison, Nadella is a bit above $50M which is gross underpay considering how Ballmer left the company. Nadella has been the best CEO in the past decade. In fact, you could argue that he’s the best investment manager in the past decade since MSFT is now a giant technology conglomerate. Better than Berkshire.