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0 pointslordnacho2y ago0 comments

An executive can also completely tank your business in a way that a line worker cannot.

So it's still a bit of a paradox why you would pay anyone so much over the odds. How confident can you really be that this one guy you found is going to increase profits by 10%? And if you do find this guy, why isn't there another guy with similar experience offering the same tradeoff?

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Ferret74462y ago· 2 in thread

That's exactly why they are paid so much. It's more important that they don't fuck things up than "demonstrate productivity".

Ekaros2y ago

Why isn't their compensation two directional then? Why not give them both options and have them sell puts that company can exercise. So if company loses 10% of valuation they will pay company some money...

lordnachoOP2y ago

That's what I'm saying doesn't make any sense. How do you know they won't? Plenty of people have messed up a business, who's to say your guy with pedigree won't?

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