Funny enough, though their jobs would be the easiest to replace, they are “important” in that they can be held legally responsible for business decisions (Responsible Corporate Officer doctrine). That’s partly why they get tens of millions of dollars - so they can take the fall when shit hits the fan (either they fuck the shareholders or majorly break the law).
This is known as the “Scapegoating Premium” - you are basically paid for the risk of taking on a very public, high liability/visibility position. The corporation pays their legal fees and has insurance to help with this, but it’s compensation for the possibility of legal and reputational damage.
“Cooper AI Co-founder & CEO”
Why would you expect her take to be anything but brain-dead?
Exactly.
Im pretty sure graduates aren’t beating down her door for the opportunity to work for her.
Sniffing her own farts too much.
It’s 2026 and yes, I can imagine that there are some rich college kids who think paying for an internship with her would be a smart move.
They’d get a chance to build up contacts and see how she operates.
Telling the Queen how good her farts smell has long been a path to success.
But only for those incapable of learning to live off lentils
Idk there’s a bunch of ‘contacts’ I know, and I’d think someone is a shitheel if another shitheel was talking them up
Ummm, it’s 2026. What exactly makes you think that being scum is somehow a barrier to success?
It’s not, I’m not the one checking references.
I’m pretty underwhelmed before even clicking…
Because, as we all know, the only people who can be adequately replaced by the inference-free prediction machine are business idiots.
Everyone else has a real job that actually requires real intelligence instead of prediction algorithms.
Funny enough, though their jobs would be the easiest to replace, they are “important” in that they can be held legally responsible for business decisions (Responsible Corporate Officer doctrine). That’s partly why they get tens of millions of dollars - so they can take the fall when shit hits the fan (either they fuck the shareholders or majorly break the law).
This is known as the “Scapegoating Premium” - you are basically paid for the risk of taking on a very public, high liability/visibility position. The corporation pays their legal fees and has insurance to help with this, but it’s compensation for the possibility of legal and reputational damage.
Very little risk. Laughable in most countries. C-Suite accountability translating to truly damaging punishment, like jail time, is almost nil.
Yeah, I’ll believe corporations (or c-suites) are people when Texas executes one.
Oh for sure. But regardless, the potential for reputational harm and liability are part of why named execs get these ridiculous sums.