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GameStop's New Billionaire Boss Calls For 'Extreme Frugality' In Email To Staff (kotaku.com)
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[-] Banda@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Ryan specifically says

“I’m not getting paid, so I’m either going down with the ship or turning the company around. I much prefer the latter.”

I assume he’s not taking a salary for his role. I highly doubt that extends to the rest of the c suite though.

[-] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

But is he getting a hefty stock based compensation package? Can he sell those stocks before he bails?

[-] hackitfast@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Undoubtedly.

Who thinks he's being the CEO out of the good in his heart?

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 6 points 1 year ago

Then he's not using those stock sales to help the company, he's using it to enrich himself.

[-] AliasAKA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Yes, and he’ll do the old “force austerity to temporarily drive up profit margins for a quarter or two, then once it’s clear the next quarter will be crap, sell all of the stock that was awarded (auspiciously with a very short vesting window, if not just given outright)”

Typical bs, probably worth shorting this stock over the next year or so

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago

Nah, GME to the moon!

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Can you go to the moon instead?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, GME is there. Screw em.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Yes, and that is the same thing as being paid even if the CEO pretends that it isn't.

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