OT: let's get current with what's next for Yahoo post Marissa Mayer?

[Gsinill]

Looks like Marissa Mayer is going to walk away with $186M

[eddief]

I was the OP on this thread. I still own some and it's in the black. But she did way better than I did. The whole concept of this level of our capitalism makes wanna puke.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

Looks like Marissa Mayer is going to walk away with $186M

what an amazing country. Someone does a terrible job and gets $186m.

I still own some yahoo, its finally getting to the price I bought it at. Prob will keep for a bit and try to gain some profit and then sell

[fiamme red]

Sickening. A month ago it was only supposed to be $23 million: http://www.latimes.com/business/tech...313-story.html.

I can imagine how the former Yahoo employees who were victims of Mayer's layoffs -- or in her words, "remixes" -- feel.

[Mr. Pink]

Hey, at least she isn't hiding from almost certain indictment, like Elizabeth Holmes.

[Tony T]

I wonder which troubled company will hire her next — Twitter, Pandora?
She must be good if her last position paid her $186,000,000, right?

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by eddief

I was the OP on this thread. I still own some and it's in the black. But she did way better than I did. The whole concept of this level of our capitalism makes wanna puke.

I worked for Time Inc most of my adult life, so, you know, don't get me going. My introduction to this cronyism was back when Time Inc. merged with Warner Brothers to create Time Warner. (Yes, the Time Warner that later merged with AOL, that now is cited as the worst merger in history, but, we're not going there right now) when the Time Warner merger was announced, various executives from my company had to publicly announce that they received very substantial sums of money after it happened. About ten million dollars each, which, of course, is pocket change these days, but, was quite a lot in 1990 or so, for, you know, DOING NOTHING! I could never figure out, and nobody could explain to me why a CEO of a public company that was essentially just bought, deserves a king's ransom. But, as we've seen, it's gotten much, much worse these days.

[eddief]

anyone can grow up to be president or a rich corporate do-nothing...or both. luck, talent, drive, right place right time. we see so much proof all the time.

[fa63]

America, the land of opportunity.

And golden parachutes.

[Ralph]

I don't fault her for anything....they hired her and made the contract with her. Directed her actions.

[eddief]

not about her. It's about something else.

Originally Posted by Ralph

I don't fault her for anything....they hired her and made the contract with her. Directed her actions.

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by eddief

luck.

I've recently read a few pieces by and interviews of some VIPs in our society, and most, almost all, excepting, of course, a certain real estate developer in the news a lot (cough cough) will honestly admit how much luck played a part in their success. I do, and I'm only a fairly comfortable schlub in late life. Hell, I could have gone to jail a few times for stupid things I did.

[Gsinill]

Originally Posted by Ralph

I don't fault her for anything....they hired her and made the contract with her. Directed her actions.

I don't think anybody blames HER.

[likebikes]

it's hilarious to me that yahoo! is under discussion in 2017.

i haven't visited their website for probably 10 years.

[eddief]

to determine what Altaba will be worth in 2 years.