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John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, the company whose 3D game engine had recently seen backlash from developers over proposed fee structures, will retire as CEO, president, and board chairman at the company, according to a press release issued late on a Monday afternoon, one many observe as a holiday.

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[–] upforitbutnotdownforit@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Maybe the solution for CEOs that take the golden parachute is a literal golden parachute.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Abd what would you propose we do with the board of directors? Ya know, the people actually running the show?

Y'all are suckers. They put out a Judas goat and you eat it up.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

No one's saying they can't also be dropped from a plane while strapped to a heavy weight. Planes are big, there's room for CEOs and boards, and anyone else who promotes enshittification. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The solution is to tax the rich so a golden parachute mostly goes to the tax payer. Including stock options.

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

They get a rucksack filled with gold bullion, and the only way out of the building is through the window of their corner office.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Times are tough, best we can do is lead.