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Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave

148 points · 194 comments · ilamont

  1. xnx · · focus · HN ↗
    Fireship pointed out that the board members gave themselves a generous severance package in the very brief interim, so that was very possibly the whole plan.
    1. WJW · · focus · HN ↗
      How does this even work? Surely if you are going to move them out, you'd revoke the severance package first?
      1. Loughla · · focus · HN ↗
        That's. That's just not how contracts for severance packages work.

        I'm not familiar with this case but most severance packages I've dealt with are valid for everything except like death or federal prison.

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