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MongoDB CEO resigns to join Meta

366 points · 306 comments · diek

  1. everfrustrated · · focus · HN ↗
    "effective immediately" means either... he doesn't have a contract with a notice period, or he does and is willing to forfeit any benefit from it like share options, etc.

    One reason might be the share price has collapsed and he has no confidence in it coming back (pretty scandalous if he's the CEO!), or Meta has offered him inducements > what he's walking away from.

    Good way to burn a lot of bridges. He's never going to be hired as CEO by anybody for the rest of his career.

    1. lenerdenator · · focus · HN ↗
      > One reason might be the share price has collapsed and he has no confidence in it coming back (pretty scandalous if he's the CEO!)

      Is it?

      Scandals require consequence. He's getting a new job at Meta. It'll take lawsuits to suss all of this out and those take years.

      Worth noting: CJ wasn't just the CEO, he was also board member and president.

      This is what happens when you don't have effective corporate governance.

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