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minus-squaredelitomatoes@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·9 months agoJapan Airlines CEO took a salary of $1 during the downturn…but it’s more of a Japan thing
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoTo be fair, many US CEOs take a $1 salary, they just get a ton of stocks instead.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-29 months agoYes they do. Here are a few: Mark Zuckerberg Jack Dorsey Larry Page Even those with a “typical” CEO salary usually get far more compensation through stocks (e.g. Costco’s CEO). Salary isn’t the interesting figure here.
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoIt’s the alternative to cutting your pinky finger off.
Japan Airlines CEO took a salary of $1 during the downturn…but it’s more of a Japan thing
To be fair, many US CEOs take a $1 salary, they just get a ton of stocks instead.
Do they though?
Yes they do. Here are a few:
Even those with a “typical” CEO salary usually get far more compensation through stocks (e.g. Costco’s CEO). Salary isn’t the interesting figure here.
It’s the alternative to cutting your pinky finger off.