@GergelyOrosz: There is something to be said about signing up to lead ~5,500 people (at MongoDB) as CEO, then, 10 months later walk ou…

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Gergely Orosz comments on MongoDB's interim CEO CJ Desai leaving to join Meta just 10 months after taking the leadership role, questioning the executive's commitment given MongoDB's large workforce.

There is something to be said about signing up to lead ~5,500 people (at MongoDB) as CEO, then, 10 months later walk out for an even bigger pay check (compared to the already enormous one.) Those 5,500 people have decided what kind of leader that person is, that is for sure.
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There is something to be said about signing up to lead ~5,500 people (at MongoDB) as CEO, then, 10 months later walk out for an even bigger pay check (compared to the already enormous one.)

Those 5,500 people have decided what kind of leader that person is, that is for sure.

TBPN (@tbpn): MongoDB interim CEO @dittycheria on Meta poaching CJ Desai:

“CJ made a decision, and I’ll let you pass judgment.”

“What I will say is I got a note from a good friend who says, ’At the end of the day, no one’s going to remember how much money you make. They’re going to remember

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