• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    Of course that wasn’t the official reason he gave. He hired a management consultant group to do a study of where all the top restaurant talent was in the country. Surprise, surprise, all the criteria they were given led them to narrow down the ideal location for the corporate headquarters to be right next to his house in Newport Beach.

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      10 hours ago

      How the fuck isn’t this stuff against business laws. How does this not break the fiduciary duty by self-dealing?

      If what you’re saying is accurate then he’s a pro at creating parallel evidence.

      Who am I kidding? Anyone who could bring a suit against the CEO probably doesn’t care.

      wasteful hubristic meatballs

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        7 minutes ago

        I’m theory, the board of directors is supposed to keep a CEO in check if they do something that is against the best interest of the shareholders. But the share price actually went up after he made this move.

        Same reason share prices often go up when a company announces layoffs. The market isn’t always tied to how well a business is run.