A Very Revealing Thread About Some Very Terrible CEOs

With Elon Musk’s buy out of Twitter, CEOs have been all over the news… and not for great reasoning. I’m sure you’ve seen the meme about how he offered to solve world hunger, was given a $6 billion bid, and then like… disappeared.

Cool. Cool, dude. Cool, cool, cool.

Well, the horror show doesn’t end there: Patrick W. Watson recently shone a light on some serious CEO hypocrisy on Twitter and the thread he started is … harrowing.

Dear CEOs: You can't both
a) brag to shareholders about record profits
and then
b) tell workers you can't afford better wages and working conditions.
Maybe that once worked. It doesn't anymore. https://t.co/tIcNRDNkye

— Patrick W. Watson (@PatrickW) October 17, 2021

Here are some of the best responses:

1. Cut pay

2. Some ideas for them

Have they seen this? Maybe get some ideas… pic.twitter.com/R69YlTSTkK

— Bethankit Hums (@tangibullah) October 18, 2021

3. John Deere

A Big Reason Why John Deere Workers Went on Strike >> Its CEO saw his pay increase by 160% during the pandemic, to $15.6 million

Meanwhile, Deere is offering its unionized workers a raise of just 12% over 6 years. Its starting pay is just $20.10 an hourhttps://t.co/vUyjQcPRCa

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) October 17, 2021

4. Is there a middle ground?

5. Part of the game

6. CEO Pay

7. They hate it

8. Doesn’t fly

This no longer flies. Why a board would keep a CEO who thinks it does is unclear. https://t.co/BooUAW6UmZ

— Patrick W. Watson (@PatrickW) October 18, 2021

9. You can’t DO this

pic.twitter.com/XWvAqUSzaW

— Wall Street Queen (@WallStreetQuee2) January 9, 2022

10. People over Profit

Insulting the INTELLIGENCE of the WORKERS that produce the GOODS that make the PROFIT for the huge Corporations is SHAMEFUL & defines along with validating the term CORPORATE GREED!

Giving WORKERS higher wages begets INCREASED Productivity & less turnover & INCREASED loyalty! pic.twitter.com/RT2xW5iTLT

— Bahia Wilson (@bahiawilson) October 18, 2021

A Very Revealing Thread About Some Very Terrible CEOs (10 Tweets)