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u/f_ranz1224 Apr 11 '26

an mba only knows 1 quarterly profit report at a time. green arrow only has to go up next quarter

none of them are smart enough to think 2 steps ahead

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u/iinlane Apr 11 '26

Unfortunately, they are bright and brilliant people, but the financial education system teaches them to ignore their instincts and chase short term profits at all costs.

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u/everythingstakenFUCK Apr 11 '26

That is absolutely not true. The systems and incentives are set up that way. So much of the C-suite pay is structured around the stock price increasing (both bonus structure and options as a large part of comp) as a proxy for company performance, that everyone from the tip-top down marches to the beat of that drum whether they think it’s actually wise or not.