I predict this CEO will lose his job over this, most likely as a scapegoat. The potential liability in this maneuver is massive and it’s in every executive’s job description to limit risk to the company.
Most politicized organizations do it on the sly; they just make the targeted enemy worker’s life hell until they quit, rather than firing anyone outright.
Unlikely.
This has been going on for 20 years in Silicon Valley and all the critical players are now in secure positions of power.
If Faux News had even a smudge of IQ, they would send 3-5 reporters to SV and start interviewing (protected ID) engineers.
Start with Ex HP employees and then move to Ex Intel employees.
“I predict this CEO will lose his job over this, most likely as a scapegoat. “
YES.
And the deep thinkers that could not wait six months or a year for this to blow over?
Too smart by half.