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Originally Posted by CCIP
think of this as a question that's kind of similar to "what does the captain of a ship actually do?" It's easy to ask that question in a loaded sort of way, because the captain of a ship does not (and is normally not supposed to) have his hands on the wheels, doesn't actually hit buttons that fire weapons, and usually has less specialist knowledge about any given system on his ship than crew that are assigned and trained specifically for that system. So it might look like captain, or in our case the CEO, isn't doing much to warrant his rank and pay compared to his subordinates that do the stuff, just because he's not physically doing as much as people under his command. But does that mean he's useless?
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Great point, but there are critical differences between a captain and a CEO.
The captain of a ship is held ultimately responsible for anything good or bad that happens. I mean really held responsible. There is balance. When was the last time a CEO ever went down with the company. Captains are the last to abandon ship, but CEOs seem to be the first to jump ship.
The ship's captain also gives direction, often literally, True the captain is not the one turning knobs or even calculating courses, but the captain is the one making the decisions on where the floaty thing is headed. In other words, the captain is the one who really knows what the ship is supposed to do. I am not seeing that in my CEO.
There just does not seem to be any accountability.
And the biggest difference seems to be that a captain cares about the ship. The ship is a part of the captain's life. It is almost like a marriage.... until sinking do we part.
Can the same be said about CEO's? Perhaps they would fight more for the company if they did not have the platinum ejection seat.
I am just bitter.
