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by 2close4comfort 3684 days ago
Just goes to show that even if you did work/worked at Google you are really no better than anyone else...and planning on that to bring your business around may not actually be a plan.
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That's sort of a non sequitur. Maybe Meyer did better at holding Yahoo together than any of her non-Google competitors for the same role would have done. And a sample size of 1 isn't really anything to draw conclusions from in terms of the capabilities of ex Google employees.
I'm not sure what Meyer brought to the table that non ex Googlers don't have, other than a general reputation for being successful uber geniuses. Which in this case did jack and shit for Yahoo, though they coasted along on her celebrity for a while.
Reminds me a little bit of Ron Johnson of Apple with JC Penney.
But Ron Johnson brought and executed a coherent change plan. It wasn't at all successful, but it still existed.

Mayer spent a lot of money on acquihires and self-aggrandizement but all that was externally visible was entropy. The changes that I've seen all involve the pollution of their various news aggregators with the lowest grade clickbait.

she parlayed not being any better into quite a payday. give the girl some props!
Got a big payday, advanced the resume significantly and had two children.

I think she should be applauded for those things personally, even if Yahoo was a sinking ship she couldn't save.

This is just my impression, and I'm not trying to censor your speech nor make any assumptions about your thoughts nor intentions. In this context, the use word 'girl' seems needlessly sexist and patronizing, to me.
I think we should introduce a law that says that if a company does no better than random rock throwing, its net result should be at most zero.