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> No CEO is becoming a billionaire by collecting a paycheque.

Yes, they can and do.

  Safra Catz, $2B - CEO Oracle
  Sheryl Sandberg, $2B - Meta
  Jamie Dimon, $1B+ - CEO Chase
and many more (Andy Jassy, Tim Cook, Satyna Nadella, ...)

https://www.forbes.com/profile/safra-catz/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/18/how-shery....

https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-career




Did you go to all of the trouble of writing that comment because you wanted us to laugh at you? All of those people are clearly in that position because they are business owners.

Granted, Catz seems to have recently sold off a large stake of her ownership. But the cash proceeds of that sale still came from being the owner at one point, not from a salary. Nobody becomes a billionaire off a regular paycheque.

Hell, even FAANG software developer compensation is really only notable because the total package includes becoming an owner of the company. The wage portion isn't that much different than any other random tech company.




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