Post #2580696
2026-01-30 19:10 UTC
The story I've heard is that he took a nosedive in effectiveness as CEO when his son died in 2022 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadellas-son-dead-26-company-says-rcna18320). No idea how true that is, but 2022ish does seem to have been a turning point for Microsoft in terms of strategy and how well the company is run.
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@AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2026-01-31 00:51
That's sad. Regardless of whether it's one of the reasons for Microsoft's nosedive, it does make me feel some unexpected sympathy for Satya Nadella. I also feel pity, because most high up CEOs do not seem happy with their lives — Many of them spend an absurd amount of time at work, even if they never seem to actually *do* much work, and I can't imagine how hard it must be to weather grief under such conditions. No amount of money can buy you more time with a lost loved one. It really seems like a hollow existence.