--- title: Hey, CEOs… You good? - The Hustle description: Feeling a little worn down?… You are? Aw, man. We thought so. Still, so sorry to hear that. Hang in there, pals. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/357918615-19-News-Brief_2023-04-24T235457.502Z.webp --- # Hey, CEOs… You good? ![Ben Berkley](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/assets/hubspot.com/web-team/WBZ/HubSpot%20Media/Blog%202021/Images/Nav/Optimized/TheHustle_Icon_Dark.svg) [Ben Berkley](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/ben-berkley) Published: April 25, 2023 Updated: October 11, 2023 There’s been a rash of exec-in-hot-water stories lately, topped by the latest fall from grace — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was [ousted](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_BV2-MKJV1-WJV7CgX65N5nNcLsb6DJ3W6MYkSF1xQ4DyW8WKWsr9kcMHcW7JtvV27ZkrKyVxWqt72pRnvJW4Mnfhr5njxxHW7BCtg08VdGNXW413Kvc73T3rqMSszY_26fRnW5qnVL096vT3MW2J5jSG3SQJgYW98WXwW6tf-1hVwkqFW969M0zW4SCsPl10V0XDW1MX7kK57hQCZW8nqmd14yftHMW2ldt6n87n_FJW3BVfC32DqjzsW6Q_fL028vdz7W8LZSwk12HCvMW8rPKPv21z0NNVzrf-78JLCYJW4H8kyK8m6xtDN9kKKHDrBrlN3j6V1) for “inappropriate conduct” with a subordinate. ![CEO working](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/357918615-19-News-Brief_2023-04-24T235457.502Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=357918615-19-News-Brief_2023-04-24T235457.502Z.webp) When an elite crowd holds both the welfare of our economy and millions of employees in their hands every day, it’s necessary to ask: Are they able to hold themselves together? #### **The headlines are making us less sure** - Clearlink’s James Clarke is doing [damage control](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_BB2-MKpV1-WJV7CgZPCW8N9xWL21k6JZW9dPxCd7X6plRW89X2jY6CcqYXW96sHsx2B1lGRW34rJDN880j0NW5bJ1w83D7WsKV3NG8P5c_QHDW2ZwkW58CKkY6W820Q2s4y9FFCW42mCYq7V1LhQW40p5SZ6SwDJ1VGcHYJ4d6dRnW1b9CZp2rsYXWN2BQ9MJXsR94W2F1kxc5XFM09W3nLwP78V-WmwW8gv60l40XfNRW4FKXkD7-6vGTW80G3TR4xRWpcW1Z5GKk26hZXDW48MJ0s1Q1846W58Njpb7JNnMp3q0R1) after questioning his team’s effort — singling out mothers, in particular — and praising an employee who sold his dog to return to the office. - MillerKnoll’s Andi Owen [apologized](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_Bh2-MK5V1-WJV7CgW9QW6tnn3V4VS-RLW3ZDwV23DcNCHN1GRLgRQYX_hW8kswFm1Tcnx9W8gyrDS3j042GN97f7192SvTTM-NSKxc2mCTW6NqTyk3nXM-6W2xPtB95bzhtfW8v_XxW1vTf5zW8Fg67P4V71NbW8LzJM45nhvp_W7SHKSK2Z70x1VvdrFX7lwwYDVxtZZX3cpwQjW6gPQvh2K5_zGN6fgm8RXHX0vW8Kttg726TL2FW5S9zF-4dF_c4W8QKBQ_7shdvg36C31) for telling her staff to “leave pity city” when they sought clarification about company bonuses — a controversy exacerbated by Owen’s [~$4m](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_BV2-MKJV1-WJV7CgHFpW4sDGJ15sSLTsW4b_5T_562f9xW5CG-Mv4p7KLVMXzx3Zh3rZMW7LD9pV3LwwWVW2jPl8H50JwGXN59vQznCYsQkW2CjzBJ4TkGKtW44TM0z83M8B-W5ZYyyJ8FVVvWW28LjYg5Zl0P-W14Dqc_4njqprW6lSvRF93smGdN34fGZzvjCGwVYBFk98WPXjlW8W6trp8jxnKlW69DZ726mbN6PN2rN927cXHFCN350mM9MMZGpW46l50s4q9RC-V_h6pg4qR8tgW4B5_TC1KJTLPW4krmQx6DjvvdW1Wx7Sn1Ykccs3mb41) in 2022 bonuses. - Axel Springer SE’s Mathias Döpfner saw [comments leak](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_BV2-MKJV1-WJV7CgzXTW6DDPFt4Dy5GsW69lmnl6WJ2RYN685WhmH4v0KW3gkSf-1zMbJHVykjSQ3cH-mLW125ys64BcfDHW7QHQQh4HVH5WW5hs5n16Pw0F4V-yFyx7x3pX8W39VFMj2Dkdm1VWPp9z3Dkv7bW59htfK8G4fKVW8sW4ht1fCDHQVcLXzS3MjDHxW4V6Vcd3LDc3RVKxnhW9bv94fW4B5ytd21vTddW3JkfTm6tRlS2W4C4FKB3wRFJDW75HbQw4Qcjv4W2J1B0Q5Yws48W4Ql63X5RVjMtW9l8QJx6ZH1YpVGlMpk7bQV0T34pF1) in which he assailed Muslims, said he’s “all for climate change,” and labeled all east Germans “disgusting.” It doesn’t stop there. C-suite stress has poured out in more bizarre ways: - Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon is [under fire](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_BB2-MKpV1-WJV7CgDfbW6FQGBD8PsN8cW2z_4tY7gYDvRW1cB9bN6x523nW2nNBjC1znjCzW8vyycn31L_pkN1yvC-YszGLtW2QslWZ98ckPWW4wdktL3_BQLwW96Ybg98_RGndW8M9xYb4PKFvgN6m9jH3NWtcgN23wwWlJf4l0W4rGmVv8KLlBlW1Fp5Rf4M1Y_5W2vBQ5c2rz1phV43-ts1_nrSSN5hBlTDqHN-wW14YCst5t6tsPMzXg1JGDy21N5QZsfvHhyGXW4RbQfW36Sz8fW4rz_TW3PQ9fD3d1H1) for allegedly having employees manage his side hustle as an EDM DJ. - Beyond Meat exec Doug Ramsey *bit a man’s nose *a few months back. He was suspended, left the company, and just [pleaded guilty](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_C92-MK_V1-WJV7CgT-cW7fzrcl2XBRDVW6xT4Zs4VnHcfW1nt7Xw892MlFW6qtLpc7XDW9KW7qLQjJ6RBtJPW418qqn85WB49N12Ftl2_Wn00W3tr9WM1mdfBJV23Cx691Wn54W9dRYTD1Yhcw7W29xGKG4sb-HWVMJ0Xt6D2SYJN1DKCnchvVWqW3x6phP2mDCdGW1Nw4l65W-64qN3LCj68TtgKfW7qD5X13cpPPtW73p63x66KZJyW4lJ8dt3lH235W5X270m70vDwnW1CQHKb5lyw_nW8mdfwV1v-9KZN5XGQ5dN8PqDW2dyYHC4w48pZW7kbZzH8Gc6nhW1vMykg7dc8xz3bxF1). - And sure, it’s comparatively harmless, but Dodge’s Tim Kuniskis still has us worried, with [his dreams](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_Bh2-MK5V1-WJV7CgHL1W2ZcTqp3-V3vlW3DgMvL3z94fFW8MB-_F8gFr69N2JC2QZcLMRSW6vTf-d569GG_N5BS91RBYHwVW2--X5p2b_JP_W6qJVV51y1R6dVPTm176pgMHvW7zPPjd74BpfwW6pLvlR6sFGDbW8gP6SB29WR7SW4DvY5F7blW_2W1-gKNs6nrw6KVqkgcg4V2xNpW27h5mf7cCYM3W5_ZjZ43ZSC6rW8j5hZt44Z-sRW6LX--q1w5jDYW8fj15J7wKTMN3bRY1) about “weird, evil leprechauns.” #### **The strain isn’t new; the consequences are** Imagine simply getting out of bed in today’s world and not feeling at least some burnout. Then imagine running a multibillion-dollar company in that world. (Actually, no thanks. We’ll pass.) A [Harvard study](https://media.hubspot.com/e3t/Ctc/UB+113/d2q-Vf04/VX7vS58yn4glN5Q9CFRjWb5KVDyhz94ZPkCxN8kT_Bh2-MK5V1-WJV7CgWBfW1y43kW1_Z48cW7_r1W47r9RNzW6lJ59j97VMjDW2ncZrw7BR081W8RQD3y8LJJRyW38cV5n7C67bSW5X_mw84VZZf_W7l2Swc4355q4W8DzxcF7qynLjW1whLWr7lS20nW2kfJF072gnCsW2TjTSZ1_NGZVW4Rg-Qm7TPrLcVtyglv1pGQRrW1hWPXC2yyRsPN5MKjh4ZQ_b9VGFZSV7Zv3wVW2TNgGD1_V7ycW3pKGsY9jMMXQW9b0-q75pf4G03hrx1) puts CEOs at 62.5 on-the-job hours per week, but one must assume the stress never fully punches out. On top, social media adds further scrutiny, with every word and action (or inaction) a possible scandal-in-waiting. | | | --- | Topics: [Workplace Issues](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/tag/workplace-issues) ## Follow us on social media prev next - ![‘Lazy management’ vs. ‘fake work’](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1322416868-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-woman_sleeping_20230711001539.webp) ### ‘Lazy management’ vs. ‘fake work’ - ![Climbing the corporate ladder? More like scaling the noncompete wall](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/939844908-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-Noncompete_20230608234933.webp) ### Climbing the corporate ladder? 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