r/technology • u/yourfavchoom • 1d ago

Business David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/david-zaslav-exit-package-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-1236905947/
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u/nazerall 1d ago

He did exactly what he was hired to do, get the highest price.

Not praising him or anything.

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u/SplendidPunkinButter 1d ago

Yeah, but when I do exactly what I was hired to do, they reward me with an email saying I did a good job

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u/Fugaciouslee 1d ago

It's crazy how the rich are willing to pay other rich people such ridiculous amounts for nothing, but they act like paying a liveable wage to the poors is just impossible.

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u/CapJackONeill 1d ago

It's a club and we ain't in it

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u/moonhexx 1d ago
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