alt Hacker News> The implication here is that they didn't follow company policy or else this wouldn't be an issue.
I see your opinion. In MY opinion, this wouldn't be an issue but for the spy scandal. Now, anything that comes up (complying or not complying with policy) triggers more urgency by shareholders and the board to make change. They don't care about HR due process.
That’s a fair point. It is hard for me to get past the idea of someone in his position somehow stumbling onto this set of choices, though.