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[–] Chatotorix@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? I'm sure there's an appetite in the market for a company that crushes billionaires.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Oh there's an appetite, but its hard to disguise them so you can continue.

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The employees must be crushed to hear this

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah it might be a real weight off their shoulders

[–] zepSpez@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] BeardyGrumps@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The pressure was just too much to bear… Cracks we’re starting to show. (Sorry for plumbing the depths)

[–] ilovecarrotjuice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Some were definitely under a lot of pressure

[–] Nothus@infosec.pub 32 points 1 year ago

Wow. Who could've seen this coming?

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I never understood why someone would deliberately name their company OceanGate

[–] ArchTemperedKoala@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Well it's kinda work like a gate to the ocean, allowing you into it..

Just maybe, not on a tin sardine can.

[–] Sinister_Grape@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I should think so.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

So they didn't find a new CEO within this short timeline I guess?

[–] Ronno@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None of the candidates could handle the pressure /s

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

These new employment requirements are getting crazy.

[–] coldhotman@nrsk.no 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well, that is nice for the family, I guess.

[–] The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I've got a sinking feeling about this

[–] Deathsauce@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a shameful waste of life regardless of who these people were, all because one person didn't want to adhere to the rules. This kind of scenario can apply in and result in tragedy in so many different instances with different types of people. I'd at least hope the other eccentric entrepreneurs learn from this, but I'm not going to expect anything.

[–] thenicnet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Reading this I couldn't help but say aloud: "Yeah, no shit."

[–] donuts@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

"Damn. How disappointing..." - Nobody

[–] justdoit@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Are you telling me… that investors and potential customers… DON’T want to spend money to be imploded thousands of feet below the surface?

God I know nothing about good business.

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