Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

Donahoe, where’d you go wrong?

Yo, Donahoe in charge, Nike's CEO,
Five years in the game, got nothin' to show.
Stock fell 20 percent, history’s greatest decline,
Q4 earnings call, disaster on the line.

Innovation, innovation, that’s all you ever say,
But where’s the master plan? It’s like a needle in the hay.
Tech bro, consultant, sneakers you don’t know,
Two org changes, thousands laid off, leadership’s low.

Donahoe, Donahoe, where’d you go wrong?
Your reign at Nike, man, it’s been too long.
Virtue signals flashin', merit thrown away,
Leadership diluted, now we gotta pay.

You’re firin' white men, promotin’ unqualified,
Claimin’ it’s diversity, but we know you lied.
Decimated hiring, what happened to the best?
Now we’re lookin’ at the board, feelin’ unimpressed.

Braggin’ ‘bout layoffs, thinkin’ it’s a win,
Leadership lessons, man, it’s wearin' thin.
Execs around you, sweat drippin’ from their brows,
Negative media’s hittin’, they’re all freakin’ out now.

Donahoe, Donahoe, where’d you go wrong?
Your reign at Nike, man, it’s been too long.
Virtue signals flashin', merit thrown away,
Leadership diluted, now we gotta pay.

Sneaker culture's dyin', under your command,
Real athletes laughin', fans don’t understand.
Tech talk’s cheap, where’s the real innovation?
Nike’s lost its soul, under your administration.

Donahoe, Donahoe, where’d you go wrong?
Your reign at Nike, man, it’s been too long.
Virtue signals flashin', merit thrown away,
Leadership diluted, now we gotta pay.

So here's a lesson, hope you take it to heart,
Nike needs a leader, not playin' a part.
Focus on the product, and get back to the roots,
Before you bury Nike, under business suits.

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So d-mb

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Post ID: @1rgz+1tqDcJJy

Great poem. You are an artist.

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Post ID: @1ovf+1tqDcJJy

Send this to Drake so he record it; maybe he can do another music video on WHQ making it even more relevant.

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Post ID: @1tbi+1tqDcJJy

How can JD make so many decisions that, in hindsight, were terrible, and still remain CEO? Any other Fortune 500 CEO would be replaced. How many more chances does he get?

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Post ID: @1mxk+1tqDcJJy

Too bad Nike blocks ChatGPT

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Post ID: @1oxf+1tqDcJJy

Still pretty fire

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Post ID: @1ski+1tqDcJJy

Fire? Nah. 3 iterations thru ChatGPT.

Some of y’all still don’t really know how to use it do you?

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Post ID: @1ngl+1tqDcJJy

This is fire

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