> Yet the company is still shipping, like no other
If executives / high level architects / researchers are working on this quarter's features something is very wrong. The higher you get the more ahead you need to be working, C-level departures should only have an impact about a year down the line, at a company of this size.
C-level employees are about setting the company's culture. Clearing out and replacing the C-level employees ultimately results in a shift in company culture, a year or two down the line.
If executives / high level architects / researchers are working on this quarter's features something is very wrong. The higher you get the more ahead you need to be working, C-level departures should only have an impact about a year down the line, at a company of this size.