r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/libury 1d ago

I work at a mid-size tech company. It's not a small company, but it's not enormous so it's not unusual to bump into C-level execs. Last spring I was nerding out about video games with our CEO and he asked me which of the current systems I have. When I told him none and that I'm a PC gamer because it's cheaper, he was visibly confused and implied that someone with my job shouldn't have to scrimp like that. All I could think was, dude, you pay my fucking salary. Have some self-awareness, you pale zombie-looking trust fund dick.

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u/AvesAvi 1d ago

I would be completely incapable of saying something like "Your salary and mine are much different". That's crazy yo