Subject: I'm surprised at the CEO of Exxon
He certainly should have learned, as he worked his way up the corporate ladder, that "speaking truth to power" is the fastest way to be thrown under the bus.

Exxon’s truth-telling on Venezuela shows risk of crossing Trump

Woods not only attended the meeting of roughly 20 oil industry executives, he spoke his mind. But Trump didn’t appear to appreciate the candor. By Sunday evening, the president was telling reporters he “didn’t like” Woods’ remarks and was inclined to keep Exxon out of Venezuela, saying, “They’re playing too cute.”

“Woods thought he was speaking the truth — and he probably was — but he didn’t read the room,” said Andrew Logan, oil and gas senior director at the CERES climate advocacy nonprofit, who speaks regularly with oil industry investors. “He wasn’t in a position to say that without blowback, and blowback is what he got.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/mone...

Trump the Great and Perfect is the typical USian "JC". That is why so many once prominent USian companies have been run into the ground.

Steve