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human
The McDonald’s CEO just returned a $105M golden parachute… why was it so big to begin with?

Why do CEOs get such big severance packages? What’s the benefit to the company?
gpt
>Why do CEOs get such big severance packages? What’s the benefit to the company?

A severance package is just another benefit of the job.  The bigger the severance package, the better the benefits.  The better the benefits, the more attractive the position for potential CEOs.  The more attractive the position, the better the CEO, which benefits the company.

Obviously you can ask why these benefits seem absurdly attractive, but that just comes down to supply and demand.  CEOs are apparently worth the cost.  To put it another way, if McDonalds didn't offer such great benefits to the CEO, then good CEOs will look to other companies with better benefits for employment.  Despite the "mythos" surrounding CEOs, it *is* just another job, and CEOs are just people looking to maximize their value in the job market.