Over the past several months, we’ve tried to alter our trajectory in many different ways. We asked leaders to make tradeoffs in the things their teams are working on. We rolled out hiring slowdowns, and in some cases hiring freezes. We put an emphasis on controlling costs while strengthening our revenue growth. All of which has without a doubt been tough for our teams.

Executives should have tried harder, for starters maybe they could have made tradeoffs on their outrageous salaries themselves. The current CEO initially served as its chief financial officer and added chief operating officer in 2014, maybe he’s the one responsible for Riot’s current financial situation.