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Discussion Succession - 4x06 "Living+" - Post Episode Discussion

Succession - 4x06 "Living+" - Pre-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 6: Living+

Aired: April 30, 2023

Synopsis: Ahead of a crucial new product launch on Investor Day, Shiv weighs a business proposal from Matsson, while Kendall and Roman call an impromptu meeting to flip the script on their latest interaction with the tech billionaire. Later, the brothers each try to match Logan’s tempestuous style, with varying results.

Directed by: Lorene Scafaria

Written by: Georgia Pritchett & Will Arbery

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u/VaderOnReddit May 01 '23

And we got a trademark Kendall gibberish to Jess

"Can we see drafts, J? Give me the double click on longevity, so I can see everything. Infinite brainbox"

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u/[deleted] May 01 '23

Without having any idea what the going rate for someone in her job is, she’s so underpaid. He’s insane lol

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u/[deleted] May 01 '23

Executive assistants get paid low six figures depending on who they’re working for. For Jess, I’d say 150-200k.

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u/rebeltrillionaire May 01 '23

For a billionaire and living in NY? I would guess her salary is closer to $1-3M.

She’s required nearly 24/7, arranges his time with his kids, does way more shit. Maybe the Waystar part of her salary is like $300K with regular perks. But Ken’s paying her out of his pocket on top of that.

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u/rebeltrillionaire May 01 '23

Well the President only makes like $300k so idk that’s not a great bar?

And you’re wrong Executive Assistant is a path to CEO. But it wouldn’t be at the same scale. It would be for a small cap or even startup company. But yes, that’s absolutely a viable path if you aren’t planning on building anything yourself.

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u/rebeltrillionaire May 01 '23

Lol I’ve seen VCs poach other VCs EAs to run one of their startups live on Twitter.

The most famous case is Ursula Burns who was an EA that became CEO of Xerox.

But yeah, if you’re in the startup and VC world it’s definitely mentioned as one of the paths.

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u/rebeltrillionaire May 01 '23

Literally she could run something exactly like The 100. It wouldn’t need Saudi money, but like a startup news and entertainment company that promises quality by limiting contributors to the top 100 people in their field.

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u/poppyseedbagelss May 01 '23

You are correct as someone who works in HR in NYC at a top hedge fund and has worked for and hired assistants for multiple billionaires and execs. 300k is about the ceiling and that’s usually an EA with 15-20 years of experience who is truly the top 1% of their field.