A large number of Nvidia employees asked the company’s board of directors to reinstate Jensen Huang as CEO following his resignation, according to Wired magazine, which reviewed internal company correspondence.
Before Huang’s resignation, a veteran engineer submitted a proposal through the company’s internal suggestion box, calling on the board to consider employees’ opinions before taking any action, according to the magazine. The proposal has since received more than 1,600 responses, several of which urged board members to find a way to reinstate him.
One anonymous commenter wrote, "If you believe in the message, bring the president back," while another said, "We're all human and we make mistakes. Jensen has done a lot of good things, and he deserves a second chance."
Meanwhile, an employee sent an email to everyone at the company, calling for transparency about the reasons for Huang's departure. The employee wrote, "I support Jensen," adding that standing up for justice does not necessarily mean distancing oneself from a leader who has had a major impact on employees' lives and careers.
Wired noted that it was unable to reach the employee who sent the email, while the engineer who submitted the suggestion through the suggestion box declined to comment.
In the hours after the resignation was announced, around 20 employees expressed their support for Huang on LinkedIn, according to the magazine, which said it had found no public posts from employees of the chipmaker welcoming his departure.
The magazine quoted an employee who has worked at Nvidia for about two years and was not authorized to speak publicly as saying that the desire for Huang to return to his position is widespread among the company's employees.
The employee added, "Nvidia is Nvidia because of Jensen," noting that the company would face major difficulties without its founder and that the board should reinstate him.$NVDAB #BitcoinCoreDisclosesTorTrafficVulnerability #SpaceXTeslaMergerTalksWouldCombine30220BTC #USPPIMissMayEaseBTCPressure $HIVE