Some Nvidia employees are not ready to say goodbye to Jensen Huang even after the scandal with his infidelity. Some employees are calling for his return to the position of CEO. Some believe that he deserves a second chance, others are convinced that without Huang Nvidia will not be the same company.
Some Nvidia employees are not ready to say goodbye to Jensen Huang even after the scandal with his infidelity. Some employees are calling for his return to the position of CEO. Some believe that he deserves a second chance, others are convinced that without Huang Nvidia will not be the same company.
This is reported by WIRED, whose journalists have reviewed Nvidia's internal correspondence.
It all started before Huang resigned. One of the engineers, who had been with the company for a long time, left a message in the internal “suggestion box.” He asked the board of directors not to rush into making a decision about Huang and to first ask the employees for their opinions.
And when Huang did leave, the post became a place for employees to call for their former boss to be brought back. It has already received more than 1,600 comments, and according to WIRED, most of them are in support of Huang.
"If you believe in our mission, bring back BOSA," writes one anonymous commenter.
"We are all human and can make mistakes. Jensen has done so much good. He deserves a second chance," says another.
Some went further. One employee sent a company-wide letter demanding an explanation for Huang’s departure. In the letter, he stated that he continued to support the Nvidia founder, and concluded by adding:
"If America lets down the man who helped build its future, then this world doesn't deserve Jensen Huang."
Huang’s support isn’t just anonymous. Within hours of his resignation, about two dozen Nvidia employees came out in his defense on LinkedIn. One said his faith in Huang’s leadership remains unwavering. Furthermore, WIRED was unable to find a single public post from an Nvidia employee supporting the resignation.
One of the publication's interlocutors explained the sentiment as follows: "Nvidia is Nvidia because of Jensen." He fears that without the founder, the company will eventually begin to lose ground.
Many employees were surprised that Huang left so quickly. Many expected the board to first complete the investigation, release its findings, and seek input from the team. Instead, the resignation came as the investigation was just beginning.
Previously, dev.ua detailed how the scandal over Jensen Huang's wife and the alleged ties of one of the women to Chinese intelligence cost him his position at Nvidia. The board of directors even hired a law firm to conduct an independent investigation, but Huang left the company before it was completed. Now Nvidia is looking for a permanent replacement, and CFO Colette Kress is temporarily acting as CEO.
Also dev.ua wrote why Nvidia may have a hard time finding a replacement for Huang. Over more than 30 years of leadership, he actually built the entire company management system around himself. Jensen Huang had about 60 managers directly reporting to him. He himself could intervene in any issue — from chip development to the salaries of junior employees. In addition, the traditional plan for transferring leadership to a successor at Nvidia was never prepared.
