Harry appointed senior exec at $1bn startup

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Just seen that Harry has been appointed Chief Impact Officer at a billion dollar valued Silicon Valley startup.
This feels so unfair. I know people who have worked for years first qualifying then gaining experience in their field, without a hope of a job like this. Harry of the 2 A levels and zero formal work experience outside of the army. He can bleat about the hardships of privilege all he wants but he’d never get near a job like this as a private “normal” citizen.

It’ll be publicity for the start up, his name will ‘open doors’ etc. I have no strong feelings for or against H&M, but I do think the message they’re sending is confusing- what is Archewell for if he’s now working for another social interest organisation?

🥱🥱 - here we go again! Are you really that surprised OP?- is this not the case across most well paying industries, it's about who you know. I don't think he is the first and probably he won't be the last! And so many of you hoping they will fall on their knees - it's just not gonna happen, so if this really eats you up there will be plenty more of these threads over the coming years. There was one the other day asking why they don't get jobs instead of complaining they don't have enough money - he gets a job and now it's not the right job! Unbelievable 🤣

No doubt the company has their own motivations for wanting him, fair enough.

But it does make me laugh that he who bemoans inequality and systemic privilege happily accepts this role, knowing it's only because of who he is and not what he's earned.

@thecognoscenti

On one level I don't care: if this organisation wants potentially to waste its money on someone with little relevant experience that's its own concern. On another level it makes me quite cross: this is taking a job from someone more deserving, and there's no chance whatever that Harry would have got it had he not been born into a family a s system he seemingly now despises.

It isn't really taking a job from someone more deserving though...because it's not a real job. It's one they've totally made up for him specifically, it wouldn't exist as a 'vacancy' if Harry wasn't around.

It doesn't sound like anything that I thought he would do for a job. He once alleged that he wanted to get down and dirty, being a humanitarian,helping poor people in the world, get them help to build a home to live in, and even to protect the elephants etc!

But Meghan has to determine his career path now.

I’ve always thought that it would be a good signal that the royal family has attempted to modernise if the younger ones did get real jobs...as someone suggested, doctor, vet, lawyer. They get the finest education money can buy but do nothing with it. Nothing has really changed has it, but I suppose a life of doing a regular job which means fewer holidays and free time wouldn’t really suit them.

@redspecial

help with product strategy decisions ordering stationery?

> updates CV immediately

@Ritascornershop

I’d have so much more respect for the lot of them if even one of them got a proper job. Became a nurse or a vet or an accountant or ... something! At least William had a proper job for a bit, but wouldn’t it be nice if a younger royal had a job that normal non-aristos have?

"At least William had a proper job for a bit??" If that's the case doesn't Harry's time in the army In War account for anything? - or in your view does that not match a proper job because it is Harry?

Whilst I'm glad he's got a job, I find it a bit concerning that someone who was apparently unable to use his vast network and resources to get his wife mental health support a matter of months ago is apparently an ideal figurehead for this sort of company.

How many other people would get a job after going on international media saying they weren't able to do basic things linked to a company's aims?

Hello, I'd like a job please. Yes, I know in a TV interview I said I wasn't sure where vegetables come from and that I didn't know how to eat healthy, but let me tell you I am an ideal appointment to front your healthy eating initiative.
I can't see it happening somehow.

It doesn't sound like anything that I thought he would do for a job. He once alleged that he wanted to get down and dirty, being a humanitarian,helping poor people in the world, get them help to build a home to live in, and even to protect the elephants etc!

What paying job did you think he'd do @1forAll74?

I think people are missing the point here. I've just wasted my life looking at the Betterup website.

It's full of California sound bites, looks to me as if 'just call me Harry' is just the face but his cleverer half has written their slogans.
Love them or loath them they seem to have found a perfect fit.
I say good luck to them and hope it has longevity.
Can't wait to hear where Meghan is heading career wise

@GrumpyHoonMain so any critique of Harry is racist now? Are you for real? He’s an over privileged white man whose status in the world is the opposite of meritocratic. I don’t think he needs to be shielded from public opinion, at all. How on earth can you interpret my op as racist

Good for Harry

OP - it seems a bit odd to get all worked up by the unfairness of Harry's appointment by a private company, who can employ whomever they think may be useful to them, whilst not acknowledging the far more glaring unfairness of the wealth and privilege of a hereditary monarchy and its assorted hangers on, that we have no choice to fund.

Far better Harry earns his money through this private route and stops sponging of the taxpayer. Unlike the rest of his family we are forced to prop up, none of whom strike me as the cream that would rise to the top in a true meritocracy.

@RaindropsSplashRainbows

Shocking really but then not surprising. Barring a revolution what to do?

America has already had one, but a proportion of them will still brown nose anyone with a title. Really strange and not very American.

But it does make me laugh that he who bemoans inequality and systemic privilege happily accepts this role, knowing it's only because of who he is and not what he's earned.

Funny that isn't it! But I guess they have got the publicity they wanted from it, priceless for them.

Yes I'm disappointed in the Yankees.

There are plenty of top entrepreneurs without a qualification to their name

I'm glad he has a job. 'Chimpo' is an acronym that immediately sounds racist - imagine if it was Meghan taking the job! - and so further denotes a job for the (white, privileged) boys. I can't imagine it will be particularly strenuous.

I'd have so much respect for him if he took up a UN Ambassador-type role to raise money and drum up help for humanitarian causes.

That is very true.

@thecognoscenti

On one level I don't care: if this organisation wants potentially to waste its money on someone with little relevant experience that's its own concern. On another level it makes me quite cross: this is taking a job from someone more deserving, and there's no chance whatever that Harry would have got it had he not been born into a family a s system he seemingly now despises.

I bet it’s not taking anyone’s job. He’s got it so they get kudos for having a prince on their letterhead. All he’ll have to do is go to the odd board meeting and vote the way they tell him.

@Ritascornershop

I’d have so much more respect for the lot of them if even one of them got a proper job. Became a nurse or a vet or an accountant or ... something! At least William had a proper job for a bit, but wouldn’t it be nice if a younger royal had a job that normal non-aristos have?

Since when was being in the army and actively on the front line with other soldiers not a proper job?

If I remember correctly the only reason he had to stop doing this was because the press broke his cover and the army/royal family said it was too dangerous.

Coo everyone is being sooo horrible! He GOT A JOB! That's great isn't it?

There was something the other day on here on how he should get a job

It’s true his connections means it’ll likely be something like this

Is it really good PR to have someone involved in a mental health start up who was too embarrassed by his wife needing help that he didn’t seek any for her? It would put me off.