I'm still FRIENDLY with Dean. He still CALLS me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and LATERENDED up spending some time in prison for his ROLE in Watergate.
But generally speaking, people weren't FIRED, art JOBS were very HARD to get, so something REALLY calamitous had to happen to a person who was working there in ORDER for you to find a space.
So already, you GO from not having a job and thinking you're going to GETFIRED after the pilot, to KNOWING that you've GOT a guaranteed job for 4 years.
Don't be AFRAID to PUSH your COMPANY in the direction you think is right - you'll either be fired or promoted, and either outcome will end up just FINE.
I'm in a different POSITION than most CEO's. I'm a FOUNDER. I'm not a HIRED CEO. Now, I can be fired by the board, but most CEO's are hired by the board.