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Volkswagen’s CEO Got Booed by 10,000 of His Own Workers. Here’s Why That Matters.

When your own workforce greets you with whistles and banners reading ‘Our jobs are not your balance sheet adjustments,’ the message is hard to misread. Volkswagen’s CEO Oliver Blume stepped into the lion’s den at the company’s German headquarters this week, and the reception was anything but warm. This is a story about a giant losing its footing, and the human cost of that fall.