I think it’s a joke that you called this a stunt… Can you be serious? If you were literally , as beane is, one of the top two or three people at his job, but not the number one person, and everyone continue to complain about how you could do a better job to your face you would not get frustrated? Especially when you literally did exactly what you needed to do to make your company more successful?
You have to remember these people are actual human beings and not just mythical figures or people in a computer game. People can only take so much criticism when they’re doing a great job without losing it.