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In early January 2005, the Hewlett-Packard board of directors discussed with Fiorina a list of issues that the board had regarding the company's performance.[64] The board proposed a plan to shift her authority to HP division heads, which Fiorina resisted.[65] A week after the meeting, the confidential plan was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.[66] Less than a month later, the board brought back Tom Perkins and forced Fiorina to resign as chair and chief executive officer of the company.[67] The company's stock jumped on news of her departure, adding almost three billion dollars to the value of HP in a single day.[68][69] Many employees celebrated her resignation.[40] Under the company's agreement with Fiorina, which was characterized as a golden parachute by TIME magazine,[70] and Yahoo!,[71] reported she was paid slightly more than $20 million in severance.[72]

Palin a failed would be VP is weirdly hot while Fiorina is just a failed executive without the redeeming trailer park qualities.