Because there is a new CEO at Yahoo, ex-Googler Marissa Mayer, most Yahoo senior executives who got their jobs under prior CEOs assume that they are going to find themselves replaced in the next 18 months.

It’s a normal part of the deal when a new CEO comes on to a company in need of a turnaround.

But that doesn’t mean these people aren’t sometimes surprised when it’s their turn on the chopping block.

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