Salesforce pays Matthew McConaughey $10 million a year as it lays off thousands

Even as Salesforce joined the tech carnage, laying off thousands of workers and struggling to cut costs, it has been paying Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey $10 million a year to serve as the company’s creative adviser, “brand partner” and TV pitchman.

This revelation comes in a new Wall Street Journal report, which said CEO Marc Benioff personally brought his movie star friend into the software company, which is San Francisco’s largest employer and known for its landmark skyscraper that towers above all others in the city’s skyline.

Before Salesforce laid off 8,000 workers in January, it gave McConaughey a cash and equity package so large it required approval from the

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