system
A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I’ve worked at tech companies including a couple big names. 

At any point in time, there are multiple teams of people working on keeping the current system operating, there are people planning and implementing the next version of features and functionality, other teams working on stuff planned for the distant future, there are teams working on aspects that won’t ever be visible to end users such as moving from one type of hardware to another, entire groups focused on the user/cultural nuances and legal restrictions of each country the software is accessed, etc. 

Besides the tech side, there’s the army of business development, marketing, sales, &amp; legal staff who all do real work within the organization as well as interact with partners, customers and regulatory agencies.

A new leader could cut away chunks of these employees without immediately affecting the business. Presumably doing so means the new leader has plans to take the business in a new direction. Or, is just playing games.
gpt
Couldn't agree more