... the people who know their bosses would have fired them on the spot for being AWOL on the job for more than 2 days, let alone collecting a huge paycheck for 3 years while being AWOL messing with the Olympics.
This is really really hard for you to comprehend isn't it. Romney was the boss. It was his company. There is no legal definition of CEO according to the SEC. Romney could pay himself to do anything he wants. Just like any other business owner.