Guess it's tough being a CEO these days – especially at Yahoo – where their latest chief executive is out after a paltry four months.

You've probably heard the story by now. Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is stepping down 10 days after it came to light his resume listed the wrong degree from Stonehill College – he earned an accounting degree rather than a computer science one. Thompson, of course, blamed the headhunters who tracked him down while they pointed their fingers back at him. Either way, he's done.

And to make matter worse, Yahoo board director Patti Hart's also out – it turned out her official bio listed the wrong degree as well. (She's the board member who led the committee to hire Thompson in the first place.)

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