People have been urging him to resign from the position

May 8, 2015 11:56 GMT  ·  By

Twitter’s CEO is not everyone’s favorite, but he seems to be dealing pretty well with the amount of criticism he gets from the people who disagree with his ways of handling the company.

In an interview with Emily Chang from Bloomberg, Dick Costolo reminisced about his former days as a comedian, a job that he did not particularly excel at.

But it was probably for the best that he did not manage to make a living from improv comedy or else he wouldn't be holding the reins of one of the biggest tech companies out there.

But some things never change. Just like back then, when people were not impressed with his improvisational comedy skills and asked him to get off the stage, his non-supporters now ask him to step down from his position and make way for a more competent leader.

When asked how he manages to cope with all the backlash coming his way, Dick Costolo said that he always tries to see the good side of things. For instance, when an article listed him as the worst CEO of 2014, the first thing that he could think of was to look at the bright side of things. He was relieved that he was only fifth on the list.

And those doubting his leading ability and wanting him to step down will be disappointed to find out that he has no intentions of leaving his job anytime soon. He boasts about the relationship he has with the board of directors who support him and the decisions he makes for the welfare of the company.

Costolo is a man who lives in the present

When asked about his plans for the future, he said that takes things as they come to him and that he does not like to think very far ahead, "I'm a big, big proponent of living in the moment and not getting too caught up in the past, and not thinking too much about, you know, where am I going to be two years from now."

Costolo might not be the perfect CEO, but he is not entirely to blame for Twitter’s poor results, and replacing him does not necessarily mean that things will change for the better for the company.

Although analysts and investors are eagerly waiting for him to be sacked, it’s probably not going to happen very soon since there is no better candidate in sight. Not for now, at least.