> a few GPS misalignments

I'm dating myself here, but back in the day, there used to be a weekly(?) strategy review that Google execs did, called a "GPS review" - I think it stood for Google Product Strategy review.

My guess is that a few 'misalignments' (exec speak for a review that went poorly) might make some key employees unhappy (e.g. their projects might get canceled) and that they might leave.

I think this should not be over-read. I believe that that's a form of sarcasm / ironical phrase, meaning _few minor incidents plus some planned retirements_ . As of he's implying that the employees tend to get overworried/annoyed easily for any minor incident.

Sorry I don't speak English natively (and to make things worst, I'm Italian!!) and I'm not sure I was able to express my thoughts in a comprehensible way! Please feel free to rephrase if you can do it better then me! Thanks! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would posit rainy weather means some lower performance quarters in terms of stock price or performance in some way and GPS misalignments are strategic missteps with the overall direction of the company.

I would understand that some employees are not following the exact path that they wish.