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Twitter announces layoffs

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Re: Twitter announces layoffs

#2
"The world needs a strong Twitter, and this is another step to get there."

Let's not get carried away here. Twitter is great. I use it too much of the day. But the world hardly needs Twitter.

Re: Twitter announces layoffs

#4
post #2

"The world needs a strong Twitter, and this is another step to get there." Let's not get carried away here. Twitter is great. I use it too much of the day. But the world hardly needs Twitter.

In fact, many places in the world did need twitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_Revolution

Re: Twitter announces layoffs

#6
post #2

"The world needs a strong Twitter, and this is another step to get there." Let's not get carried away here. Twitter is great. I use it too much of the day. But the world hardly needs Twitter.

I think the point is that twitter has evolved into a kind of news/whistleblower network and that the world needs that. It could be something else than twitter but right now twitter is filling out an important role.

Re: Twitter announces layoffs

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post #5

Why is this email on sec.gov?

I'm guessing the fact that this email shows up on the SEC web site may have to do with this:

> Per Chapter 4, Part 4, Sections 1400-1408 of the Labor Code, WARN protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring that employers give a 60-day notice to the affected employees and both state and local representatives prior to a plant closing or mass layoff.

http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN...

Re: Twitter announces layoffs

#10

  "Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to 
  give it to you straight."
Three paragraphs later...

  "So we have made an extremely tough decision: we plan to part ways with 
  up to 336 people from across the company."
Edit: My bad, I should have been clearer in what I meant. There isn't really any corporate speak, but I wouldn't call 3 paragraphs of fluff 'giving it to you straight'
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