Twitter CEO fires two top executives, freezes hiring

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Post by danso » Thu, May 12, 2022, 4:40 PM UTC

Twitter CEO fires two top executives, freezes hiring
theverge.com

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Post by minimaxir » Thu, May 12, 2022, 4:48 PM UTC

> I’m just now learning that Parag fired Kayvon while he was on paternity leave, which is truly awful.

> Parag is on his way out too. Why is he firing his product leaders during his lame-duck period?

https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1524790595968901122

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#3

Post by danso » Thu, May 12, 2022, 4:50 PM UTC

More info and more firings:

https://twitter.com/mikeisaac/status/1524793136051986434

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/technology/two-twitter-le...

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Post by dylan604 » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:00 PM UTC

"To the hard working (current and former) Tweeps out there who made all this happen: Thank you for pouring your heart and soul into this place "

Tweeps? Is that really a term of endearment they refer to each other as? Really?

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Post by smm11 » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

Is Tumblr still a thing?

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Post by Mindwipe » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

Twitter's consumer product team is truly awful and have just made the product more and more miserable to use, so I don't cry too much about the change in leadership.

Having said that, firing someone on paternity leave is terrible and would be rightly illegal in many countries.

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Post by e_commerce » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

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Post by Operyl » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

I can't help but wonder if this is to ensure he gets a good severance package before Musk comes in and cleans house? I can only hope, but it doesn't seem likely based on tone :(.

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Post by skybrian » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

> I’m just now learning that Parag fired Kayvon while he was on paternity leave, which is truly awful. > Parag is on his way out too. Why is he firing his product leaders during his lame-duck period? https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1524790595968901122

My guess: the new boss gets started on a more positive note if they don't have to fire people because the old boss did it for him?

Or at least, that would be a good explanation if we weren't talking about Musk.

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Post by SiempreViernes » Thu, May 12, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

Literally head of product at Twitter, and still not enough clout to have paternity leave respected.