WaPo. Probably one of the worst sources for anything relating to Musk.
Musk’s inner circle worked through weekend to cement Twitter layoff plans
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> Even laying off 25% of the workers would be hard to justify at this point. It wouldn't because we're in a downturn and Twitter was already planning layoffs.
>Twitter was already planning layoffs. Their CEO told them no layoffs were planned in the immediate future just a few months ago.
He was probably lying.
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#654Evidently Musk had Tweeps work all weekend on the new Verified feature lest they get fired, and some were fired "for cause" anyway. https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1587029446061686784
Not sure I trust this source. He seems to relay rumours based on second hand sources. At least from Blind, it seems like all reports of employees being fired so far is fake. Not even sure the weekend work story is true.
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#655I used to be a big Musk fan. But the longer it gets, the more i start to dislike him. He starts turning into a Mad King
I still have a lot of respect for Musk as bold business exec. But my respect for him as a person dropped to near-zero when he promoted the baseless conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi.
Context is important. He was responding to a dubious claim with a dubious claim.
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Did Twitter already file a WARN act notice about the layoffs? If not, how can it be justified under that?
Correct me if I’m wrong but it all really depends on the contract. I understand there are labor laws in place but if the person agreed to something then I don’t think California law can do much.
From what I've seen posted elsewhere California requires companies laying off more than 50 individuals to file. Failure to do so cause the state can step in and force the employer to pay a couple months of severance. Most California labor laws cannot be waived by contract
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There are Twitter employees tweeting out that they have been fired already. Whether it’s going to be 25% or not, it’s certainly not just outgoing executives. And the WaPo article states: “ The first round of layoffs, led by his lawyer Alex Spiro, will target 25 percent of the workforce”
You’re missing the distinction PP is pointing out, between “layoffs” and “for-cause firings.”
Ah I see now. Right we will have to see whether they’re claimed to be for-cause or not. Though the rush to fire people with a looming vesting deadline is certainly cause for suspicion.
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That’s not at all what happened. In fact, my bet is Musk will find out shortly, if not already, that Twitter’s bans made a ton of sense and were extremely pragmatic, and had nothing at all to do with politics.
It is what happened:
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformat...
And they had everything to do with politics.
It’s interesting to see people cheer when things go their sides way and then do contortions to rationalize when they don’t.
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That’s not at all what happened. In fact, my bet is Musk will find out shortly, if not already, that Twitter’s bans made a ton of sense and were extremely pragmatic, and had nothing at all to do with politics.
It is exactly what happened.