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Musk’s first email to Twitter staff ends remote work
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#292I am split on the remote work thing from a productivity / creativity perspective. I do think there are times when I'm less productivity working from home compared to the office. I also think as a team we're less creative. Some of the best stuff I've done in my career has come out of casual conversations with my team about the stuff we're building. I've noticed I don't think about what I'm building as much when workin…
I'm beginning to think that collective distributed satellite offices is going to be big. Like WeWork but for companies to house their local staff and far less culty. Would help if they had standing desks, folding treadmills, three screens and everything else for a superb dev experience that is a bit of a pain to set up at home.
That’s called an office dude. Tf you saying?!
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#293Earlier quoted context omitted.
100%. Rules are for other people.
You can't expect getting paid and set the rules. If you don't like it, stop receiving pay, that allowes you to ignore the rules. It's fair.
While true, I don't think that's pertinent.
This is more of a "if you don't like it, buy the company" situation.
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#294Interesting strategic window: You can't innovate and software engineer using 1950s style "butts in seats". Maybe this is a signal twitter isn't going to innovate, develop, and maybe even operate, internally, at least going forward. You need code for a new feature? Buy a startup that already wrote it. You need to keep something running? Contract out instead of employees. Very few companies have a full time plumber or…
>Interesting strategic window: You can't innovate and software engineer using 1950s style "butts in seats"
what is this statement based on?
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#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
Twitter doesn't need "best people" - it's not innovating and hasn't been for a very long time.
Well it's currently operating at a loss, so if they don't innovate somehow the company is doomed.
It's amazing how many techies seem to be unable to understand this as if there was still infinite VC money and cash raising via stock sale for every company that can't figure out how to make money.
If we get a general tech correction as part of this downturn things are going to be very different for companies that have been burning money for years.
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#296Let's say you run a company and you want to reduce staff. Let's also say you want to make an unpopular decision (or multiple unpopular decisions) that you know will drive a certain percentage of your staff to leave the company. Wouldn't it make the most sense to announce those decisions before making layoffs? Let people self select whether they want to stay and work for you and then make your layoffs after to ensure…
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Financially doesn’t make sense. It’s the most stupid thing ever. If the US gov pulls the rag he might go broke really quick.
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#297I am split on the remote work thing from a productivity / creativity perspective. I do think there are times when I'm less productivity working from home compared to the office. I also think as a team we're less creative. Some of the best stuff I've done in my career has come out of casual conversations with my team about the stuff we're building. I've noticed I don't think about what I'm building as much when workin…
> I've noticed I don't think about what I'm building as much when working remote, I'm just building it. I'm the complete opposite haha, I do much better deep thinking at home. This doesn't invalidate your point, nor am I trying to. More just saying, we all work differently, and all of our styles are equally valid. Hybrid WFH is great :D
If I could WFS (Work From Shower), man I'd really get some good stuff done! WFT (Work From Toilet) also a good candidate.
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#298What are the chances that Musk composed and sent this email while working remotely? Very high I reckon.
CEO is not in office because he needs to conduct business. The fucking TRAVESTY!!
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#299Surely this is partially a calculated move to further reduce headcount/expenses.
It probably is, but it's kind of risky if you end up pissing off employees who are key to your operations and top performers. Those folks can easily find work elsewhere. You end up with the people who can't easily move elsewhere.
Many other companies are laying off now, and FAANG is in a hiring freeze. Sellers market right now for employment.
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#300So, he fires thousands of them while hob-knobbing with other billionaires on the other side of the country. And his first company-wide communication is rescinding previous WFH policies without much reason. What an absolute knob. Edit to add... He demanded a company-wide all-hands on one hours notice, then appeared 15 minute late. I hope every employee worth their salary walks, Twitter implodes, and Musk loses much of…
It's an interesting look from someone claiming to believe that climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity. Better get those expensive developers working from the office again so they keep buying expensive electric cars...