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Twitter Android app dev fired: Guess it's official now.

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Re: Twitter Android app dev fired: Guess it's official now.

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Post by bottlepalm »

paxys wrote: post #14

I would love to hear from Twitter engineers who survived layoffs and aren't actively looking for other jobs right now. What is going on in your head? Are you okay with all the changes Musk is making? Did he fire the "right" people? Do you think you will have stable employment and a reasonable work environment for the next 1-3 years?

If they're getting good stock awards to stay, and if they think they can turn Twitter around, then there's a good chance they can make a lot of money.

Now that Twitter is private the stock is going to be a lot less volatile. Work hard. Acquire users. Enter new markets. Valuation improves (once or twice a year). Cash out during a purchase offer.

If I were Elon, I'd be drowning the remaining loyal employees with RSUs.

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Post by howenterprisey »

uncletammy wrote: post #26

I find it annoying that the greatest source of information regarding the ongoing implosion of Twitter seems to be Twitter itself. I'm eager to watch it die but I'm still unwilling to load their horrendously slow and visually offensive web interface.

Setting up a redirect to a Nitter instance using one of the available browser extensions has worked for me.

Re: Twitter Android app dev fired: Guess it's official now.

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Post by friedman23 »

groffee wrote: post #15
superchroma wrote: post #2

jfc the idiot turned off core services for the system and now people can't log in https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/15922599381095219... how much does it cost to run some microservices, what a tool

He HAS to be doing it on purpose, no-one is this retarded, especially when he just paid 44 BILLION for it. It's like the Emperors new clothes, we're all trying to see some kind of genius that just isn't there.

No he doesn't. He hasn't worked in software like this since paypal and back then how complicated did things really get?

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Post by jmyeet »

cma wrote: post #7

The free speech absolutist. SpaceX is also now buying ads on Twitter, in something close to a direct cash transfer from the other minority investors in SpaceX to a business owned on leverage.

Not the first time.

When SolarCity was on the verge of bankruptcy, owing SpaceX billions in credits, he arranged for Tesla to buy SolarCity and essentially bail out SpaceX. And yes of course Elon owned all 3 companies.

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Post by leereeves »

paulgb wrote: post #29
leereeves wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who thinks they can tell their boss "kiss my ass" and not get fired? > i said it before and i'll say it again > kiss my ass elon

Eh, normally I'd agree, but let's not pretend this is a normal situation. If you parachute into a company as CEO and start publicly insulting all of the professional work that the employees (half of whom he just fired) have done, you can't expect them not to defend themselves and their (former) colleagues. This seems to be the fireable shitpost: https://twitter.com/sachee/status/1591857120768843776

Her pinned Tweet is "kiss my ass elon" from July 8.

Re: Twitter Android app dev fired: Guess it's official now.

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Post by netsharc »

gizajob wrote: post #22
leereeves wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who thinks they can tell their boss "kiss my ass" and not get fired? > i said it before and i'll say it again > kiss my ass elon

(using his platform)

What was it, beacon of absolute free speech or some horseshit like that?

Speaking of horse, remember when he told an employee he'd buy her a horse if she fucked him?

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Post by kumarm »

After seeing Elon mixing up all async services that happen in backend with Android client making as many requests, I wonder if I thought this guy is smart because I know nothing about building cars or launching space rockets.

Edit: "guy is smart" probably should be "guy is technically competent". I am sure Elon is smart, I think he is being Phony while acting technically competent in every area.

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