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Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by bombcar »

capableweb wrote: post #42
huhtenberg wrote: post #34

Damn, a prosciutto slicer! https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/heritage... This auction is clearly not for just the _office_ supplies, but still.

On that topic, the fridges and freezers currently have bids lower than the fucking tables, which is insane. Those are way worth way more than the current bids at 25 USD. Edit: seems I misunderstood and it's just the opening bids, the bidding hasn't started yet. Still strange that the opening bids are higher for a table than restaurant-style fridges/freezers.

The opening bids on auctions are almost always meaningless and set very low - the auction company knows that the valuable items will be bid up fast enough, and they do NOT want anything left over because then they have to dispose of it.

Why some are 25 and some are 50 I'm not sure; they may raise the bid a bit on items they think might not get many bids.

Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by [deleted] »

nemo44x wrote: post #28

This reminds of the .com crash days so much. There were endless auctions and sales of office furniture, etc. I don’t even think a lot of it got sold as demand was so low and supply so high. I heard stories of people buying chairs that cost $1k for $25, etc.

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Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by danielfoster »

tjpnz wrote: post #57
kzrdude wrote: post #4

Selling off a twitter bird statue makes it look bad. What a signal that the company doesn't believe in itself anymore.

I'm surprised nobody walked out the door with it as a trophy. It's not unusual for things to go missing when a company goes through an acquisition.

I’m sure Elon is checking the cameras. Taking items is a great way to turn a layoff into a for-cause firing.

Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by nradov »

jimnotgym wrote: post #41
pavlov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently he’s looking to replace some of the expensive debt with new margin loans backed by his TSLA shares: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-08/musk-bank... IMO this Twitter deal has been nothing but bad news for Tesla shareholders. The CEO is completely distracted and forced to sell his shares, and the company has been dragged into stupid culture wars. Tesla brand perception has crashed among Democ…

> IMO this Twitter deal has been nothing but bad news for Tesla shareholders Can they do anything about it? Or is he protected like that Facebook Zucker?

Elon Musk is fairly well protected. Tesla corporate bylaws require a supermajority of votes for any major changes, so despite only controlling a minority of voting rights he has an effective veto over any shareholder resolutions.

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-elon-musk-con...

Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by themitigating »

staindk wrote: post #37
QuadmasterXLII wrote: post #29

A useful comparison for discussion:reddit has 700 employees and twitter had 7000.

Yeah I think general consensus is that twitter was bloated and I'm guessing a lot of people were skimming by not doing much (or stuck doing things that amounted to not much). Elon's methodology isn't the best way forward though. Ugh idk.

"Yeah I think general consensus is that twitter was bloated and I'm guessing a lot of people were skimming by not doing much "

Based on what?

Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by mythhouse »

staindk wrote: post #37
QuadmasterXLII wrote: post #29

A useful comparison for discussion:reddit has 700 employees and twitter had 7000.

Yeah I think general consensus is that twitter was bloated and I'm guessing a lot of people were skimming by not doing much (or stuck doing things that amounted to not much). Elon's methodology isn't the best way forward though. Ugh idk.

I worked at twitter's data engineering org in 2018. It was the most relaxed work culture I've experienced. Great WLB ( code for its ok to coast) . Spent my winters working from ski resorts and ski lodges. My mental and physical health were at all time high.

Re: Twitter Office Supply Auction

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Post by ant6n »

jeffrallen wrote: post #56
Victerius wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Also, politicians and other important public figures don't use Reddit like they use Twitter I think that may change in the future. Many politicians, including prominent ones, have done AMAs. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a semi regular. The Sergeant Major of the US Army is a regular. Rick Astley is a semi regular. Verne Troyer was a regular before he died.

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