Twitter in chaos as employees accept Musk’s invitation to quit their jobs

Post by sillysaurusx » Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:54 PM UTC

throw0101c wrote: post #24

giaour wrote: post #13

At this point, I'm kinda wondering if Musk's deal to finance the Twitter acquisition included some Brewster's Millions -style clause where he gets to keep the company and the $44B if the company goes bankrupt within 90 days.

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Post by mckirk » Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:54 PM UTC

tootie wrote: post #84

Moctogo wrote: post #72

Wild prediction: Twitter will continue to work as it did even after that ~80% workforce haircut. Make of that what you will.

I think it's unlikely to just crash, but you're going to see more downtime, more security breaches, less effective moderation and they're probably going to lose revenue. Also, you'll just see more and worse ads. Unclear if they're actually saving more money than they're going to stop earning.

Post by randomfool » Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:55 PM UTC

GenerocUsername wrote: post #5

I've always wanted to work for Musk, but never felt like I was skilled enough to work on spaceships or cars... But Twitter? I am thinking about applying, so go ahead and quit.

Post by operatingthetan » Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:55 PM UTC

themitigating wrote: post #53

hackandtrip wrote: post #34

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There is no way a person in his position has any time for focus. CEOs of big companies (especially in case they manage multiple companies!) usually act as firefighters and mainly mentors to top-management. They need to be able to quickly jump between calls, board meetings, press, Q&A, in matter of minutes. Something very similar is also written in Cal Newport's Deep Work book, where Jack Dorsey's typical day is outli…

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Post by gambiting » Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 5:56 PM UTC

AustinDev wrote: post #107

gambiting wrote: post #89

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I very much doubt that. Twitter must have had some bloat, but there's no way that 80% of the workforce was bloat. I'd be extremely surprised if Twitter(as in, the website/app, not the registered legal entity) still exists and works by the end of this year.

I'd take that bet. 1BTC?