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It is really cute seeing folks using all the old tech Twitter made, and never disabled, that never caught on. https://twitter.com/YACHT/status/1593469230334156800
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There might be 75% that are "fired" as in they didn't sign the pledge. There is nothing official from HR that they're fired nor is their access removed. They just called the bluff. How many of them will actually be fired for real is unknown. How many will just keep working if there is no follow-up peep from HR or Elon is unknown. You can follow the discussions from Twitter folks on Blind. There are definitely lots that have decided to walk off regardless of what happens next, however, I don't think it's 75% right now. Most are waiting to see whether or not their refusing to sign the pledge will actually mean anything. H1Bs are freaking out because they're either staying and doing 5x the work, they're already fired and don't know, or they'll be fired when Twitter shuts down. Right now is not a good time for them to find a job within 30 day time limit due to all the other layoffs happening. Rad Russian fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Nov 18, 2022 |
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386-SX 25Mhz VGA posted:lmao if twitter dying is what saves facebook
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thetoughestbean posted:Get that dog to the beach! Libra posted:I hope the dog has a fun time at the beach  She doesn't like the breakers, even those small ones. So she just splashes in the still water. Withnail posted:Sorry for the derail. What was the lump? My dog has a similar thing. They said it's not cancer. Had a biopsy done it was soft tissue sarcoma/cancer. All cut out now.
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Unperson_47 posted:I've kinda stopped keeping up with this thread for the past few days/week. Why exactly has the sentiment tipped so much to "Twitter's dying" today? My only exposure to Twitter is embeds on these dead forums. Recent news, both official and otherwise, strongly suggest that less than 300 (being generous, 500) people are working in Twitter arising from musk 's latest pr stunt, and a great deal of people in their key infrastructure teams have left the company. In the eve of the upcoming world cup in Qatar, where instant news is required at all times (and coupled with the controversial nature of fifa itself plus the venue of Qatar), it is anticipated that Twitter will need to handle a wide load of traffic that recent shenanigans would be considered peanuts to. There is speculation that this will cause Twitter servers to completely shut down during the world cup event due to the lack of infrastructure, warm bodies and the current chaotic nature of management where the owner appears to prefer clout among random people rather than stability. Advertising agencies have also pulled out from Twitter arising from the uncertainty which would put financial strains in maintaining the servers. While it's unlikely Twitter will die, it will probably get a massive hit that may render it a shadow of the global trend maker as it has been for the past decade. Facebook took several years to go through its decline, whereas Twitter apparently only needed a month
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Unperson_47 posted:I've kinda stopped keeping up with this thread for the past few days/week. Why exactly has the sentiment tipped so much to "Twitter's dying" today? My only exposure to Twitter is embeds on these dead forums. Well, for starters....
tl;dr just another day at work.
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Rad Russian posted:There might be 75% that are "fired" as in they didn't sign the pledge. There is nothing official from HR that they're fired nor is their access removed. They just called the bluff. How many of them will actually be fired for real is unknown. How many will just keep working if there is no follow-up peep from HR or Elon is unknown. yeah, i think it's likely the pledge threat will be quietly (or silently) walked back, people will be asked to return to work on monday and threatened with firing without severance if they don't, and it'll turn into another lawsuit. if that happens some may stay, but i dunno... if i were in the boat of holding out for a severance package rather than quitting, i'd give up at this point and just quit anyway.
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With nobody left in Payroll, and goodness-knows how many other departments, it's gonna take time and lawsuits for workers to get paid the severance that they are owed. If they get it at all. Bummer for them. That's a good dog right there. 13/10 would pet. deoju fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Nov 18, 2022 |
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Nov 18, 2022 06:10
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Goddamn what a ride. I would never in my life have guessed Twitter got burned down so quickly and thoroughly.
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sweet thursday posted:Maybe Twitter isn't worth twice the valuation of the Cowboys, Yankees, and Lakers combined after all.
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Is this what Elon does in Tesla and SpaceX? Browbeat a bunch of talented, driven people into working more than they should by leveraging their passion, and Twitter is the first time it did not work?
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Bad Purchase posted:yeah, i think it's likely the pledge threat will be quietly (or silently) walked back, people will be asked to return to work on monday and threatened with firing without severance if they don't, and it'll turn into another lawsuit. if that happens some may stay, but i dunno... if i were in the boat of holding out for a severance package rather than quitting, i'd give up at this point and just quit anyway. I think anybody with an out is going to take it, and tons of people without an escape plan are going to leave for at least the promise of a package
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Man when my coworker goes on vacation I have to cover support for all his mission critical systems and mine and that alone drives me crazy. I also like to turn off all the micro services who fuckin needs em.
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I go and play something else for a few hours and the slope has gotten steeper. This moment, right now, will be a tale you'll delight in telling your grandchildren. Not "We went over the top and charged the Huns!" Not "We invaded France to stop the Nazis!" Not "Anything else up 'till now!" But the moment that Leon Skum stole Twitter!
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Nov 18, 2022 06:17
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The Saddest Rhino posted:While it's unlikely Twitter will die,
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Nov 18, 2022 06:17
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Lol of course all of payroll resigned. Can you imagine having to arrange like 3000 severance packages in 2 days under these conditions? gently caress that
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https://twitter.com/Q_Review/status/1593435398478344192 925 employees left out of 3000 that went into work today lol.
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386-SX 25Mhz VGA posted:lmao if twitter dying is what saves truth social
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The Saddest Rhino posted:While it's unlikely Twitter will die I thought this at first, but the key people who kept Twitter running are no longer there and the remaining employees are unable to be paid now because all of HR and payroll quit.
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Unlucky7 posted:Is this what Elon does in Tesla and SpaceX? Browbeat a bunch of talented, driven people into working more than they should by leveraging their passion, and Twitter is the first time it did not work? From tech industry gossip, he doesn't actually spend all day loving those up as he simply doesn't have the time. He has 5 companies. With Tesla he hyper focuses on one specific project he likes and fucks that up with constant changes and re-dos. For the last few years, that's been the Cybertruck. He doesn't care about other boring production poo poo that now runs at a big scale because it's too complicated for him. He lets that part of the company operate on its own. His only leadership direction there is to do union busting, maintain long hours for employees, and make sure work from home is not allowed. With SpaceX he's completely out of his league to direct how rockets should be built so can't gently caress up any projects there. He comes in for various important launches and is pretty much just a mascot for them. His only direction is to institute pretty brutal work hours and ensure no one works from home for any reason ever.
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I said come in! posted:I thought this at first, but the key people who kept Twitter running are no longer there and the remaining employees are unable to be paid now because all of HR and payroll quit. yeah it's gonna crater by the world cup
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just lol if twitter isn't back to existing as a ruby on rails app scaling across 7 whole servers by the weekend.
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Jelly posted:Cool, so then probate every goon pre-celebrating with absolutely zero confirmation once it's discovered Twitter is still up tomorrow... and the next day... and the next day... ? Ban hope, imo
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Jelly posted:Cool, so then probate every goon pre-celebrating with absolutely zero confirmation once it's discovered Twitter is still up tomorrow... and the next day... and the next day... ? we must trim the fat
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Is payroll something that you could get contractor companies to handle on a short term basis?
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just fill a bucket with cash and ask each employee to take their normal biweekly paycheck amount on the honor system
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I'm starting to believe that Elon Musk is an astonishingly huge dipshit. That's probably just me though!
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I tweeted at Elon and called him a silly bitch and proceeded to get banned and then I uninstalled the app so that's my Twitter story
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Analog posted:I'm starting to believe that Elon Musk is an astonishingly huge dipshit. That's probably just me though! you might be on to something, let's stay on that trail
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Deki posted:Is payroll something that you could get contractor companies to handle on a short term basis? Probably, if someone was on hand to hand over all the financial and HR details you'd need to do it.
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Deki posted:Is payroll something that you could get contractor companies to handle on a short term basis? Yes. And long-term. Accounting firms exist.
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Sure everyone's criticizing Elon Musk, but he turned Twitter into a billion dollar company in under three weeks.
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Deki posted:Is payroll something that you could get contractor companies to handle on a short term basis? Inadvisable, but I believe so. There's a risk they may just pay themselves a nice big sum and disappear before lunch
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SirPhoebos posted:Well, for starters.... These are all reasons why it might not see out the month, but are they reasons why it won’t see out the next 24 hours?
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Nov 18, 2022 06:53
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Sure hope people keep quoting me a week from now when Twitter is still working just fine.
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Unperson_47 posted:I've kinda stopped keeping up with this thread for the past few days/week. Why exactly has the sentiment tipped so much to "Twitter's dying" today? My only exposure to Twitter is embeds on these dead forums. Twitter employees leaking info to news outlets, for one: https://www.reuters.com/technology/after-elon-musks-ultimatum-twitter-employees-start-exiting-2022-11-18/
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Elon musk? More like Peed-on Husk!
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