Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people expected

Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by shostack on Friday September 16, 2016 @04:40PM (#12517173)

Was this a play to grab more budget and resources (and thus power)? "We need to do XYZ, but the team is all tied up on these things. We need to grow headcount."

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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by Houshalter on Friday September 16, 2016 @06:34PM (#12517871)

There is a popular theory that most people, or at least white collar workers, are employed in jobs that aren't economically necessary/worthwhile. Because of the way corporate politics incentivizes having more employees and making people busy. This would seem to add evidence to that.

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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by daveFNbuck on Saturday September 17, 2016 @10:02AM (#12520515)

The stated reason was that we needed to be more predictable so other teams could rely on our output. By focusing on one project at a time, it was less likely that the project would fall behind schedule.

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