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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by ummonk on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:00PM (#33413906)
There are Twitter employees tweeting out that they have been fired already. Whether it’s going to be 25% or not, it’s certainly not just outgoing executives.

And the WaPo article states: “ The first round of layoffs, led by his lawyer Alex Spiro, will target 25 percent of the workforce”

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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by jdminhbg on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:53PM (#33414453)
You’re missing the distinction PP is pointing out, between “layoffs” and “for-cause firings.”
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by hedora on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:22PM (#33414775)
Getting rid of 25% of the company "for cause" is not going to hold up in court. They'll be treated as layoffs. I think Musk just proved this by trying the same thing at Tesla.
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by jdminhbg on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:51PM (#33415967)
You also have it backwards. The post is positing the for-cause firings and the supposed 25% layoffs as separate events.
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by ummonk on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:58PM (#33414512)
Ah I see now. Right we will have to see whether they’re claimed to be for-cause or not. Though the rush to fire people with a looming vesting deadline is certainly cause for suspicion.
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