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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by fullsend on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:58PM (#33461493)
Completely agree. Elon is so worshipped that just him doing this has already emboldened the financial analysts and wannabe founder types to more ruthlessly question total comp numbers and hiring. Everyone who works in technology should be worried. Whether it’s correct or not, what looks like waste and excess to the business class who are used to the “hard facts” of balance sheets could look to someone else like one of the few labor sectors on the planet where workers are paid something near what they are worth. Silicon Valley is the land of fat peasants. This is the beginning of the lords and ladies tightening the peasant’s belts.
Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by hutzlibu on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:39AM (#33462263)
"Elon is so worshipped"

Is that really still the case? Most of the time I read something about Elon the comment section is very negative, compared to some years ago and it seems rare to encounter a Musk fanboy anymore.

Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by aaa_aaa on Friday November 04, 2022 @01:50AM (#33462684)
Nobody worshipped him anyway. Musk is openly against some major progressive liberal and left viewpoints. And he is an awkward impulsive super billionaire. So naturally there is a sour crowd here.
Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by insin on Friday November 04, 2022 @02:12AM (#33462793)
> it seems rare to encounter a Musk fanboy anymore

Can we swap internets? I see plenty of them just in the comments under this story, never mind elsewhere.