I wonder how many will fall into this black hole, having to email and wait to hear whether they have a job or not. On a late Friday afternoon.

So confused. Isn't the U.S. still on DST until this Sunday, meaning the correct timezone at the Twitter HQ is in fact PDT (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7)? PST is Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), i.e. "winter time".

Maybe they thought PST stands for Pacific Summer Time? Or this email was sent by someone from Europe, where DST ended last Sunday?

I’ve given up even trying and just use “PT” and “ET” or even “NYC time” or “SF time” especially when interacting with those outside the US (who are less familiar with the custom and more confused when a mistake is made).

CET in this informal way means "CET OR CEST depending on which of them is current at the location at the given time".

This can give rise to ambiguity in places, but it's pretty rare that it does.

I always want to correct people on it. But unfortunately it resides in funky middle-ground between (a) corrections being welcome / helpful and (b) corrections seeming nit-picky / pedantic.

Similarly to misuses (according to classical grammar rules) of "who" vs. "whom".

Both grate on me, but there's no acceptable way to get others to change.

What about people who don’t have a personal email address?

Clearly.

by definition, it is. It's a job

I found The Gervais Principle[1] to be an interesting read on the subject. According to its author:

"the Sociopaths use Powertalk as a coded language with which to simultaneously sustain the (necessary) delusions of the Clueless and communicate with each other"

Also relevant was the article's description of the so-called MacLeod Life Cycle of organizations, wherein:

"A Sociopath with an idea recruits just enough Losers to kick off the cycle. As it grows it requires a Clueless layer to turn it into a controlled reaction rather than a runaway explosion. Eventually, as value hits diminishing returns, both the Sociopaths and Losers make their exits, and the Clueless start to dominate. Finally, the hollow brittle shell collapses on itself and anything of value is recycled by the sociopaths according to meta-firm logic."

[1] - https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

Its a job, what do you expect?

The other way around could have true. You could have had an amazing time at a company, and be grateful for everything they did for you during your tenure at a company, but due to life circumstances that force you to move somewhere else, or something personal in your life, you have to quit, while also being grateful for the impact a company had in your life.