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Re:Twitter alerted employees all office buildings closed and... by Balgair on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:33PM (#33649144)
All this would make some sense, but Elon is asking for a blank check from the remaining employees. There is no promise right now, there is no pay off, there are no RSUs, there is no liquidity event, there is ... nothing.

Just one of the wealthiest people in history asking people to work 12 hour days every day of the week, forever, for some nebulous reasons that he can't state, just because.

Such a radical renegotiation of the employment agreement between the workers and the management requires a LOT of study and time. Not two days and clicking a button that says you agree to something.

You'd be crazy to agree to this, and Elon would be crazy to think that anyone that did click is doing anything but trying to find another job while at work.

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Re:Twitter alerted employees all office buildings closed and... by netsharc on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:57PM (#33649406)
> Elon would be crazy to think that anyone that did click is doing anything but trying to find another job while at work.

Haha, can someone tweet this at him so he sees it. He thinks he'll be getting dedicated loyal employees (let's deem them the Yes-clickers), but if he becomes aware of this flaw in his plan, he's going to treat them with paranoia and mistrust as well.

I really munch popcorn hope he twigs that soon.

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Re:Twitter alerted employees all office buildings closed and... by ghaff on Thursday November 17, 2022 @10:12PM (#33649544)
While holidays are coming up (so probably not much happening for a month or two on the employment front) and pretty slow times in the tech sector in general, I think I'd still be hard put to turn down 3 months (supposedly) guaranteed at this point. Obviously visa holders might be in a different boat as may people preferring to keep an uncertain but possibly longer-term job whatever the pain. However, given the uncertainty even for those who stay, I can't imagine not taking the payout for most.
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Re:Twitter alerted employees all office buildings closed and... by lamontcg on Thursday November 17, 2022 @10:14PM (#33649576)
> Just one of the wealthiest people in history asking people to work 12 hour days every day of the week, forever, for some nebulous reasons that he can't state, just because.

"a company for carrying out an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is"

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Re:Twitter alerted employees all office buildings closed and... by AlexMoffat on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:41AM (#33653273)
Lombard Street?
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