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Re:Twitter in chaos as employees accept Musk’s invitation to... by rybosworld on Friday November 18, 2022 @12:46PM (#33658578)
That's the one thing I think Musk has been spot-on about: Twitter had far too many employees, many of them doing what amounts to nothing.
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Re:Twitter in chaos as employees accept Musk’s invitation to... by madeofpalk on Friday November 18, 2022 @12:51PM (#33658697)
On the other hand, he hasn't stopped giving signals to his best talent that they're going to have a miserable time, and they should just quit. They would have a better time literally anywhere else.

Even if we agree that company is 80% bloated, you probably want the best 20% to stay.

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In referring to a bunch of employees laid off, he said "I would like to apologize for firing these geniuses. Their immense talent will no doubt be of great use elsewhere"[1]. About another specific employee he said "A tragic case of adult onset Tourette’s"[2].

Why would talent ever want to work for a CEO who will fire you on the spot for whatever reason, turn around and say this about them publicly (or privately!). If I was still working at twitter, this would make me quit.

[1]: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1592569305941807104

[2]: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1592582828499570688

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