Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by jack_riminton on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @12:55PM
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I suspect this too, Haraldur seems like a smart dude who's been stewing about Elon's mismanagement and assholerly for a while
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Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by jack_riminton on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:24AM
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Here's the kicker; Twitter would be liable for paying him $100m if he got fired https://www.bosshunting.com.au/hustle/elon-musk-firing-halli... (allegedly)
Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by msikora on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @06:59PM
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And the reason is that he took the $100m in salary so he can pay as high tax as possible:
"In early 2021, Haraldur sold Ueno to Twitter. In an agreement between him and Twitter, most of the purchase price was paid as salary to maximize the tax he would pay for the sale in Iceland. He chose to pay for tax out of respect to Iceland for the disability benefits he received. Per the agreement, he paid the second highest tax of an individual in Iceland in 2021."
Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by jack_riminton on Thursday March 09, 2023 @04:06AM
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And Haraldur knew that if Elon refused to pay him then Icelandic laws would mean they could freeze operations and seize assets of Twitter there. It's a shame Elon isn't able to utilise such intelligent and talented people!
Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by kokekolo on Thursday March 09, 2023 @02:47PM
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Realistically, how much would this hurt Twitter? Looking at Elon now, he might just go with it.
Re:Haraldur Thorleifsson's Personal Site
by jack_riminton on Friday March 10, 2023 @04:20AM
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Considering he tried to sell potted plants to employees, Iād say $100m would hurt like hell https://www.indy100.com/amp/elon-musk-sells-office-plants-tw...