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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by jakelazaroff on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:59AM (#36391823)
> Reducing headcount by 85% and still getting far more done?

“Reducing headcount by 85%” is a glib way to describe what happened. There’s a reason that over 1 in every 4 of those former employees is filing an arbitration claim!

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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by sauel on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:56AM (#36392550)
And what is that reason? That they are entitled to a job at a company where 85% of people are redundant?
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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by floren on Monday June 19, 2023 @12:02PM (#36392612)
Don't be obtuse -- they are filing a claim because they did not receive the severance they were contractually due.
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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by ImPostingOnHN on Monday June 19, 2023 @09:38PM (#36398704)
because elmu thought he could weasel out from under his contractual obligations, again
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