What kind of argument is this. So engineers have to pick between working on a long weekend and not shipping any code without any option in-between?

Some of the remaining engineers may be stuck due to H1B

Canada just changed their immigration program such that they'll accept all H1B holders (working or not) into Canada with a similar visa, but without the requirement to find a job immediately.

Something to look into for any Twitter (or other) engineers who are bound to a company due to lack of options.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2023/06/28/us-h1-...

Sure, but if you've built your life in the United States that still means moving country

You seem to be positing that there are two choices:

1. Work for a toxic dictator who makes bad, micro-managed technical decisions and then expects his engineers to work a holiday weekend to clean up his mess.

2. Never ship code, ever.

I'm pleased to report that most software engineers exist happily somewhere in between these two extremes, and I would recommend you find a new job if you don't.

Actually, I work at a job that perfectly fits my desired work/life balance and desired code shipping frequency/schedule.

You seem to be assuming that people working at Twitter don't have the ability to look for another job, if they are unhappy.