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Jack actually walked out of the Twitter meeting where they were explaining the layoffs to the leftover employees. I'm sure he had an important meeting though.

by influx 11y ago

givehimagun 11y ago
When you're working 18 hours days and burning out...he is mentally putting a cost/benefit to every single thing he does. I'm sure he decided he could generate more value doing something else (not a vague something else; a specific "I'm going to do this"). It's a coping mechanism and probably one of the few ways to stay productive in the face of insurmountable work. Having put superhero efforts into a few roles, I can relate to that kind of behavior.
boomzilla 11y ago
FTA even the chairman of the board who, by definition, is Jack's direct boss had to taxicab him to have their weekly one on one. I am not sure I buy this, unless Jack is avoiding these meetings. WTF else is Jack doing? For God's sake, the other guy is not just some type of investment bank MBAs, he's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_Kordestani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_Kordestani and was early employee and executive at both Netscape and Google. I really think the future is bleak for both Twitter and Square.
- randycupertino 11y ago
  He has a pretty hot girlfriend. I follow her on Instagram and based on her Instagram posts it looks like she and Jack jet set around the world traveling pretty constantly. Lots of art galleries, fashion shows, film festivals type stuff.
hitekker 11y ago
To add to this, I recommend reading how Jack, or the person Jack told to write this email presented the layoff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10379948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10379948 In the most charitable light, I believe Jack doesn't want to be seen as a villain. In a less charitable light.... I think most people can read between the lines. Those can't or do not wish to see any ominous signs here, tend to be still working at the company. Willful ignorance of this kind is completely understandable, in my mind, since few wish to bite the hand that feeds them.

Jack actually walked out of the Twitter meeting where they were explaining the layoffs to the leftover employees. I'm sure he had an important meeting though.

by influx 11y ago

Jack actually walked out of the Twitter meeting where they were explaining the layoffs to the leftover employees. I'm sure he had an important meeting though.

givehimagun 11y ago

When you're working 18 hours days and burning out...he is mentally putting a cost/benefit to every single thing he does. I'm sure he decided he could generate more value doing something else (not a vague something else; a specific "I'm going to do this"). It's a coping mechanism and probably one of the few ways to stay productive in the face of insurmountable work. Having put superhero efforts into a few roles, I can relate to that kind of behavior.

boomzilla 11y ago

FTA even the chairman of the board who, by definition, is Jack's direct boss had to taxicab him to have their weekly one on one. I am not sure I buy this, unless Jack is avoiding these meetings. WTF else is Jack doing? For God's sake, the other guy is not just some type of investment bank MBAs, he's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_Kordestani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_Kordestani and was early employee and executive at both Netscape and Google. I really think the future is bleak for both Twitter and Square.

randycupertino 11y ago
He has a pretty hot girlfriend. I follow her on Instagram and based on her Instagram posts it looks like she and Jack jet set around the world traveling pretty constantly. Lots of art galleries, fashion shows, film festivals type stuff.

hitekker 11y ago

To add to this, I recommend reading how Jack, or the person Jack told to write this email presented the layoff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10379948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10379948 In the most charitable light, I believe Jack doesn't want to be seen as a villain. In a less charitable light.... I think most people can read between the lines. Those can't or do not wish to see any ominous signs here, tend to be still working at the company. Willful ignorance of this kind is completely understandable, in my mind, since few wish to bite the hand that feeds them.