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What an atrocious way of treating staff.

by hestefisk 4y ago

thedorkknight 4y ago
Not surprising at all. Narcissism commonly has lack of empathy
- meragrin_ 4y ago
  Given the reaction of some employees prior to being acquired, I can only imagine what some would do when they are fired. It is probably best for Twitter that some of these employees are just cut off.
fuckyah 4y ago
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Rufbdbskrufb473 4y ago
What alternative would you recommend that's better for employees, but still makes sense for Twitter?
- lm28469 4y ago
  Idk, tell managers to speak to their teams, have an online with everyone to explain the situation. Literally anything that shows you remotely care about the situation is better than "You might or might not get an email in the next few days to let you know you're fired" I know people who went though that and it's very dehumanising and stress inducing
- hoherd 4y ago
  Announcing it ahead of time would've been a good start. "Do not come to the office on Friday" instead of "go back home".
jesuscript 4y ago
I fear it. The same way, as entertaining Donald Trump has been, he sort of normalized bad behavior. People think it’s okay to act like that. It sounds scary, but companies may find what Elon is doing palatable and find it to be a new normal. Elon is doing it in the most abrasive way, but what Stripe and Lyft have been doing is roughly the same level of action. Elon simply refuses to put lipstick on the pig. When you hire a team, you have some responsibility for their livelihood (it’s not just money, the contract between the two sides is one of earning a living, to literally survive in the world). They are not just your little StarCraft units that you suddenly point to go in some other direction. It’s completely inhuman, and this is coming from someone that admires Elon’s achievements. I’m saddened. And no, it’s not cool to romanticize the retort of “he has the guts to do what has to be done”. No I think not, there’s enough money in the world. I pray we never become this. It’s like watching a family member fall into drugs, they have become a different person.

What an atrocious way of treating staff.

thedorkknight 4y ago

Not surprising at all. Narcissism commonly has lack of empathy

meragrin_ 4y ago
Given the reaction of some employees prior to being acquired, I can only imagine what some would do when they are fired. It is probably best for Twitter that some of these employees are just cut off.

fuckyah 4y ago

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Rufbdbskrufb473 4y ago

What alternative would you recommend that's better for employees, but still makes sense for Twitter?

lm28469 4y ago
Idk, tell managers to speak to their teams, have an online with everyone to explain the situation. Literally anything that shows you remotely care about the situation is better than "You might or might not get an email in the next few days to let you know you're fired" I know people who went though that and it's very dehumanising and stress inducing
hoherd 4y ago
Announcing it ahead of time would've been a good start. "Do not come to the office on Friday" instead of "go back home".

jesuscript 4y ago

I fear it. The same way, as entertaining Donald Trump has been, he sort of normalized bad behavior. People think it’s okay to act like that. It sounds scary, but companies may find what Elon is doing palatable and find it to be a new normal. Elon is doing it in the most abrasive way, but what Stripe and Lyft have been doing is roughly the same level of action. Elon simply refuses to put lipstick on the pig. When you hire a team, you have some responsibility for their livelihood (it’s not just money, the contract between the two sides is one of earning a living, to literally survive in the world). They are not just your little StarCraft units that you suddenly point to go in some other direction. It’s completely inhuman, and this is coming from someone that admires Elon’s achievements. I’m saddened. And no, it’s not cool to romanticize the retort of “he has the guts to do what has to be done”. No I think not, there’s enough money in the world. I pray we never become this. It’s like watching a family member fall into drugs, they have become a different person.