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Musk Issues Ultimatum to Staff: Commit to Hardcore Twitter or Take Severance

36 points by jaybaxter 4y ago

napolux 4y ago
I would take the severance and then try to do something for me for 2 months... Then spend the last month finding another job.
- papito 4y ago
  No, line up a job first, then tell the new company you will start a bit later. That way the job search is not hanging over you and you can truly relax. If an employer thinks you are a good candidate, and finding good candidates is hard, they will be excited to have booked you and really can and will wait a few weeks. I've done it before.
  - napolux 4y ago
    makes sense, thanks!
jaybaxter 4y ago
https://archive.ph/Ug8Ln https://archive.ph/Ug8Ln
jstx1 4y ago
> “If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Twitter, please click yes on the link below,” > Anyone who did not sign the pledge by 5 p.m. Eastern time Thursday was told they would receive three months of severance pay, the message said. So he's giving everyone a voluntary redundancy option? I hope a lot of people take it. > “This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” he said. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” Wow. This is just fascinating to watch from the sidelines. I wonder if he'll push things so far that Twitter completely collapses, or he keeps it running and it will simply be a horrible place to work at.
- thedrbrian 4y ago
  >“Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” Right I'm out. Not worth killing yourself for any company. This is like a speed run on how to destroy a company
- torben-friis 4y ago
  >“This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” he said. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade. I'm still astonished that this is even legal in the US, and even more surprised that there has been 0 talk of employees pushing back in a groupal way (strikes? walkouts? anything?)
  - amelius 4y ago
    Musk stated that raising your voice about the issue will certainly get you fired.
    - torben-friis 4y ago
      Not the first boss to do so. One guy can get fired, the whole company can’t.
- clouddrover 4y ago
  > “This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” I bet long hours for no increase in pay, which is wage theft. Apparently Musk's pathway to profit is to steal from others.
  - Balgair 4y ago
    Most of these employees aren't hourly, they're salary.
    - Adirael 4y ago
      Do salary employees in the US not have a set amount of hours they have to work per week/month/year?
rsynnott 4y ago
Will the last one out the door please turn on the failwhale.
lowbloodsugar 4y ago
We are changing the contract. You will: work yourself to death. We will: pay you the same as before we changed the contract.
lowbloodsugar 4y ago
SpaceX: come build the future of mankind, but we wont pay you very much. Tesla: come save humanity from climate change, but we wont pay you very much. Twitter: come help me destroy society by giving voice to authoritarians and authoritarian states, but we wont pay you very much. One of these things is not like the others, Elon.

36 points by jaybaxter 4y ago

I would take the severance and then try to do something for me for 2 months... Then spend the last month finding another job.

papito 4y ago
No, line up a job first, then tell the new company you will start a bit later. That way the job search is not hanging over you and you can truly relax. If an employer thinks you are a good candidate, and finding good candidates is hard, they will be excited to have booked you and really can and will wait a few weeks. I've done it before.
- napolux 4y ago
  makes sense, thanks!

jaybaxter 4y ago

https://archive.ph/Ug8Ln https://archive.ph/Ug8Ln

jstx1 4y ago

> “If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Twitter, please click yes on the link below,” > Anyone who did not sign the pledge by 5 p.m. Eastern time Thursday was told they would receive three months of severance pay, the message said. So he's giving everyone a voluntary redundancy option? I hope a lot of people take it. > “This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” he said. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” Wow. This is just fascinating to watch from the sidelines. I wonder if he'll push things so far that Twitter completely collapses, or he keeps it running and it will simply be a horrible place to work at.

thedrbrian 4y ago
>“Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” Right I'm out. Not worth killing yourself for any company. This is like a speed run on how to destroy a company
torben-friis 4y ago
>“This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” he said. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade. I'm still astonished that this is even legal in the US, and even more surprised that there has been 0 talk of employees pushing back in a groupal way (strikes? walkouts? anything?)
- amelius 4y ago
  Musk stated that raising your voice about the issue will certainly get you fired.
  - torben-friis 4y ago
    Not the first boss to do so. One guy can get fired, the whole company can’t.
clouddrover 4y ago
> “This will mean working long hours at high intensity,” I bet long hours for no increase in pay, which is wage theft. Apparently Musk's pathway to profit is to steal from others.
- Balgair 4y ago
  Most of these employees aren't hourly, they're salary.
  - Adirael 4y ago
    Do salary employees in the US not have a set amount of hours they have to work per week/month/year?

rsynnott 4y ago

Will the last one out the door please turn on the failwhale.

lowbloodsugar 4y ago

We are changing the contract. You will: work yourself to death. We will: pay you the same as before we changed the contract.

lowbloodsugar 4y ago

SpaceX: come build the future of mankind, but we wont pay you very much. Tesla: come save humanity from climate change, but we wont pay you very much. Twitter: come help me destroy society by giving voice to authoritarians and authoritarian states, but we wont pay you very much. One of these things is not like the others, Elon.