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This one goes for those who are positive towards EM right now (honest question, no ill intentions here): is there any way at all to look at his actions in the p

This one goes for those who are positive towards EM right now (honest question, no ill intentions here): is there any way at all to look at his actions in the past weeks in a positive light from an administrative perspective? I mean, ok, you could argue that Twitter was in a bad shape and so on, but anyway, is there any real objective justification for such a messy, chaotic approach to its reorganization? Can anyone really expect to improve a company this way? He recently tweeted a meme of twitter burying twitter, and to me it really feels like the kind of thing a teenager would do, "oh shit, I made a mistake with this acquisition, let me blame someone for it".

luckylion 4y ago
I'm neutral because I don't care, I'm only watching it when I'm exposed to it through others, so essentially like a popular TV show. What I've read some say is that it's a strategy to drastically reduce head count and keep only those people on who really want to be there and are not just there because it's a well-compensated position and they've figured out how to appear busy without doing much. Those people might leave when it becomes a chore to keep up appearances ("this feels like work, if I wanted to work I could've just done my job"), they're self-identifying and you're not paying severance when they quit. Of course, you're probably also bleeding out some talented and productive people. I don't know if "it's a mess, but it's the challenge of a lifetime" and the chance to work for Musk is enough to recruit good people, but it might be, not everyone has a family and needs to be home by 5pm and wants work-life-balance. Trump was elected president riding on a wave of lots of people hating him and the media covering him 24/7 in a constant scream of GOTCHA and it worked out for him. Musk has claimed that Twitter usage is peeking among all of this. It kind of looks like a Wrestling show with lots of crazy things happening, only that not all participants are aware of what's happening or willing to participate. I have no idea whether it works out in his favor.

luckylion 4y ago

I'm neutral because I don't care, I'm only watching it when I'm exposed to it through others, so essentially like a popular TV show. What I've read some say is that it's a strategy to drastically reduce head count and keep only those people on who really want to be there and are not just there because it's a well-compensated position and they've figured out how to appear busy without doing much. Those people might leave when it becomes a chore to keep up appearances ("this feels like work, if I wanted to work I could've just done my job"), they're self-identifying and you're not paying severance when they quit. Of course, you're probably also bleeding out some talented and productive people. I don't know if "it's a mess, but it's the challenge of a lifetime" and the chance to work for Musk is enough to recruit good people, but it might be, not everyone has a family and needs to be home by 5pm and wants work-life-balance. Trump was elected president riding on a wave of lots of people hating him and the media covering him 24/7 in a constant scream of GOTCHA and it worked out for him. Musk has claimed that Twitter usage is peeking among all of this. It kind of looks like a Wrestling show with lots of crazy things happening, only that not all participants are aware of what's happening or willing to participate. I have no idea whether it works out in his favor.