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This shows how out of touch he is - fly, right now, possibly across the country, just to please me. He has no concept or care of how much that might cost or dis

This shows how out of touch he is - fly, right now, possibly across the country, just to please me. He has no concept or care of how much that might cost or disrupt someones life.

jmeister 4y ago
- drchopchop 4y ago
  Lawyers and bankers a) don't fly on their own dime, b) have huge potential financial upside in getting those deals done.
  - sparrish 4y ago
    These employees are in the same situation. a) will be using Twitter expenses to fly (company credit card or reimbursed) b) may keep their 6-figure jobs.
    - eropple 4y ago
      Could you explain to me who you think is processing reimbursements when AR/AP seems to have all quit? Ditto for company cards--most company cards I've had have fallback personal obligations if the company refuses to pay for a charge. What assurances do any of these people have that they won't be stuck with the check? A Twitter developer can get a "6-figure job" just about anywhere pretty quickly, and many can get ones that haven't just gutted their total comp by going private. What's the point, exactly?
- nerdjon 4y ago
  That is part of their job. They are likely well paid for that disruption to their lives (or should be, I honestly don't know). This is not part of what the engineers signed up for and has nothing to do with being "coddled"
  - chasd00 4y ago
    if i was a remote at twitter i would go just to satisfy my curiosity. It would be one hell of an experience to witness Musk in all his crazy and what the plans are. Back in reality, I think my expectations would be solidly set on jumping ship within 30 days though.
- jareds 4y ago
  Loyer's and Bankers know that's part of the job depending on where they work. When going over job expectations at all of my jobs traveling with one days' notice was never expected.
- prettychill 4y ago
  By this logic the vast majority of workers in any industry are coddled
- somehnguy 4y ago
  I would go the other way and claim the other professions you mentioned must be the coddled ones. How little must they actually have responsibility for in their personal life if they can just fly across country at a moments notice? I can’t do that, I have responsibilities to take care of that are way more important than stroking some guys ego.
chasd00 4y ago
i'm sure everyone has a corporate card or at least a process for re-imbursement ( assuming that department still exists)
- snoopy_telex 4y ago
  I’ve never had a corporate card in my entire career, including Twitter. I’ve been able to book via a company provided travel agency, but I’ve never had the card in my hands.
  - chasd00 4y ago
    > I’ve never had a corporate card in my entire career oh i guess that's what happens when you assume heh. i've always had a corporate card, or for at least the past 15 years. I work in consulting though so it's more common to book flights/hotels and travel individually.
- fknorangesite 4y ago
  > i'm sure Why?
Teandw 4y ago
He literally says if you can't, you're excused from needing to. It's important to not lie.
- qwytw 4y ago
  > those who cannot physically get to Twitter HQ are excused Probably means that if there are no actual flights from where you're to SF and that you couldn't get there in time no matter how much you wanted. Not exactly the same thing...
  - Teandw 4y ago
    There is literally no reason to think he means that. That seems more like a deep personal hatred of someone and just trying to find the worst in everything they say or do.
    - ryanwaggoner 4y ago
      Any benefit of the doubt he was entitled to went out the window a long time ago.
    - qwytw 4y ago
      That's how the majority of people would interpret: "only those who cannot physically get to Twitter HQ are excused" the key word is "physically". > That seems more like a deep personal hatred No need to make strange assumptions. I have no feelings one way or the other. Yet I'm pretty sure that most reasonable people would interpret what Musk said the same way I did.

This shows how out of touch he is - fly, right now, possibly across the country, just to please me. He has no concept or care of how much that might cost or disrupt someones life.

jmeister 4y ago

drchopchop 4y ago
Lawyers and bankers a) don't fly on their own dime, b) have huge potential financial upside in getting those deals done.
- sparrish 4y ago
  These employees are in the same situation. a) will be using Twitter expenses to fly (company credit card or reimbursed) b) may keep their 6-figure jobs.
  - eropple 4y ago
    Could you explain to me who you think is processing reimbursements when AR/AP seems to have all quit? Ditto for company cards--most company cards I've had have fallback personal obligations if the company refuses to pay for a charge. What assurances do any of these people have that they won't be stuck with the check? A Twitter developer can get a "6-figure job" just about anywhere pretty quickly, and many can get ones that haven't just gutted their total comp by going private. What's the point, exactly?
nerdjon 4y ago
That is part of their job. They are likely well paid for that disruption to their lives (or should be, I honestly don't know). This is not part of what the engineers signed up for and has nothing to do with being "coddled"
- chasd00 4y ago
  if i was a remote at twitter i would go just to satisfy my curiosity. It would be one hell of an experience to witness Musk in all his crazy and what the plans are. Back in reality, I think my expectations would be solidly set on jumping ship within 30 days though.
jareds 4y ago
Loyer's and Bankers know that's part of the job depending on where they work. When going over job expectations at all of my jobs traveling with one days' notice was never expected.
prettychill 4y ago
By this logic the vast majority of workers in any industry are coddled
somehnguy 4y ago
I would go the other way and claim the other professions you mentioned must be the coddled ones. How little must they actually have responsibility for in their personal life if they can just fly across country at a moments notice? I can’t do that, I have responsibilities to take care of that are way more important than stroking some guys ego.

chasd00 4y ago

i'm sure everyone has a corporate card or at least a process for re-imbursement ( assuming that department still exists)

snoopy_telex 4y ago
I’ve never had a corporate card in my entire career, including Twitter. I’ve been able to book via a company provided travel agency, but I’ve never had the card in my hands.
- chasd00 4y ago
  > I’ve never had a corporate card in my entire career oh i guess that's what happens when you assume heh. i've always had a corporate card, or for at least the past 15 years. I work in consulting though so it's more common to book flights/hotels and travel individually.
fknorangesite 4y ago
> i'm sure Why?

Teandw 4y ago

He literally says if you can't, you're excused from needing to. It's important to not lie.

qwytw 4y ago
> those who cannot physically get to Twitter HQ are excused Probably means that if there are no actual flights from where you're to SF and that you couldn't get there in time no matter how much you wanted. Not exactly the same thing...
- Teandw 4y ago
  There is literally no reason to think he means that. That seems more like a deep personal hatred of someone and just trying to find the worst in everything they say or do.
  - ryanwaggoner 4y ago
    Any benefit of the doubt he was entitled to went out the window a long time ago.
  - qwytw 4y ago
    That's how the majority of people would interpret: "only those who cannot physically get to Twitter HQ are excused" the key word is "physically". > That seems more like a deep personal hatred No need to make strange assumptions. I have no feelings one way or the other. Yet I'm pretty sure that most reasonable people would interpret what Musk said the same way I did.