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I think its probably the opposite - those who are "stuck" want to be there. The pure fact that twitter still functions without a problem after laying off half o

I think its probably the opposite - those who are "stuck" want to be there. The pure fact that twitter still functions without a problem after laying off half of employees is a testament that they werent needed (although it is still soon to tell). Don't say "poor IT workers" please .... its emberrasing.

rhaway84773 4y ago
I doubt there’s a single major tech website which will stop functioning within months even if you layoff the entire tech staff. If that happened, it would imply that running the website requires constant manual human intervention. The problems arise as time and debt accrues and when you try and make changes. And every change Twitter has made has been a mess so far. Twitter Blue being implemented and then unimplemented and then postponed. The whole ElonJet block, unblock, block saga. Drawing any judgments about Twitter right now is way too early in either direction. Most tech companies took on too many workers during the pandemic and so most have a lot of fat to cut. The big issue with Twitter’s cuts were their arbitrary nature, as opposed to the size of the cut necessarily. We will see the impact, if any, over the next couple of years as Twitter has to start introducing new changes.
- majkinetor 4y ago
  And yet its apparently enough time to say things like 'every change is a mess'. > The big issue with Twitter’s cuts were their arbitrary nature, as opposed to the size of the cut necessarily There is collateral damage to basically any intervention. Its most probable that detailed analysis of every employee would not be financially and temporarly justified. And you can always bring most people back if you really want tha.
dd82 4y ago
I disagree, many of them are likely on H1B visas, which are tied to employment and you need to find a job within a specific time range before the visa is revoked.
- majkinetor 4y ago
  Those poor IT workers....

rhaway84773 4y ago

I doubt there’s a single major tech website which will stop functioning within months even if you layoff the entire tech staff. If that happened, it would imply that running the website requires constant manual human intervention. The problems arise as time and debt accrues and when you try and make changes. And every change Twitter has made has been a mess so far. Twitter Blue being implemented and then unimplemented and then postponed. The whole ElonJet block, unblock, block saga. Drawing any judgments about Twitter right now is way too early in either direction. Most tech companies took on too many workers during the pandemic and so most have a lot of fat to cut. The big issue with Twitter’s cuts were their arbitrary nature, as opposed to the size of the cut necessarily. We will see the impact, if any, over the next couple of years as Twitter has to start introducing new changes.

majkinetor 4y ago
And yet its apparently enough time to say things like 'every change is a mess'. > The big issue with Twitter’s cuts were their arbitrary nature, as opposed to the size of the cut necessarily There is collateral damage to basically any intervention. Its most probable that detailed analysis of every employee would not be financially and temporarly justified. And you can always bring most people back if you really want tha.

dd82 4y ago

I disagree, many of them are likely on H1B visas, which are tied to employment and you need to find a job within a specific time range before the visa is revoked.

majkinetor 4y ago
Those poor IT workers....