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Amazon, Microsoft, and now Alphabet. Is this because Twitter showed an example where you can lay off most of the non-core workforce and the tech will still go o

• HeckFeck 4y ago
  I do wonder if this is a consequence of the "My day at Linkedin" TikTok videos that were circulating. Looks like they'll have to manage life without the wine on tap and the morning pedicures before attending 1/2 hour of meetings each day.
  • lexapro 4y ago
    You think executives had to watch TikTok videos to know what's going on in their companies? I mean they allowed this to happen. It's not the fault of the employees. And of course these videos don't show reality, they cut out the boring parts (the desk work).
    • coredog64 4y ago
      Not the execs, the shareholders. They were seeing this and in turn that increased the pressure on executives to rationalize staffing.
      • pm90 4y ago
        This is not how any of this works.
  • paganel 4y ago
    > the wine on tap That always looked like an abomination to me, for the wine, that is. You either drink the wine poured directly from a bottle (or directly from the barrel, like my grandpa used to do), or you don't.
• A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
  Musk definitely seem to have served as a convenient excuse[1] for a ton of related articles. Just yesterday, my boss gave us speech on working full 40 hours and not abusing the system. Something is definitely in the works now. edit: I figured some context may be warranted here. We are obviously salary. Some remote. Some hybrid. Seemingly, it is a result of someone in person in the office complaining. I love people. [1]https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-elon-musk-your-bosss-anger-translator-11669073893 https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-elon-musk-your-bosss-anger-t...