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Former Twitter Employees vs. Twitter lawsuit filing [pdf]

36 points by yincrash 3y ago

joegahona 3y ago
> Led by Musk and the cadres of sycophants who were internally referred to as the transition team, I didn't realize lawsuit filings could have colorful language like this.
- rsynnott 3y ago
  Lawyers aren’t always as boring as people think. The classic example, of course, is https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/very-truly-yours https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/very-truly-yours
seanhunter 3y ago
Definitely a lot of extremely damaging allegations in this filing. Of course it is one side's allegations rather than having the court find them to be true (yet). The descriptions of the working conditions are horrendous, with the code reviews, placing people on PIPs and then saying to them that their behaviour doesn't need to be improved, then firing them anyway.
mguerville 3y ago
I am not a lawyer but the claims here seem pretty damning and asset that Musk flat out doesn't respect contractual agreements (nor building codes apparently) in the least. I can't recall anyone quite so broadly deciding they're above contracts across a variety of topics in the past.
- dehrmann 3y ago
  Remember the guy who said he'd buy Twitter sight unseen, signed a contract, then decided it had a bot problem after tech companies lost 1/3 of their value?
- amanaplanacanal 3y ago
  > I can't recall anyone quite so broadly deciding they're above contracts across a variety of topics in the past. Our last president is well known for not paying for services rendered and making people sue to get paid.
  - mguerville 3y ago
    Oh right, how could I forget…
iamnotamouse 3y ago
This does not seem like a confident filing. It seems very roundabout, subjective and not substantive. Most of the points are either recounting the complainers' emotional states or trying to psychoanalyze Musk and his team. A lot of time is spent accusing Musk of breaking other laws unrelated to this case. Very few of the points show that Musk was obligated to do something, or that Musk didn't do that thing. This complaint was written for the media, not the court.
akomtu 3y ago
Another round of black PR against Musk?

36 points by yincrash 3y ago

> Led by Musk and the cadres of sycophants who were internally referred to as the transition team, I didn't realize lawsuit filings could have colorful language like this.

rsynnott 3y ago
Lawyers aren’t always as boring as people think. The classic example, of course, is https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/very-truly-yours https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/very-truly-yours

seanhunter 3y ago

Definitely a lot of extremely damaging allegations in this filing. Of course it is one side's allegations rather than having the court find them to be true (yet). The descriptions of the working conditions are horrendous, with the code reviews, placing people on PIPs and then saying to them that their behaviour doesn't need to be improved, then firing them anyway.

mguerville 3y ago

I am not a lawyer but the claims here seem pretty damning and asset that Musk flat out doesn't respect contractual agreements (nor building codes apparently) in the least. I can't recall anyone quite so broadly deciding they're above contracts across a variety of topics in the past.

dehrmann 3y ago
Remember the guy who said he'd buy Twitter sight unseen, signed a contract, then decided it had a bot problem after tech companies lost 1/3 of their value?
amanaplanacanal 3y ago
> I can't recall anyone quite so broadly deciding they're above contracts across a variety of topics in the past. Our last president is well known for not paying for services rendered and making people sue to get paid.
- mguerville 3y ago
  Oh right, how could I forget…

iamnotamouse 3y ago

This does not seem like a confident filing. It seems very roundabout, subjective and not substantive. Most of the points are either recounting the complainers' emotional states or trying to psychoanalyze Musk and his team. A lot of time is spent accusing Musk of breaking other laws unrelated to this case. Very few of the points show that Musk was obligated to do something, or that Musk didn't do that thing. This complaint was written for the media, not the court.

akomtu 3y ago

Another round of black PR against Musk?