Topics regarding layoffs at Twitter

Topics regarding layoffs at Twitter

Twitter becomes X Corp.

Twitter has announced a significant development, stating that it has merged with everything app called 'X', owned by Elon Musk. In a court filing in the US, Twitter quietly disclosed that it no longer exists. "Twitter Inc. has been merged into X... — read more 

Company valuation

If Elon values ​​the company at $20 billion now and says that he sees a "clear but difficult path" for it to become a $250b company, I'm curious what miracle needs to happen to make his vision come true? It sounds too unrealistic.

Survival of the fittest stock options?

https://fortune.com/2023/03/25/elon-musk-gives-twitter-employees-details-on-stock-awards-after-relentless-layoffs-cost-cutting/

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| 1420 views | | 2 replies (last April 2, 2023)
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Office is optional!!

People will take their talents somewhere better where they are respected and will not accept bullish corporate dictators!!

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| 1530 views | | 1 reply (March 25, 2023)
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Twitter and the Bank Runs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-17/wall-street-billionaires-tweet-through-a-banking-crisis Oh, and by the way..."A new academic study on 2023 bank fragility concludes that 186 U.S. banks remain vulnerable to a run on deposits that... — read more 

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| 1130 views | | 3 replies (last March 19, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1lGWiOkF

Is this guy for real?

I guess we're finally seeing the true Musk - when he has no assigned handlers who make sure that any/all of his id--tic moves happen (but have to make sure he believes it was his idea not to do it). I can't believe there was a time when I believed in... — read more 

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| 1660 views | | 5 replies (last March 31, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1loWXA9R

Musk King of Welfare

https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-attacked-by-an-old-and-powerful-enemy SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT Save this Presidents Day with our AAP Sale! PRESIDENTS DAY SALE TheStreet home Tech EV Biotech Streaming Video Games Social... — read more 

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| 1330 views | | 2 replies (last February 28, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1lnjlrte

Another 50 bite the dust

The first real glitch that happens is going to bring the site down for good. There aren't enough people left who know how to fix it and nobody will want to join that mess any time soon. I feel bad for the people being let go but I have to admit that... — read more 

New roles

How many of those who were laid off have managed to find new roles already? You had a head start since Twitter is the first company that had major layoffs and I'm guessing there were plenty of open positions at that time. I'm just curious since it's... — read more 

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| 1440 views | | 3 replies (last March 15, 2023)
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Historical perspective

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-california-took-over-the-world-180981660/

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Big Tech Stagnation

The next phase of Big Tech. https://novum.substack.com/i/101103540/big-tech-stagnation

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Elon Musk’s cost cutting at Twitter reaches the next level after layoffs and stiffing landlords. Now he wants to dump pricy software used by his

The extent of Musk’s penny-pinching has been closely followed in the media. And on Twitter, it has raised many eyebrows. Musk stopped paying rent on Twitter’s offices, leading to lawsuits. He stiffed vendors including for private jet flights by... — read more 

Attracting Content Creators Is A Good Idea

popular content creators are more famous with young people than legacy "celebrities". love him or hate him, smart move by elon to target content creators for generating more... — read more 

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Plans for a payments feature

I'll just leave this here: https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/tech/twitter-super-app-elon-musk-paypal-online-payments-system-4008709 Elon Musk has announced plans for a payments feature to be introduced on Twitter, similar to the PayPal... — read more 

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| 1270 views | | 4 replies (last February 17, 2023)
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"Big Tech Using Layoffs to Rein In Workers"

“Controlling labor costs via periodic layoffs is like breathing for Silicon Valley: cyclical, necessary for life,” Malcolm Harris, author of the forthcoming book “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the World,” told me. The layoffs... — read more 

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| 1400 views | | 3 replies (last February 2, 2023)
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Is EM a "petulant oligarch"?

"Muskpocalypse"? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nobel-economist-paul-krugman-slams-elon-musk-and-sam-bankman-fried-and-says-we-re-living-in-an-era-of-petulant-oligarchs

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| 1490 views | | 3 replies (last February 2, 2023)
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So that Lawsuit

https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2023/01/16/elon-the-indestructible-court-smacks-down-lawsuit-against-twitter-filed-by-disgruntled-ex-employees-n689514 Enjoy the education

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| 1301 views | | 1 reply (January 17, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1kJLdGmW

A question for laid off employees

I'm not sure how many actual Twitter employees (current and former) post here, but if there are some, I'm wondering if you could share if you were able to find a new job yet? And how long did it take you? I know it hasn't been that long since the... — read more 

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| 1540 views | | 4 replies (last January 20, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1kJcBAqR

I would love to come back for just one day

I left Twitter before the change of control happened, not because I didn't like working there anymore, but because I got a much better offer. Now I would like to go back just for one day to see if all this talk about greater pressure on employees... — read more 

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| 1500 views | | 3 replies (last January 19, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1kEAJeby

Twitter still going strong!

No massive exodus of members or sponsors! With all the staff reductions still going strong! Just makes you think how much money was wasted the past 10 years!

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| 1471 views | | 2 replies (last January 12, 2023)
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Lisa Bloom’s Tweets

Twitter workers, many of whom I represent, were FINALLY given their "severance agreements" on Saturday. They are really settlement agreements which SILENCE WORKERS FOR LIFE and and require them to give up important legal rights. Let's discuss... — read more 

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| 1470 views | | 7 replies (last January 12, 2023)
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