Twitter missed payroll for some European staff this month
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You know, we were all betting that after the great purges Twitter would suffer a technical failure that brought it down. But while it certainly seems to be degrading it hasn't quite gone down yet. Now seeing this I'm starting to think that even with the speed run of technical and institutional destruction good old financial difficulties and failures may still win out as the death blow to Twitter and that the technology stack may outlive the company just on its own automation and inertia
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Sooo, any update on those unlawfully "fired" (not really – the law doesn't allow firing just by not clicking an email "OK" link here, and not even in Ghana!) EU or Africa regional HQs employees? Are they still getting paid, as per the local laws?
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In other stupid Twitter news I saw reported that Muskbrat sent an email to managers demanding to see what code they've written in the past 10 days saying that them not writing code would be like "a cavalry leader not knowing how to ride a horse" completely missing what the point of officers are in a military setting
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There have been reports that EU workers have been showing up, as usual, because Twitler's ultimatum is completely unenforceable under EU law, and this is why Twitter hasn't keeled over yet. Still... how long do you suppose people are going to keep showing up if they're not getting paid? Especially when you have to deal with Twitler as a boss who seems to change his mind from one minute to the next.
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The only one I heard of is the executive in Ireland getting an injunction against her getting fired.
Meanwhile, Twitter closed their Brussels office, which I’m sure will go well.
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Musk's infatuation with lines of code written has outgrown creepiness and now seems quasi-religious. I don't understand how much he doesn't understand.
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Sounds like Jaspar's in charge now.
My first job was for a complete scumbag. He never paid me on time. Not once in the 5 months I worked there.
That's one of the reasons why I only worked there for 5 months. Telling him to stick his job up his fat fucking arse along with his fat fucking head was one of the most satisfying moments of my life.
- Complaining about nazis? That's a firin'
- Not clicking an email agreeing to BS terms by the end of the day? That's a firin'
- Lighting a fire? You better believe that's a firin'
My first job was for a complete scumbag. He never paid me on time. Not once in the 5 months I worked there.
That's one of the reasons why I only worked there for 5 months. Telling him to stick his job up his fat fucking arse along with his fat fucking head was one of the most satisfying moments of my life.
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You might be joking, but seriously, I wouldn't be that surprised if Elon just had the payments delayed so he could get a few % on some quick‑turnaround fund returns. Even if they get paid (hopefully!) a few days later, that's still a gain for the company, even if highly deplorable one. Although, by now I wouldn't be really surprised if he indeed had lost it on speculative securities like in your SP clip...
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Twitter PR? What's that? Some poor bastard trying to comment on the ceasless firehose of dumb that is now Twitter? Good luck with that.Unfortunately expected when most of your payroll staff quit or were fired, yet Twitter PR double speak makes it sound like they are surprised there is an issue.
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Having been in a company where the paychecks start bouncing, Twitter is dead within 6 months, tops
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It's like a race. Will the critical technological failure cascade happen before the regulators step in? One of these is known for being notoriously slow, but then again the EU does not like to fuck around when people are not getting paid, from what I hear. WHO KNOWS?!
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Musk is a clown, that's the answer. A sad, pathetic clown, but a clown nevertheless.
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What? A rich elite repuiblican having trouble paying his workers!? Oh wait.. that's normal.
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AmanoJyaku
Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
My apologies to Sir Elton John:
And he shall be Elon
And he shall be a bad man
And he shall be Elon
In tradition with the fascist plan
And he shall be Elon
And he shall be a bad man
He shall be Elon
And he shall be Elon
And he shall be a bad man
And he shall be Elon
In tradition with the fascist plan
And he shall be Elon
And he shall be a bad man
He shall be Elon
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Elno is probably personally verifying each check vs the recipients submittted "screenshots of lines of salient code."
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Oh, you'd definitely continue to show up at work if some scumbag company tried to unlawfully fire you in the EU. After all, you are still considered to be employed there under the law, and courts will order a full reimbursement of the backpay owed and more.
As to any actual work these employees might be doing, I guess not really much – show up at the door, take a selfie trying out their disabled access card (just for the court record) to get inside (maybe even sit all day playing mobile games at their desk if actually allowed inside, while still locked out of all of their company access accounts), go back home...
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But can the employees go through the courts faster than twitter collapses, so they can still get paid before the money runs out?
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While I was making a kind of tongue-in-cheek comment, I was also thinking about a real-life example of someone doing something similar.
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Fry-s-exec-dropped-millions-on-gambling-3256806.php
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If it doesn't fold soon, I hate to to think of what their code base is going to look like in a year with everyone in the company committing as much code as possible to keep their jobs.
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Was gonna say the same thing.
Another dead giveaway is when a company starts saying they're "having problems with their suppliers." The "problem" is nearly always that their suppliers haven't been payed.
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While this slow-rolling disaster is interesting, I'm surprised there's nothing regarding the intersection of Twitter & the government (ars' normal bread & butter which I love) - specifically in the case of Alex Berenson
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Elon's new bestseller: How to fuck a company up in one month!
(Just like his claims about twitter signups, when he self-publishes this on Amazon, he'll be telling us all that it's the new top selling title!)
(Just like his claims about twitter signups, when he self-publishes this on Amazon, he'll be telling us all that it's the new top selling title!)
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"Anyone who knows how to pay our employees, report to the 10th floor.
Bring screenshots of the10 most salient checks you've processed."
Bring screenshots of the10 most salient checks you've processed."
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I worked at a place for a while where expense payments in the last month of a quarter were always delayed into the following quarter. Nothing like working at a company that's barely staying in business by not covering your expenses. They did always pay me on time though.
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