David Rothschild

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Scoop: Elon Musk just sent an email to all staff outlining "Twitter 2.0", writing it will"need to be extremely hardcore". Long hours, high intensity.

People need to click "yes" to confirm being part of this by 5pm ET tomorrow, else they get 3 months severance. More details:

šŸ¦šŸ”—: https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1592801188277538818

Gergely Orosz on Twitter

ā€œScoop: Elon Musk just sent an email to all staff outlining "Twitter 2.0", writing it will"need to be extremely hardcore". Long hours, high intensity. People need to click "yes" to confirm being part of this by 5pm ET tomorrow, else they get 3 months severance. More details:ā€

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Nov 16, 2022 at 2:40pmMastodon Twitter Crossposter
Show threadDavid RothschildNov 16, 2022
Few concerns about restructuring Twitter as a startup, where workers work insane hours (1) at a startup there is a lot of potential upside for workers that does not exist at Twitter servicing $13 billion debt (2) startup hours are not possible for many really important workers...
Show threadDavid RothschildNov 16, 2022
Safe to assume there are some really critical managers & engineers who have partners & children, and are simply not at the stage of life to easily start working 12+ hours 7 day per week (3) startup hours are unsustainable for almost anyone else: guaranteeing high churn over time
Show threadMFTechNov 16, 2022
@DavMicRot Iā€™m a senior engineer. Iā€™m 58 - I couldnā€™t physically work 12 X 7. And I have a knowledge base vital to my firm. Youā€™re spot on - no one whoā€™s marketable will stay.
Show threadUnwelcome GrokeNov 16, 2022
@DavMicRot Sounds like a living hell in the making...
Show threadMatthewmusesNov 16, 2022
@DavMicRot Here's hoping those employees decide to bet on themselves not Elon.
Show threadMira KamdarNov 16, 2022
@DavMicRot I see: "This
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Show threadLinus Banghart-LinnNov 16, 2022
@DavMicRot but even if they click yes, it wonā€™t be valid, per legal expert Elon Muskā€¦