Casey NewtonThe Times confirmed something I had heard, that Twitter employees are now bringing their own toilet paper into the office and that it stinks like hell https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/technology/twitter-elon-musk.html
Ashra@caseynewton that has to be illegal, surely
pyromechanical@darkpriestess since when did illegality dissuade elon?
Matt DeSiena@caseynewton From Chief TwIT to Chief Shit.
Alex@caseynewton Sounds like a great way to attract tech talent
Sean C.@caseynewton pretty sure requiring on-site work requires working bathroom facilities
gturpin@caseynewton I don't understand how anyone would want to work in those conditions. I realize that H1Bs are trapped by circumstances, but the rest...? There's hardcore and there's working in a shithole for a sociopath.
Jesse@caseynewton Twitter is an actual shitshow
Proxima Centauri@caseynewton Are you saying that his platform is now shit-posting so much that it smells?
Representative Agent 
Are people who work in those conditions mainly H-1B visa holders? (who have to leave the US in 60 days if they can't find another job if I understand correctly)
Laure@caseynewton @annmlipton welp if you work for a shit company, you may as well smell the part
cerebrix@caseynewton That's fucking hilarious. What did he think was going to happen?
Watching that guy lose way more than 44 B is pretty satisfying
mike 😴@caseynewton for the people saying "that must be illegal": yes, firing all of your janitors is a violation of OSHA sanitation standards (1915.88(a)(2)). not that he cares obviously https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1915/1915.88
Cory Dransfeldt@caseynewton 'Mr. Musk compared the company to a “plane that is headed towards the ground at high speed with the engines on fire and the controls don’t work.”'
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
author_is_ShrikeTron🔠💉x5@coryd @caseynewton Also not inspiring when he's the one that pushed the plane into a dive, cut the controls, shot out the engines from inside the cabin, and yelled over the PA that he's hard-core.
antipode77Sounds like a lost case.
Grab the parachutes and jump before the inevitable conflict between the airplane and mother earth.
Foad@caseynewton The flight being on Christmas Eve is also insane.
Adam Stein@foad @caseynewton Exactly. Couldn’t wait until January! Couldn’t have people who work in Sacramento turn off racks! Had to do it himself.
Alex Coventry@caseynewton Yet another reason I am never going to Mars if Musk is running the colony. You couldn't open the windows, there.
Mike Masin@caseynewton
It stinks because Musk craps in his nest.
It stinks because Musk craps in his nest.
SeaGoatGirlWOW. Hard to believe that working for one of the richest men on the planet means working in these conditions. EWWWW!
"With people packed into more confined spaces, the smell of leftover takeout food and body odor has lingered on the floors, according to four current and former employees. Bathrooms have grown dirty, these people said...janitorial services have largely been ended..."
Will Robertson@caseynewton this story might be my breaking point on the Elon/Twitter story, it’s no longer amusing and just getting sad!
–modo ⚛️ 🧬 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦@caseynewton I thought he was turning it into housing for the homeless of SF?
PS. Pretty sure there's a joke there about a bad musk in the toilets...
2sk21@caseynewton The jokes write themselves.
DidiQ@caseynewton Not sanitary to eliminate janitors, especially during the age of covid.
jackhutton 🇺🇸@caseynewton Gifting this article w my subscription to #nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/technology/twitter-elon-musk.html?unlocked_article_code=LXuIvQ0K4SZ0HzrD-rMK_1Ja9xNbWmdNsWvyTOIZh5N_ly5s8uFJJRtRaHRg11a4eSSFQerTF5YhDc7QFRnuOUxDrVYTPoNcaA2yJnV_-471lv9RM8u861ejI64iUuPtL0-M71oSKh8cS-JMx06QL4mE7hs4pJmL2ncXis5SmNA7_AfNXKbJSDj-zCVj44h2ONcZoYg4GkeWZi1h6EHCEuFp_7MrQaUbx8aHSclj6RDTX2tqSe4_9kK4CnGxw3lHMRB_JNG2WMB1hQMZKpkAw8OAWoEa1S1FX2379Pj8lHtyHzswTNjBi7ujsxiZ6DePG3UzgFjaT96Ii4XUKg&smid=em-share #twitter #musk #elonmusk
Rick Rae
Leandro Oliva@caseynewton it my honestly get to the point where I’ll simply feel guilty using Twitter knowing what pure hell this hellchild is putting his employees through
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Kiran@caseynewton A foul Musk in the air...
artisanrox@caseynewton What kind of shithole business lets a 1488er buy it and then wreck it like this
cohomology is FUN!@artisanrox @caseynewton he offered the company’s previous shareholders a price above the actual value of the shares. They voted to accept his offer. Once they got paid, it doesn’t matter to most of them if he destroys the company.
Sloan Studio@caseynewton Like, at this point, should we be surprised by anything anymore?
Sascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡@caseynewton seems like he's copying the #Tesla strategy of cost savings. This happened over 3 years ago
https://electrek.co/2019/05/24/tesla-cost-cutting-effort-toilet-paper/
Half Cocked Law@caseynewton Twitter debuts rebranding as Shitter
Andy Pearlman
@caseynewton they ought to save it for his house or jet. We know where it Is
TransitBiker@caseynewton talk about a shitty boss.
Colin Curtin@caseynewton anyone up for filing some osha complaints? https://www.osha.gov/ords/osha7/eComplaintForm.html
Dan@caseynewton the shitposting is getting out of control
Stefan Balázs@caseynewton Absurdes Theater ... - just creating headlines I guess
Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)Musk is now bitter
because Twitter is in the shitter.
He’s turned his cash to litter,
and now he wants an arse kisser.
Maybe not literally, but expecting to put up with an office that smells like a tip and work insane hours with minimal pay more-or-less equates to arse-kissing in my book.
I don't dare try to imagine how "tense" things were the other day during those outages.
Mister Shade@caseynewton This is more evidence that Elon Musk was never serious about owning Twitter. He wanted to destroy it. He wanted to harm the people who use it.
He will still have billions of dollars no matter what horrors he inflicts upon this “investment”.
He will still have billions of dollars no matter what horrors he inflicts upon this “investment”.
Lonewolf@caseynewton that company is going down the toilet
Unlike the toilet paper
Unlike the toilet paper
mdoeff@caseynewton What I don’t get is - why did he force everyone back into the office when all he’s doing now is cutting back severely and causing these awful working conditions?
Rob Landley@caseynewton "He has also asked some leaders to snuff out the sources of leaks to the press and anonymous posts on social media sites, three people said."
Chaoddity@caseynewton i feel bad for people who have no choice but to stay. For those that chose to stay tho… and had other options? This is exactly what they deserve to be honest. Fuck em.
Woger the Shrubber@caseynewton
"a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride"
Toxteth O'Grady@caseynewton Figuratively stinks or literally stinks. And what do they do when a sink clogs?