Tim MaliyilJan 17, 2023
Mariya Delano

Today’s piece about Elon Musk’s Twitter by @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath is incredible.
The level of dysfunction inside that company is much worse than what I could have imagined… https://www.theverge.com/23551060/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-layoffs-workplace-salute-emoji

As a marketer, I found this bit particularly chilling:

Extremely Hardcore

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO.

The Verge
Jan 17, 2023 at 4:55pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadMariya DelanoJan 17, 2023
@caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath the second half of this piece is sending shivers down my spine because of all the needless cruelty inflicted on employees.
A manager puking in the office because of how many people they were told to fire, uncertainty, sudden drastic policy changes with the threat of getting fired, asking for work and then ignoring it….
Show threadMicahJan 17, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath as an engineer I say meh (to CEO musing to engineers about features) the other stuff about puking etc is insane
Show threadMariya DelanoJan 17, 2023
@vtmicah so you'd want to get tasked with doing the market research for a new media product? 🤔
Show threadMariya DelanoJan 17, 2023

@vtmicah I saw your edit just now, that makes more sense.

I would say that what bothered me was just the way Musk was asking engineers to give him recommendations and make decisions that are not even remotely related to their area of expertise or job function.

Show threadaethervision Jan 17, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath It’s amazing to see a CEO try to run a company the way the MAGA-GOP thinks government works.
Show threadjJan 17, 2023

@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath

I'm not sure why it's surprising to anyone that Elon is:
1 - a massive dickhead
2 - a terrible manager

Show threadAP on ComputerScienceFuturesJan 17, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath Don’t worry he’ll fix it, anyone in Silicon Valley that doesn’t have a can do attitude doesn’t last long. Twitter excluding itself from Silicon Valley is over.
Show threadBruce FultonJan 17, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath Fits in with his apparent notion that everyone in the company should be writing code.
Show threadYavierJan 18, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath
Show threadproblemuserJan 18, 2023
@mariyadelano @caseynewton @zoeschiffer @alexeheath Didn’t he fire the media market team?