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Michael KrehanEsther Crawford, who proudly slept in the Twitter office to meet some arbitrary deadline Elon made up, has apparently been fired. I hope that some day people will understand that killing yourself for your employer is pointless.
Patricia Kayden@EboMike Not sure why but I don't feel any sympathy for her. How was this supposed to end? Musk has no loyalty to anyone except rightwing extremists and White Supremacists. He doesn't care about his employees.
@kaydenpat I have less than zero sympathy. She proliferated this garbage mentality. The sign of a shitty manager.
DeusAll that boot licking and it came to naught.
JoeChipThis should be written on the tombstone of the American worker.
Collette Lynner@Deus @EboMike @kaydenpat That is the hook of a song, my friend. I can't decide if it should be punk or
Natanox đșđŠđ”đž@kaydenpat @EboMike Don't confuse loyalty with opportunism. He isn't loyal to anyone but himself, and I question whether he even understands who he actually is.
DanaBlankenhorn@kaydenpat @EboMike I don't think Elon has loyalty to rightwing extremists and white supremacists. I think his only loyalty is to himself.
Ostrich@kaydenpat @EboMike I don't think we should be celebrating anyone's exploitation. As a foundational principle, I think nobody deserves to be exploited. That some people deserve it is the story conservatives tell us about prison, the fact that it can happen to a tech company's middle manager tells you how easily it happens to everyone except the ruling class.
You don't have to like her or justify any action she may or may not have taken to say what happened to her shouldn't happen to anyone.
Jonathan Hartley's old account@ostrich @kaydenpat @EboMike I think the point is that she wasn't just exploited. She was cheering it on. So you're right, that we should have sympathy & solidarity for her plight, both before and after termination. But also, reflection on her earlier attitude is a learning moment, both for her and for others, and as such, deserves to be broadcast.
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Loyalty is a (mostly) bygone myth. I suppose there were some companies/businesses that felt some bit of respect and responsibility for their workers, but I can't see that existing any more. The Elon Musks of this world will always take all they can get from workers and then dump them as soon as it's convenient. That's one of the reasons that I'm pro-union.
Loyalty is a (mostly) bygone myth. I suppose there were some companies/businesses that felt some bit of respect and responsibility for their workers, but I can't see that existing any more. The Elon Musks of this world will always take all they can get from workers and then dump them as soon as it's convenient. That's one of the reasons that I'm pro-union.
From my experience, reward for* loyalty is thrown out of the door when the employee strength crosses 200. Up to that point, itâs a âfamilyâ affair. âGrowthâ is inversely proportional to âReward for loyaltyâ, I guess.
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Mainul@EboMike Elon does not care about anyone other than his damn ego, let alone his employees. His profligate behavior is astounding and he never understood real human connection and has no empathy. I hope he fails!
Wes Kyle@EboMike How big are those chairs??
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Compuguy đ±@EboMike Agreed. Having a good work/life balance is a must. Nobody should be sleeping in their office and/or at work. It's ridiculous!
Samir Al-Battran@compuguy @EboMike
I always give it a 100%, I don't do it for the employer but rather for myself, I take pride in my work
I pulled 20+ hours many times when there were important deadlines, not a single time have I ever needed to sleep at the office, it's counter productive. You are much better off going home to sleep, rest and see your family
Pulling the sleeping bag is a stunt to show the boss that you care, not to get things done. I have no respect for someone who does that.
Rob C@daedalus @compuguy @EboMike
20+ hours per day, not per week
My family sees me just enough, I take time off after working extra hard
And again, I take pride of my work and give it all it takes, I understand that people have different way of how they view work (a paycheque), but that's a personal choice and priorities
I really enjoy what I do
20+ hours per day, not per week
My family sees me just enough, I take time off after working extra hard
And again, I take pride of my work and give it all it takes, I understand that people have different way of how they view work (a paycheque), but that's a personal choice and priorities
I really enjoy what I do
@Samir @compuguy @EboMike So you see the disconnect between what you're trying to say and what you say then? You're trying to say you're much better off going home to rest and see your family, yet proud of crunching for 20 hours a day, presumably spending some of the remaining 4 hours travelling home, spending time with your family and sleeping...
@daedalus
Ahhh you do realize that not everyone have to work for money, right?
Esther cashed millions and never have to work for the rest of her life and can spend time with her family while you put in your 40 hours per week and pretend to be happy that you have a good "life balance"
It's all about priorities, some thought it's better to party in their 20s, while others thought working hard means they never have to work in their 30s and 40s.
I don't judge your choices, so don't judge mine
Ahhh you do realize that not everyone have to work for money, right?
Esther cashed millions and never have to work for the rest of her life and can spend time with her family while you put in your 40 hours per week and pretend to be happy that you have a good "life balance"
It's all about priorities, some thought it's better to party in their 20s, while others thought working hard means they never have to work in their 30s and 40s.
I don't judge your choices, so don't judge mine
@Samir I'm not judging your choices, just pointing out how silly your post looks in the context of the original. It's almost like it's not about the original post at all, but a lame attempt at a humble brag that falls flat on its face.
But you do you.
@daedalus
I always say there is no difference between Twitter and Mastodon troll, and it just gets proven every single day
Go find something better to do with your time than attacking people
Hamish Mack đłïžâđđłïžââ§ïž@EboMike An exceptionally dedicated person completely wasted in that company.
Calum@HamishMack @EboMike Grand gestures like sleeping in the office are really not the type of "dedication" any sane boss* wants from his employees. Doubly-so if they then post about it on social media to prove how dedicated they are.
*I'm aware Musk is not a sane boss.
tintinaujapon@EboMike @decryption absolutely. I can confidently say that every time I have done this in life, it has gone unappreciated and ultimately unremembered.
OutOnTheMoors@EboMike The myth of being a "team" rather than a collection of people being paid to do a job
Peter Kahnđłïžââ§ïžđșđŠđ”đžđłïžâđ@EboMike @kimlockhartga to the office sleeper: psst, you are in tech. The industry is has more positions than people to fill them. Find another job
helix2301@EboMike @tchambers unless your working for yourself then I can see it but for some else I agree
In the words of the great Arsene Wenger, âShe was a top qualitee LinkedIn Lunatic.â #COYG
David Brent đ@EboMike I feel so fortunate to be employed by a company that encourages a healthy work-life balance. Nobody is ever made to feel guilty about putting their family or health (physical and mental) first.
Gareth Kitchen@EboMike The perspective in that shot bothers me. Giant chairs!
Daniel@EboMike THIS! I used to do it, got nothing in return except a pat in the back and personal time lost. Stopped doing it, zero consequences and much better mental health
ThatKomputerKat 
@EboMike @LabSpokane People who gloat about working under crunch culture just strike me as though they have allowed their job to become their whole personality. And for Elon Musk. Just gross.
Michael Gemar@EboMike That is a photo of her literally prostrating herself to Muskâs ego.
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@EboMike Hey, Michael, I just want to say that I normally wouldnât boost a post with an image that doesnât have alt text, but Iâm boosting this one because I think it important enough that Iâm breaking my own rule. Please add alt text in future to make your posts accessible. Many readers use screen readers here, and they matter. Everyone is important. If youâre not sure what makes good alt text, check this out: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2
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@RandomCanuck Thanks for the callout! You're absolutely correct, this is a habit I need to get into. I edited the post, I hope the edit is being propagated to the fediverse so it shows up everywhere.
@EboMike if your instance is running glitch, thereâs a setting you can use to always remind you in case you forget. I use it. You might find it helpful too.
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Alt text: screenshot of tweet by Esther Crawford (as mentioned in the post) on Nov 2, quote-tweeting a tweet with a photo of herself sleeping on the floor in an office meeting room, with the comment: "When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork"
Alt text: screenshot of tweet by Esther Crawford (as mentioned in the post) on Nov 2, quote-tweeting a tweet with a photo of herself sleeping on the floor in an office meeting room, with the comment: "When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork"
Elthesensai@EboMike she and people like her will never learn. They will never grasp the greed of these CEOs. Want to know why? Itâs because she and people like her are exactly the same way. They wouldâve done the same thing if they were in Muskâs position. This type of behavior is not only approved but strived for. Just sad.
@elthesensai @EboMike Sheâs been a CEO herself, she's very well aware.
Carl Chenet@EboMike if people still need examples like this one, we can fear about their levels of misinformation about the corporate world. Just take everything you can and take care of you before all, because companies do the same with you and will throw you to garbage as soon as they need.
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KyleDuyck đą@EboMike I just feel bad now âčïž
JL Johnson 
@EboMike @atomicpoet pointless for the employee. The employer sees a point. Their KPIs are met. To hell with the people
Sören@User47 @EboMike @atomicpoet short-sighted thinking. Howâs it working out for Elon now?
How much better would the company be off if team building had been valued?
toxtethogrady@EboMike Some people did that for Trump, too. Fools...
Rustie@EboMike I donât think Iâll ever use anything by a company owned by Melon musk. He has no idea how to treat his staff or his customers. #BoycottMusk
Laser314@EboMike I can honestly say, the first time an employer asked me to sleep at work or be fired, would be the last day I worked there. That is just nuts.
Reboot Robotnik@EboMike You know, what's happening at Twitter is a lot like the modus operandi of venture capital firms - buy a company, strip it down, sell off physical assets, lay off staff while squeezing every last dollar out of it, and when the money stops flowing, shut it down and write it the whole thing off as a tax loss.
This appears to be the endgame whilst shutting down the biggest organizational tool progressives have ever used.
Jeff Byrnes@DrOtto @EboMike Iâve mostly seen this as what private equity does, VC tends to run lean from day 1 ( and doesnât buy corps but funds them from early days).
Iâve worked for multiple VC-backed corps, a bootstrapped one, & now a PE-acquired one.
Would be interested to know which VC firm(s) do this so I can avoid them with future jobs!
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Dr. Luis F. Morales Knight@EboMike I love my job, but when I'm dead, my daughters are not gonna turn to each other and say, "When Daddy was alive, I wish he'd spent more time at the office."
Debby Ryan@EboMike Itâs a hard lesson! But the worst is how much you lose of the people in your life. Itâs so inhumane; they suffer from the loss of you, but they donât complain because they donât want to make you feel bad!
The 2281 people who reacted are also to blame for encouraging her.
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Renee Kelly@EboMike The *ONLY* job I ever had to do something like this was when I was in the Army. Absolutely no job at Twitter is worth sleeping at the office. This is what shortens lives.
gĂŒl@EboMike isnt this like in the movie "sorry to bother you" ??