https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1675301524400922624?s=20
@woody The above toot (click through and scroll up 👆👆👆) recounts a story from someone who used to work for Elon Musk in an earlier incarnation. It’s about how they used to try and manipulate him into doing smart things. It reminds me of the behind-the-scenes stories I’ve heard about well-meaning public health officials trying to manipulate conservative politicians during the early days of the pandemic!
I guess both stories went okay sometimes for a while but ended similarly badly? 😬
@woody If you've ever had the misfortune to work in an organisation with either a narcissistic or merely incompetent boss, this pattern is all too common. Without it, the org invariably looses business and goes bust eventually.
I'd really love to know how Conway's law get's reflected in system design in those orgs that found a way to manage such a boss like SpaceX & Tesla; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law
@woody @femme_mal
this:
There were "managers OF Elon" 0__o
(how much of the company culture was oriented around
managing this one guy.)
&:
" I think for the first
time we're seeing what happens when people actually
take that man seriously and at face value. "
eh.. weirdly wild..
@Nours_gob @bituur_esztreym Vraiment...et il continue d'aider ceux qui restent dehors.
L'annonce de DeSantis sur Twitter Space a échoué car Musk n'a pas payé la facture des services de logiciels vidéo.
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-top-engineer-quits-ron-desantis-campaign-1802765
@woody I read this and couldn't stop laughing.
This was *exactly* the same case at my previous company. Everything was about keeping the owner happy, even if it meant not actually doing ones job properly.
I guess I was basically working for a mini Musk. In a company full of yes people.
Which makes me feel even better about ultimately suing them for unfair dismissal.
@woody "He was
surrounded by people whose job was, essentially, to
manipulate him into making good decisions." ----
Sounds like a certain former President I'm aware of.
This, sadly, does not surprise me.
In the hope you see this, hi, I we were Following each other on Twitter, I have since left for good.
I am Following you here, any chance of a Follow back?