Post APFBfEOKXoCYJn6Zd2 by stragu@mastodon.indie.host
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(DIR) Post #APFAF8o0adJhVj6xKy by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T00:40:41Z
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Twitter staff have been told to work 84-hour weeks and managers slept at the office over the weekend as they scramble to meet Elon Musk's tight deadlines, reports say https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-staff-layoffs-long-hours-shifts-work-jobs-2022-11Textbook example of how to run off your qualified employees. No one worth a crap would put up with that nonsense.
(DIR) Post #APFAsbze0LaZKQNIhc by unlofl@mstdn.social
2022-11-04T00:47:44Z
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@tek hahahaha, there's gonna be a major outage once every solid infrastructure engineer has quit 😂
(DIR) Post #APFBMh3hjfzFj5cNSS by pnathan@social.seattle.wa.us
2022-11-04T00:53:15Z
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@tek all I can say is:my shop has roles open for software engineersand we don't work stupid hours for tantrum-having manbabies
(DIR) Post #APFBONu5vNgmtgvgYa by zeerphling@kolektiva.social
2022-11-04T00:53:27Z
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@tek Perhaps that's the point of the whole ordeal. Let the current employees know that they have to work an absurd amount of hours, current employees become old employees. Next, hire cheaper employees with fewer qualifications and experience so the cost of labour is reduced, creating more available funds to pay the folks who helped Musk buy Twitter.This is what happens when labour is unorganised.
(DIR) Post #APFBfEOKXoCYJn6Zd2 by stragu@mastodon.indie.host
2022-11-04T00:56:32Z
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@tek @vfrmedia so inspiring
(DIR) Post #APFCXGcgSoC6sPaL68 by edd@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T01:06:20Z
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@tek At this point it's probably best for him to run things into the ground. Call it a loss on his taxes and move on to the next free PR machine to feed his ego.
(DIR) Post #APFEyyLuBdeaEC4kpE by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T01:33:47Z
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@edd That's one hell of a way to get a tax write-off, though.
(DIR) Post #APFF3mV5gA4EuyfIW0 by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T01:34:38Z
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@zeerphling Cheaper employees probably can't keep that thing running.But yes, this is a shining example of why to organize.
(DIR) Post #APFF51tXvcNix7hPpA by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T01:34:47Z
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@pnathan Same and same.
(DIR) Post #APFHKbmKzmfeUosr44 by zeerphling@kolektiva.social
2022-11-04T02:00:03Z
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@tek Definitely. Only seeking short-term profits seems be a common failing among his ilk.
(DIR) Post #APFHw9gpsRWiNuDKhE by edd@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T02:06:54Z
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@tek Worked for Trump when he bankrupted a good part of Atlantic City (and 3 or so other "ventures"). Maybe that musky skunk is going to try to play off virtual property as virtual real estate.
(DIR) Post #APFI5k0YDWF1d40StU by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T02:08:34Z
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@edd Heh! That’s such good counter evidence to the notion that Trump is a good businessman. How the hell you go broke with a casino?
(DIR) Post #APFIyDV8mGGSjrI4v2 by edd@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T02:18:26Z
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@tek When it's convenient to a sociopath, anything is possible. It's just a shame we built our society around the concept that everyone's a sociopath, so only sociopaths see real extravagance and individual power.
(DIR) Post #APFJdg8LECfdPfOfpI by funnymonkey@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T02:25:59Z
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@tek Forcing talented people to quit is a lot cheaper that paying severance packages.It's also unethical, but that doesn't seem to bother the Bird Site's 44 Billion dollar man.
(DIR) Post #APFKvy879mKUOVZmam by ketmorco@fosstodon.org
2022-11-04T02:40:24Z
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@tek if I was working at Twitter: bugs_bunny_no.gif
(DIR) Post #APFLVsHeN0bigh9pVA by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T02:46:58Z
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@funnymonkey Mmm, maybe. A class action suit for constructive dismissal might get pricey.Alternatively, don’t quite. Work 9-5 and make them fire you.
(DIR) Post #APFOibJ56Jftf5aRoe by tadpole256@ioc.exchange
2022-11-04T03:22:52Z
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@tek who the fuck would work an 84 hour week?! They can tell you, they can’t make you.
(DIR) Post #APFPHkQXBTMO5CpfSC by JThomasAlbert@mstdn.social
2022-11-04T03:29:13Z
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@tek This is how the new boss finds the workers who are most desperate for a job and/or the ones most likely to put up with blatant exploitation.
(DIR) Post #APFRdQGv06KBqtnWQC by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T03:55:33Z
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@tadpole256 Exactly. “You must!” “Or what?”
(DIR) Post #APFRelpAM42Kz9SXpI by Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
2022-11-04T03:55:32Z
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@pnathan @tek 👀
(DIR) Post #APFRjWklocnvgwfhQm by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T03:56:40Z
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@JThomasAlbert And also the ones least capable of doing the hard work, because the more skilled staff will nope out of there.
(DIR) Post #APFVroDt9C3u0RUoGO by roadriverrail@signs.codes
2022-11-04T04:42:57Z
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@tek He's previously said that he intended to engage in policies that would drive resignations. You don't have to pay severance to people who resign.
(DIR) Post #APFWfFQGoA8SYPrTai by tek@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T04:51:55Z
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@roadriverrail I think I could out-stubborn him. “I’m not quitting, but I’m not changing my work hours, either. You do what you’ve gotta do.”
(DIR) Post #APFXAttWNvJt3IdXZw by roadriverrail@signs.codes
2022-11-04T04:57:38Z
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@tek it'd be interesting to see if someone tried that and got terminated with cause. I'm sure the resulting lawsuit would be fascinating.
(DIR) Post #APFfr1OxfBBC8AwF1s by verrueckter@mstdn.social
2022-11-04T06:34:53Z
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@tek I see it as unadulterated greed on Musk's part. What some of these rich buggers don't understand is that you can't take it with you.
(DIR) Post #APFxMMdUSkw6BaGVVY by privacat@freeradical.zone
2022-11-04T09:50:58Z
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@tek and they still get fired the next day.