Is the worlds richest man expected to support a company’s billion dollar burn rate out of pocket?
Everyone has been aware for months that the business would get gutted. The business remains at risk of bankruptcy.
These are employees and contractors, they are not a charity case.
And to also assume they are “less well off” is to suggest that they are somehow poor, disabled, or lack the personal agency to find a new role rather than stay with a company that has been open about downsizing. They’re not Elon’s dependents.
If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
Some people empathize with the working class over CEO’s and billionaires. Some people think in the end, billionaires will be ok, and ultimately are not being exploited.
> If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
What exactly is your comment accomplishing? They were receiving holiday pay. This is common enough for a lot of contractors since it doesn't cost much and improves morale.
This isn't them not receiving something they never had. This is an employment perk they have had for years being taken away right before a holiday.
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[ 1.7 ms ] story [ 21.0 ms ] threadEvery time something totally expected happens they make the shocked pikachu face.
Everyone has been aware for months that the business would get gutted. The business remains at risk of bankruptcy.
These are employees and contractors, they are not a charity case.
And to also assume they are “less well off” is to suggest that they are somehow poor, disabled, or lack the personal agency to find a new role rather than stay with a company that has been open about downsizing. They’re not Elon’s dependents.
If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
Excluding the recent settlement payments, Twitter has been profitable for years prior to the buyout.
> If we’re going to go down that road we might as well count how many janitors HP fired today, and how the CEO should have personally kept them on salary.
Agreed
This isn't them not receiving something they never had. This is an employment perk they have had for years being taken away right before a holiday.