Posted on 10/26/2022 2:42:22 PM PDT by Paladin2
The billionaire’s plans, which were reported in The Washington Post last week, would account for 5,500 of the 7,500-strong workforce. Mr Musk previously described Twitter’s workforce as bloated, saying it had a “strong, left-wing bias”.
Before the deadline to agree on a deal on Friday, October 28 , TIME reports that it has seen a draft of an open letter that Twitter employees plan to circulate.
The employees demand that Mr Musk commits to preserving the company’s existing workforce. They argue that he should not discriminate against employees based on their political beliefs. There are also demands that the potential buyer must commit to fair severance policies and clearer communication about working conditions.
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This is just plain delicious.
That’s rich coming from the folks who have continually discriminated against conservative users based on their political beliefs. What goes around comes around, dummies.
“Nell Minow, a corporate governance expert who is vice chair of ValueEdge Advisors, said Musk was likely shopping ambitious plans to potential investors but will face challenges in implementing his proposals.
“He’s got to be able to show if he makes those cuts, what happens next?” she said. “What’s he gonna replace it with, AI?”
Sounds like ol’ Nelson is as out of touch with reality as the Twitter wimps.
When a new POTUS gets to the Whitehouse he usually cleans house and plugs in his people....people ha can trust.
Same deal here.
Nell not nelson
What do they do besides monitor Twitter all day?
Yep!
Did you see their letter filled with DEMANDS to Musk???
“We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter.”
The letter then made its list of demands, starting with “Respect: We demand leadership to respect the platform and the workers who maintain it by committing to preserving the current headcount.”
Next, it said, “Safety: We demand that leadership does not discriminate against workers on the basis of their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or POLITICAL BELIEFS.” (capitalization is my doing)
That was followed by “Protection: We demand Elon Musk explicitly commit to preserve our benefits, those both listed in the merger agreement and not (e.g. remote work). We demand leadership to establish and ensure fair severance policies for all workers before and after any change in ownership.”
They want to be protected because of THEIR political beliefs????!!!! This is rich considering they have gleefully and viciously discriminated against conservatives for over 6 years.
F them. I hope they lose everything. I hope some of them jump from buildings and I hope there are cameras to catch it. 🖕
Wasn’t their greatest tech innovation a doubling of the post character count?
The poor little darlin’s, so traumatized. Here are their demands.
Staff, Elon Musk, and Board of Directors:
We, the undersigned Twitter workers, believe the public conversation is in jeopardy.
Elon Musk’s plan to lay off 75% of Twitter workers will hurt Twitter’s ability to serve the public conversation. A threat of this magnitude is reckless, undermines our users’ and customers’ trust in our platform, and is a transparent act of worker intimidation.
Twitter has significant effects on societies and communities across the globe. As we speak, Twitter is helping to uplift independent journalism in Ukraine and Iran, as well as powering social movements around the world.
A threat to workers at Twitter is a threat to Twitter’s future. These threats have an impact on us as workers and demonstrate a fundamental disconnect with the realities of operating Twitter. They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare, and the ability for visa holders to stay in the country they work in. We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter.
We, the workers at Twitter, will not be intimidated. We recommit to supporting the communities, organizations, and businesses who rely on Twitter. We will not stop serving the public conversation.
We call on Twitter management and Elon Musk to cease these negligent layoff threats. As workers, we deserve concrete commitments so we can continue to preserve the integrity of our platform.
We demand of current and future leadership:
Respect: We demand leadership to respect the platform and the workers who maintain it by committing to preserving the current headcount.
Safety: We demand that leadership does not discriminate against workers on the basis of their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs. We also demand safety for workers on visas, who will be forced to leave the country they work in if they are laid off.
Protection: We demand Elon Musk explicitly commit to preserve our benefits, those both listed in the merger agreement and not (e.g. remote work). We demand leadership to establish and ensure fair severance policies for all workers before and after any change in ownership.
Dignity: We demand transparent, prompt and thoughtful communication around our working conditions. We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires.
Sincerely,
Twitter workers
That was the line that got me as well. Just wow.
“As we speak, Twitter is helping to uplift independent journalism in Ukraine and Iran”
Now that’s funny, right there.
LOL. Everyone that signs it should be the first ones fired.
I got banned for my political beliefs
So did President Trump
Same night
Sucks, eh twits?
Go Elon…
The video of him carrying in the kitchen sink as he arrived at headquarters was hilarious. I expect there will be some big changes at Twitter coming soon.
Also move HQ to texas or florida. Then make the remaining employees move to a red state! LOL.
Elon already said they can work from home.
Just not for Twitter.
Zinngggg
So, can the Brandon administration put a freeze on the takeover by this Friday? I suspect the leftists will be screaming for help now.
Musk’s reaction should be, “You guys are the first in line for pink slips.”
Given where Twitter is located, forget moving the employees. Hire locally to fill in the staff.
He also named himself “Chief Twit.” I love it. I hope he tortures the infantile minds of those woke morons every minute until he gets rid of them completely. They’ve all been in desperate need of a lesson in real life, and it just came marching in the front door.
writing code modules for a giant relational database is NOT rare skill...
hiring fresh conservative blood will be a good thing
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