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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | The Twitter Employees Who Elon Musk Is About to Fire En Masse Publish Their List of Demands, Beginning With the Demand That They Not Be Fired"And if you don't agree to our demands that you not fire us, we'll walk out!!!" Prepare for a shock: The Danger-Haired Nosering transgender pussyhats are behaving irrationally, and do not seem to have a sound conception of how economics work. Or reality, for that matter. You may recall rumors that Musk plans to fire 75% of Twitter's 7,500 workers. He has called Twitter's employment rolls "bloated," and noted the "workers'" "strong left-wing bias." The workers he's about to fire have decided that now is the moment to strike.Firing workers isn't an act of worker intimidation; it's just firing workers. Everything with these hysterics is shrieking drama.
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"The public conversation," as curated and censored by us. 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.It will reduce the number of Bluehairs available for censorship duty, which is the intent, because Musk believes that "the public conversation" is best served by the greatest tolerance for and latitude of free expression practicable. Leftists can only describe their "achievements" in the vaguest, gassiest terms -- "uplift," "empower" -- because they have no actual achievements, and never will. Your letter of termination is literal violence. And we'll see if there is no Twitter "without [your] work." Without you relentless censors monitoring people 24/7. We, the workers at Twitter, will not be intimidated.No, the plan is not to intimidate you; it is to fire you. Are you all autistic or just 98% of you? I have to ask. Why do you all have such a terrible difficulty processing simple reality? Is that a threat? Is that some kind of threat that you will continue your censorship activities, somehow, even if you're fired? By forming a Boycott Twitter PAC or something? Once again, a plan is not a "threat," you hyperemotional toxic pissbaby lunatics. As workers, we deserve concrete commitments so we can continue to preserve the integrity of our platform.The integrity of the platform increases the moment you are G O N E. How many conservatives do you allow to work at Twitter? Do you even know how many work there, or are they so terrified to speak up they remain silent so you don't even know if there are or aren't conservatives there? But you demand to be protected, huh? I have some advice for you. I know this is good advice because you've offered it to us ten thousand times before: Build. Your own. Twitter. We also demand safety for workers on visas, who will be forced to leave the country they work in if they are laid off.Oh fuck the fuck off. The mentally-ill sickly retards can't bear to leave their smelly shame-pit hovels. He already announced everyone will be coming back to work. Don't worry, this won't affect you; you'll be fired. We demand leadership to establish and ensure fair severance policies for all workers before and after any change in ownership.Here's your severance package: You're fired. Get the fuck out. Oh wait, you're already at home. Okay, stay there. You just won't be getting paychecks any longer. Dignity: We demand transparent, prompt and thoughtful communication around our working conditions.Here's a thoughtful communication about your working conditions: Your new condition is that you're no longer working at Twitter. We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires. Sincerely, Twitter workersHere's some dignified treatment for you: Huzzah, good sirs and madams! How elegantly sickly you all look. I bringeth thee glorious news this fine day: You're all fuckin' fired! Now kindly taketh your unwashéd arses downwind from this place and smartly! But seriously, these lunatics are going to commit actual criminal sabotage on their way out. They're going to expose a lot of people's private information and communications. That's what this really is: Blackmail. Negotiate with us or we're going to release all the terabytes of personal data of people we don't like, which we have spent the last six months downloading to our personal hard-drives, so that we can use it to extort Musk into essentially handing over the company to the lunatics ruining the asylum. And I'm sure the DOJ will fully prosecute them for that, too. Someone the Deep State is investigating: Elon Musk. As David Strom points out, all it took was Elon Musk to urge people to vote Republican to spur the Deep State into opening a national security investigation into him. Indeed, as Strom notes, Bloomberg reported that the lawless Chinese Communist Satrapy called the Biden Administration had opened an Enemy of the State file on Musk. Musk's proposals for peace weren't "favorable toward Russia." They were merely the vaguest outline of peace terms, which, necessarily, concede things to both sides to get both sides to consider peace as an acceptable resolution. But of course the Media-Deep State Industrial Complex now only accepts Regime Change in Russia to be an acceptable peace term. And they'll go to full nuclear war for that. There's a sneaky conspiracy theory going around. Musk doesn't actually want to buy Twitter any longer. We know that. Twitter was suing to compel him to complete the purchase, which he had declared he didn't want to complete. He agreed to go forward with the sale, but that could just be due to lawyers advising him he was unlikely to escape liability in the courts. Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help? Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
and this chair, that's all I need, all these demands, and this chair, and this lamp. That's all I need.
Posted by: illiniwek at October 26, 2022 12:01 PM (Cus5s) 2
"Demand" might have been a poor word choice.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 26, 2022 12:02 PM (Y3Tss) 3
Ace in case you missed it, the SUV that drove through the parade and killed six people has gotten away with it and the scapegoat behind the wheel is being found guilty in its place.
Posted by: buzzion at October 26, 2022 12:02 PM (aRLgQ) 4
"And if you don't agree to our demands that you not fire us, we'll walk out!!!"
++++ Perfect. If you quit or don't show up and thus get fired for cause, there's no severance. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 12:02 PM (1fl3R) 5
"Elon Musk's plan to lay off 75% of Twitter workers will hurt Twitter's ability to serve the public conversation,"
Hahahahaha. That's funny right there. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 26, 2022 12:02 PM (ynpvh) 6
Can't fire me! I quit!
Posted by: BignJames at October 26, 2022 12:02 PM (AwYPR) 7
OT Ace, there's a verdict in the Darrell Brooks trial and it is being read aloud in the courtroom now.
Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 12:03 PM (1vmZ4) Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 12:03 PM (1vmZ4) 9
Remember the old cartoon of the mouse flipping off the hawk about to snatch him and tear him to pieces?
Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 12:03 PM (QSjkU) 10
I really do hope he follows through on this and it wasn't some weed-induced bong thought that he fired off and forgets about.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 12:03 PM (Ivdso) 11
"Is that a threat? Is that some kind of threat that you will continue your censorship activities, somehow, even if you're fired?"
The handful with any technical competence are installing (or have installed) back doors so they can sabotage the system after they're shitcanned. Posted by: can of spam at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (7oNMO) 12
So cruel I had to stop reading. I'll go back and savor the cruelty better at about 5 pm with an adult beverage. Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (y3pKJ) 13
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.
========== "But we definitely wouldn't use that ability to create effects on American domestic policy or elections. Trust us." Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (LvTSG) 14
Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (eOEVl) 15
Lunch time and a blank page
Posted by: Skip's phone at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (ayc+3) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 12:04 PM (7Q7Ca) 17
"I demand time off!"
"Okay, you're fired." *spittle flies* "RACIST!" "Thanks for confirming my decision." Posted by: Catherine at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (ZSsrh) 18
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (7Q7Ca) 19
FIRST.. without content?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (d2bW3) 20
Ace broke the blog or the FBI finally got hkm
Posted by: Skip's phone at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (ayc+3) 21
"We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires," the list of demands says.
++++ You work for Big Tech. You're the pawns of billionaires. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (1fl3R) 22
That damn Musk, who does he think he is, using his own money to do what he believes in... downright Un American!
Posted by: Democratz at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (oHd/0) 23
The 75% of twitter employees all just happen to work in the Department of Censorship.
They are probably shocked that the FBI hasn't raided Musk's house and killed him. Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 26, 2022 12:05 PM (lTGtQ) 24
Elon should respond: "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" with a link to the Curly Joe 'Well ... Bye' clip."
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 12:06 PM (IzHo/) 25
Ace have you checked out itsagundam's series on "Its not a job it's adult daycare," where he covers some tiktok videos of people working in tech. I think most of them are LinkedIn, but I imagine twitter is similar. Its a joke how coddled and easy their time at work is.
Posted by: buzzion at October 26, 2022 12:07 PM (aRLgQ) 26
My kids at a young age learned at a young age how to ask for something of mom and dad. Any type of demands had swift consequences. Musk is a father.
Posted by: Cheri at October 26, 2022 12:07 PM (FGQ5G) 27
I rarely look at Twitter unless something from it is posted on here. I don't have an account. So I'd like to know what exactly Twiitter employees do aside from blocking conservative news or people?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2022 12:07 PM (vH/6k) 28
First?
Posted by: Iris at October 26, 2022 12:07 PM (foa6+) 29
But... Will the Twatter be worth going back to?
Posted by: Truck Monkey at October 26, 2022 12:07 PM (flINI) 30
Where is everyone?
Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 12:09 PM (vd8XM) 31
Firsticles.
Posted by: Puddinhead at October 26, 2022 12:10 PM (6uV63) 32
WTF
Posted by: Puddinhead at October 26, 2022 12:10 PM (6uV63) 33
LEARN TO CODE
Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:00 PM (iFTx/) 34
I feel like we have been here before.
Posted by: Andrew Ryan at October 26, 2022 01:00 PM (3n7z/) 35
"Elon Musk's plan to lay off 75% of Twitter workers will hurt Twitter's ability to serve the public conversation,"
"serve" the public conversation? More like hold a pillow over the public conversation's face until it stops breathing Posted by: kallisto at October 26, 2022 01:01 PM (dCxaZ) Posted by: torabora at October 26, 2022 01:01 PM (lpQM+) 37
This is the participation trophy generation. And they demand to demand everything.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at October 26, 2022 01:02 PM (u4CEu) 38
>>We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires.
All I ask is that they be treated with the same amount of dignity they treated Trump, Alex Jones, and other non-progressive users. Which is to say: none. Posted by: Lizzy at October 26, 2022 01:02 PM (I/doM) 39
Twitter has significant effects on societies and communities across the globe. well it does promote the flash mobs, or used to until current social media replaced it also, it's really the corporations and RINO politicians where Big Tw@tt has the greatest effect IMO Posted by: kallisto at October 26, 2022 01:02 PM (dCxaZ) 40
This feels oddly familiar...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:03 PM (LvTSG) 41
We, the undersigned Twitter workers, believe the public conversation is in jeopardy.
A current view expoused by the left is that if any non-leftist is allowed to talk then we no longer have free speech. Occasionally they argue this is because rightwing speech is violence, though no one believes that. The real reason is they believe in a battle of ideas they lose. They generally attribute this to leftwing ideas being too hard for normal people to understand which is fascinating in that most leftwing ideas are dead simple. Compare for example Abortion is a right! Bodily autonomy! That's it. vs Abortion is taking the life of another. Yes that means that someone else uses your body, potentially against your will. But saving that person's life is the least bad choice. Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (ESjRY) 42
They demand political freedom as opposed to what they give.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (u4CEu) 43
make them wear a scarlet twitter icon.....Shame!!!
Posted by: qmark at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (nGOuT) 44
>>>Here's your severance package: You're fired. Get the fuck out. Oh wait, you're already at home. Okay, stay there. You just won't be getting paychecks any longer.
And that was his response: You're free to work from home. Just not for Twitter. Posted by: In Reel Life (yes, dummy, on purpose) at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (QYPq3) 45
these carnival-color headed noserings are trying to intimidate a man who sent rockets to orbit the moon.
Posted by: kallisto, smh at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (dCxaZ) 46
Send them a box with a return label for their company owned laptops, monitors, etc. Once that is returned, send them any personal property they left in the office.
Posted by: Fox2! at October 26, 2022 01:05 PM (qyH+l) 47
It is not their job to serve the public conversation. Full-stop. Their job is to serve materials the user has decided they want to view.
Posted by: Former Mass Resident at October 26, 2022 01:05 PM (TjDa2) 48
44 make them wear a scarlet twitter icon.....Shame!!!
Posted by: qmark at October 26, 2022 01:04 PM (nGOuT) this right here is a beautiful idea. I can just see them with a little red birdie stamped on they heads Posted by: kallisto, smh at October 26, 2022 01:05 PM (dCxaZ) 49
I wonder what these days has significant effect on societies .
Posted by: runner at October 26, 2022 01:05 PM (NLW03) 50
You demand to be treated with dignity? Have you treated Elon Musk with dignity? Have you treated your customers with dignity?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (1fl3R) 51
First
Posted by: Amy Schumer at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (flINI) 52
Damn. Was hoping for busty lesbian documentary.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (QSjkU) 53
>>"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."
Leftists can only describe their "achievements" in the vaguest, gassiest terms -- "uplift," "empower" -- because they have no actual achievements, and never will. You know who used twitter effectively? Trump. He used it to get his message out to the voters -- going around the MSM filter. Imagine if they had seen that as a great example that could have been replicated by others? LOLJK, that's not what twitter is about -- it's about controlling the conversation. Posted by: Lizzy at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (I/doM) 54
My son knows a guy that works at twitter. He was hired roughly 3 years ago and he told my son he was still waiting for them to tell him what to do but he is/was getting paid. He wasn't doing jack.
Posted by: Ethan Saunders at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (W1E3x) 55
Public fucking discourse, my ass. Related: susan sarandon just tweeted the Exact Same Nazi-holocaust quote that got Gina Carano shamed and fired and cancelled. Fuckyou, twitter employees. Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (/NsoA) 56
Do they know how to code, perchance?
Posted by: runner at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (NLW03) 57
Why do you need 7500 employees to run twitter?
Yes you need some operations people, but I suspect most of that is outsourced to Amazon. I would guess billing and payments is outsourced too. And...maybe 50 software developers and another 50 support people? Then say 20 marketing people. And...throw in some managers and you are still less then 150 people. Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (ESjRY) 58
We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter.
++++ Sounds good. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (1fl3R) 59
"Visa holders." OF COURSE. Typical Americans aren't anxious to censor fellow Americans.
It must give the "Visa Holders" a RUSH to censor citizens of the most dominant nation on earth. What a rush! Aww, too bad, you gotta go back to be a bottom-caste member back at home. No one will care what you think! Posted by: CloseTheFed at October 26, 2022 01:06 PM (LeNk3) 60
We should laugh at these desperate losers and their ridiculous demands. But they know the game and how to play it. They know that corporate management is weak, scared, and afraid of "offending" any protected class. They know management will roll over probably 90% of the time. In any sane world, any boss who gets these demands from employees would tell them to fuck off. But we don't live in a sane world. It remains to be seen whether Musk will roll over or tell them to fuck off.
Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:07 PM (iFTx/) 61
The massive dose of reality these fuckers are about to experience will be amusing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 26, 2022 01:07 PM (BFigT) 62
Saw someone on Twitter suggest the firings be livestreamed and narrated by Joe Rogan or Steve Inman.
My take: why go half-measures? Go bigly and have Trump deliver the pink slips with his "YOU'RE FIRED" catchphrase. Posted by: can of spam at October 26, 2022 01:07 PM (7oNMO) 63
Twatter-related willowing... Excuse my error.
@disclosetv · 1h NOW - BlackRock HQ in NYC stormed with pitchforks. [30-second video] Posted by: andycanuck ========= Nothing there. Was it removed? ------- Sorry; messed up cut & paste; BTW it's Stop Oil assholes. https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/ 1585291694144094210 Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:07 PM (yikp0) 64
Twitter has significant effects on societies and communities across the globe
==== Yeah, that's the fucking problem. Posted by: bicentennialguy at October 26, 2022 01:07 PM (IytoW) 65
#27. Ideally their should be mining text to serve advertisements to viewers and they should be screening content for illicit materials and possibly illegal behavior. How they do the latter is subject for debate of how you should pull it off.
I am willing to bet you they are contracted by the three letter agencies to procure the conversation so that things are going the way they want or things along those lines possibly through third party cut-outs. Posted by: Former Mass Resident at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (TjDa2) 66
Why do you all have such a terrible difficulty processing simple reality?
++++ I see this in real time. My company is being acquired and nobody is happy about it. The bloodletting is likely to be significant. I see a lot of head-in-the-sand "this will be fine" and a lot of "we need to petition to board and stuff" but not many hard-eyed realists. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (1fl3R) 67
"We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter."
Challenge accepted! Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (iFTx/) 68
Thanks, Cindy, I'll get right on that...*sarc*
Posted by: Thrawn at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (Rl7KJ) Posted by: kallisto, lol at the "dignified treatment" at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (dCxaZ) 70
We, the undersigned Twitter workers,
-------------------- Well, there's a start to the Firing list. Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (yikp0) 71
Over\under weather the sale is blocked by the bribem junta? I think they might.
Posted by: USNtakim deplorable, now with ultra maga at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (ZMPCu) 72
At a young age my kids learned how they could request something. Demands were handled swiftly and with consequences. Musk is a dad.
Posted by: Cheri at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (FGQ5G) 73
"We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter."
===== Somehow I think the world will not stop turning. Posted by: bicentennialguy at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (IytoW) 74
We also demand safety for workers on visas, who will be forced to leave the country they work in if they are laid off.
++++ Sucks to be them. Seriously. It sucks. I am even somewhat sympathetic individually about what's going to happen to those of them who cannot get work elsewhere before their visas expire. But maybe this wouldn't be a problem if Twitter didn't play stupid H1B games like the rest of Silicon Valley and if the US government didn't encourage those games to the detriment of the domestic workforce. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (1fl3R) Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (/NsoA) 76
There is a good chance Musk was just fucking with them the whole time. Or, he thought he could expose them and tank the whole price. Who knows
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (M+Lyo) 77
"Visa holders." OF COURSE. Typical Americans aren't anxious to censor fellow Americans.
There are a several million dot Indians in the US. They make more then the average American because most of them work in tech. So we import low end labor from Central America and high end labor from India. Good thing Americans don't need to work right? Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (ESjRY) 78
"What exactly is it you do here?" - Elon
Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (v0R5T) Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (ESjRY) 80
These Twitter employees have an out-sized sense of their importance
I hope the their rude awakening actually happens we'll see Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (geLO8) 81
60 "Visa holders." OF COURSE. Typical Americans aren't anxious to censor fellow Americans.
the tech bubble is about a decade past due for a MAJOR correction, and while it was allowed to fester, the insourcing went off the charts. many of our current political problems stem from this. the technocracy uber alles. Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (w0NJk) 82
"We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats. Without our work, there is no Twitter."
Faulty logic. Himmler got lots and lots of free labor in his work camps simply by shooting the slackers. So, not really a valid argument. Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (QSjkU) 83
>>>We, the workers at Twitter, will not be intimidated.
We're workers At Twitter We'll never be defeathered Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (1vmZ4) 84
Over\under weather the sale is blocked by the bribem junta? I think they might.
They are trying, but I don't think it will come to anything. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:10 PM (Ivdso) 85
Yeah, probably 75% of the Twitter workforce is the number curating tweets and content. The other 25% are the ones maintaining the network.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (cMXNt) 86
That's what this really is: Blackmail. Negotiate with us or we're going to release all the terabytes of personal data of people we don't like, which we have spent the last six months downloading to our personal hard-drives, so that we can use it to extort Musk into essentially handing over the company to the lunatics ruining the asylum.
++++ This is the best possible outcome. It will be such a big volume of information that after the first two or three drops, nobody will care anymore, not in the macro sense. But they will care vis a vis tech companies. Want to see actual user collapse on these platforms? Do this. Once people see what Big Tech can do - in a snit or by bigger design - it will be eye-opening. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (1fl3R) 87
We also demand safety for workers on visas, who will be forced to leave the country they work in if they are laid off.
......... Learn to sell Honduran tortillas. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (v0R5T) 88
To the barricades, comrades! Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (pNxlR) Posted by: Tonypete at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (LsEU/) 90
Each fired employee will get additional termination benefits consisting of one (1) woobie, one (1) Blankie, and a free selection of one (1) soft toy offered in the bins set up by the main exit.
We have enjoyed your employment with our company, and we wish you good luck in your future employment. If you sign the release added to your firing packet and leave it on your desk when you leave, it will authorize HR to release your entire employment file to any potential employer on your written request. Posted by: Kindltot at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (xhaym) Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (DcKNO) 92
Willowed:
One of the faculty, who has been down with the flu, announces that she is about to get her fourth (!) booster shot. That, she says, "seems to be the hardest one for many people." I want to scream at her: "THEN WHY TAKE IT AT ALL???" Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius -- It's interesting how everyone just accepts that the shot injures people. And it's mostly the same people who insist there are no adverse effects. Neat how it's not reported. Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (lxSja) 93
There is no dignity in the barrel 18-1, get in it.
Posted by: lowandslow at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (qH6FZ) 94
I wonder if these dunces have safe spaces in their own homes?
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (DcKNO) 95
Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?
++++ I sincerely doubt that. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (1fl3R) 96
The handful with any technical competence are installing (or have installed) back doors so they can sabotage the system after they're shitcanned.
Posted by: can of spam Even if that is true, how will we be able to tell? LOL Posted by: Tonypete at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (LsEU/) 97
You can't treat an employee this way! You're right, I can't ... but you no longer are an employee. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (pNxlR) 98
We, the undersigned Twitter workers, believe the public conversation is in jeopardy.
--- Relax, it's just the algorithm. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:12 PM (krQz2) 99
Hey, Elon? Give me a call. You know how to find me.
I can give you a bit of a roadmap for what's going to happen next, and how to hopefully stay alive through it. Posted by: Jack Ma at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (1fl3R) 100
100
Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (1vmZ4) 101
What color M&M's do they want?
Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (v0R5T) 102
> US officials have grown uncomfortable over Musk's recent threat to stop supplying the Starlink satellite service to Ukraine
BULL. SHIT. He threatened to stop supplying Starlink ON HIS OWN DIME. If someone else picks up the tab, he'll happily continue supplying the service, even though Ukraine literally put him on their SBU kill list. The SBU is Ukraine's secret police. https://bit.ly/3THg4pY Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (kDGvA) 103
"Why do you need 7500 employees to run twitter?"
I'll take a guess. To control the content they say they don't work to control? Posted by: Gref at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (AMIL/) 104
A quick firing is too clean, to merciful. No, what this situation calls for is The Two Bobs.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (ppBhU) 105
They make more then the average American because most of them work in tech.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (ESjRY) They've bought up all the liquor/party stores around here. Posted by: BignJames at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (AwYPR) 106
86 Yeah, probably 75% of the Twitter workforce is the number curating tweets and content. The other 25% are the ones maintaining the network.
75 percent censors 20 percent ad-related 5 percent actual infrastructure/coding/sys admins Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (w0NJk) 107
So, the mafths of 75% of twatter being fired would be about 1900 twats left. Still too many twats employed, should be about 100ish, tops. I guess I'll need more popcorn.
Supposedly, the former chief twatter, Dorsey, has another startup twatter in the works? Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (HTCOy) 108
Here's an easy one. Fire everybody who had a role in creating that list of demands.
They don't understand what working for an employer means. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (krQz2) 109
91 Each fired employee will get additional termination benefits consisting of one (1) woobie, one (1) Blankie, and a free selection of one (1) soft toy offered in the bins set up by the main exit.
We have enjoyed your employment with our company, and we wish you good luck in your future employment. If you sign the release added to your firing packet and leave it on your desk when you leave, it will authorize HR to release your entire employment file to any potential employer on your written request. Posted by: Kindltot at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (xhaym) They can have my unread copy of "Who Moved My Cheese". I give, because I care... #fuckem Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (BgMrQ) 110
>>>not discriminate against employees based on their political beliefs
lolgf Political belief discrimination? What is that? Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (yHsuS) 111
Hopefully the create a throne of skulls for Elon to relax in.
Posted by: Puddinhead at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (ssJXH) 112
Afternoon.
Why are E-leftists always so concerned about "working conditions"? You sit at a desk and press buttons all day long. You're hardly breaking your backs. Are you concerned with having a working air conditioner set at a comfortable temperature? Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (1Yy3c) 113
We also demand that no one be discriminated against for being unable, or unwilling, to do the job assigned to them.
And also, can we get some diet drinks in the fucking vending machines on the 2nd floor? Shit. Posted by: Popular People's Front Of Twitter at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (ANH3w) 114
No, Mr. Bluehair, I expect you to leave!
Posted by: Elon Goldfinger at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (63Dwl) 115
they can all go work at Tribel
Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (w0NJk) 116
"Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?"
Oh, not only is it possible, but I'd say it was likely. He's using the 75% of TWTR's workforce as the hostages. Let me out of this deal, or the bluehairs get it. Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (9miN6) 117
To me, the funniest part:
The letter demands that Musk ... not discriminate against employees based on their political beliefs But that's exactly what Twitter does Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (geLO8) 118
Why are E-leftists always so concerned about "working conditions"? You sit at a desk and press buttons all day long. You're hardly breaking your backs. Are you concerned with having a working air conditioner set at a comfortable temperature?
Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (1Yy3c) Carpel tunnel is a war crime. Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (QSjkU) 119
Good golly! Acting just like the feds!
Posted by: Lola at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (NIYa7) 120
Isn't Senile Joe planning on blocking this?
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (eGTCV) 121
"On Russia and Ukraine, I'm starting to think that..."
Deep State: "Sorry, any time you start to "think" it becomes favorable to Russia. You just bought yourself a one way ticket to the DC jail. You can do as much thinking as you want along with the Jan6 wreckers and running dogs in our own little gulag." Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (fs1hN) 122
"We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires," Yeah, your appeal to be treated with dignity will resonate really well among folks that you arbitrarily and capriciously silenced or booted off the platform. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (pNxlR) 123
Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?
================ I guess we'll see by Friday. @disclosetv · 23h JUST IN - Elon Musk informs bankers that he intends to close the Twitter deal on Friday — Bloomberg Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (yikp0) 124
he threatened to stop supplying Starlink ON HIS OWN DIME. If someone else picks up the tab, he'll happily continue supplying the service, even though Ukraine literally put him on their SBU kill list. The SBU is Ukraine's secret police.
https://bit.ly/3THg4pY Posted by: bonhomme -- I posted a link a couple of weeks or so ago where he said he was going to have resources in place for any pro-war people who wanted to donate their personal money to support the troops surfing porn and watching Netflix during the war that they'd be able to donate and keep the satellites running for the pro-war folks. Roughly. He might not have used those exact words. He did say people were free to donate. I'm guessing the pro-war communists are fond of their own money, though. Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (lxSja) 125
"And if you don't agree to our demands that you not fire us, we'll walk out!!!"
Bwahahahahaha!!!! Oh stop it! You're killing me here! Bwahahahah!!!! No...seriously! Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (anj39) 126
The mentally-ill sickly retards can't bear to leave their smelly shame-pit hovels.
He already announced everyone will be coming back to work. Don't worry, this won't affect you; you'll be fired That right there is why this is a smart military blog. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (fOY+x) 127
if Musk takes over they should put a Fired-o-meter on the twitter page that clicks over every time someone gets shit canned
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:16 PM (M+Lyo) 128
75 percent censors
20 percent ad-related 5 percent actual infrastructure/coding/sys admins Data mining and selling data is in there somewhere. Also, I'd bet they're management heavy. Probably close to 2-1 workers to managers. Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:17 PM (kDGvA) 129
Hopefully the create a throne of skulls for Elon to relax in.
Posted by: Puddinhead at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (ssJXH) Slouching in his seat, manspreading, while some nubile pink an blue haired cvnt slobs all over his knob just before he rips tears her head away from her shoulders as he comes. Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:17 PM (1Yy3c) 130
>>>They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare, and the ability for visa holders to stay in the country they work in.
Obamacare has you covered. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:17 PM (yHsuS) 131
Elon Musk
@elonmusk 1h A beautiful thing about Twitter is how it empowers citizen journalism – people are able to disseminate news without an establishment bias Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 01:17 PM (1vmZ4) 132
I look at it as Elon bringing pay equity to 75% of the work force, they all will be paid the same, zero.
Posted by: lowandslow at October 26, 2022 01:17 PM (qH6FZ) 133
We demand leadership to establish and ensure fair severance policies for all workers before and after any change in ownership.
Ahhhh....does that mean there isn't one in place now? Bwhahahahaha!!!! Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (anj39) Posted by: Skip's phone at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (ayc+3) 135
Isn't Senile Joe planning on blocking this? Posted by: That NLurker guy He's busy right now soliciting tips from Bumpy and Lumpy, the Fetterman Bros, on how to be crystal clear in all he says in public. There are some real crackerjack cinchers to be gleaned from this meeting of the minds. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (pNxlR) 136
You spend $44 billion on a cesspool, you do whatever the hell you want with it.
Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (v0R5T) 137
Unlike the junta, Musk appears to be clever enough to play actual 4D chess...At this point, he may just be trolling folks...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (YIVH2) 138
Anyone who's ever worked in tech, especially these new-age touchy-feely online-only companies can close their eyes and picture the exact NPCs that wrote this letter.
None of these people do any real, actual work. They get paid six figures to do a job that takes them about 20 hours a week, if that. Their offices, to the extent that they go to an office now, are less office space than they are day-camps for adults that are still children. Video games, ping pong, scooters, catered meals, bean bag chairs, snacks, gyms, etc. Twitter will run just fine without 75% of these useless asswads. Posted by: ballistic at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (oXNqT) 139
>>>As workers, we deserve concrete commitments so we can continue to preserve the integrity of our platform.
Our platform? You got a Musk in your pocket? Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (yHsuS) 140
They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare, and the ability for visa holders to stay in the country they work in.
I find the argument "you cannot fire us because we need money" incredibly unconvincing. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (Ivdso) 141
Topher: hey Finley, what are we gonna do if they fire us.
Finley: well, my drug addled sister works at WalMart maybe she can get us on there. Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (M+Lyo) 142
Well, if these Twitter twits want to look on the bright side of life, Apple firing Steve Jobs turned out the best for both Apple and Steve Jobs.
So, there's that. Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (GgS0l) 143
138 Unlike the junta, Musk appears to be clever enough to play actual 4D chess...At this point, he may just be trolling folks...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (YIVH2) I think he means it. Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (QSjkU) 144
We demand leadership to establish and ensure fair severance policies for all workers before and after any change in ownership.
===== Um, new ownership doesn't have to abide by policies set by former ownership. Posted by: bicentennialguy at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (IytoW) 145
the vast majority of twitter employees do nothing necessary or useful. Musk could probably hire a few dozen software engineers from India to write a few algorithms and run the entire thing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (trdmm) 146
135 I love when the blog is broke
Posted by: Skip's phone at October 26, 2022 01:18 PM (ayc+3) I hold my breath until I turn blue. Posted by: m at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (1vmZ4) 147
Carpel tunnel is a war crime.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:15 PM (QSjkU) Oh the fucking humanity. How they must suffer for their labors. Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (1Yy3c) 148
>Isn't Senile Joe planning on blocking this?
Posted by: That NLurker guy Senile Joe is planning his next bowel movement, and even that he needs help with. No telling what the Ruling Council is thinking. Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (geLO8) 149
Every fired employee will be allowed to join the Inner Circle of Twitter, a very secret and impossible to document council of insiders.
Posted by: Elon Musk at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (ANH3w) 150
Has anybody looked at the new ownership? I've heard that Elon will be the face and largest shareholder, but other institutional investors will also own some portion. There's some kind of stock offering for them. I think the details are available on Bloomberg but I don't have access to it at the moment. The whole shebang will be a wrap on Friday.
Posted by: Mishdog at October 26, 2022 01:20 PM (SSjZd) 151
Bwahahahahaha!!!!
Oh stop it! You're killing me here! Bwahahahah!!!! No...seriously! Posted by: Diogenes "Don't call my bluff!" ...JEF... Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:20 PM (vd8XM) 152
if Musk takes over they should put a Fired-o-meter on the twitter page that clicks over every time someone gets shit canned Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway A running counter, live, of the cumulative number of the fired. It'd be spinning like mad ... "Only 0.05 seconds have elapsed since the last firing ..." Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:20 PM (pNxlR) 153
Every fired employee will be allowed to join the Inner Circle of Twitter, a very secret and impossible to document council of insiders.
Posted by: Elon Musk at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (ANH3w) ++++ Sadly, this sounds real. Not that the fired employees will join, but the other part about an informal, undocumented club of ultra-controllers. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (1fl3R) Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (3szGM) 155
Hey...I hear the IRS is hiring.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (anj39) 156
I once worked for a company who announced big layoffs. Its not great to have a couple of security guards come in your office with those boxes and give you a few minutes to pack up. Your computer suddenly doesn't work, and your ID no longer works at the gates. Amazing how in modern day computer controlled everything, how your badge is turned off, and its just a useless piece of plastic. I fortunately never had this happen to me, but I saw it happen. Even the parking gates wouldn't let you back in.
Posted by: Colin at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (zJY/j) 157
Willowed- always like the Leah song in the sidebar, but had no idea it was sung by Eugene Levy.
Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (eGccS) 158
If I was twitter's Diversity Manager I would be a little twitchy.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (QSjkU) 159
I am even somewhat sympathetic individually about what's going to happen to those of them who cannot get work elsewhere before their visas expire
************************ I could give two rat's fuckitude of fucks about these visa workers. I know their ilk, and with the exception of Singaporans or other hard working, talented American loving workers, they are the butt shitstains of the planet. Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Rescuing Sexy Russian Women Before They Get Drafted at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (VTu1l) 160
Thousands of leftists who would not unionize. Delicious salty tears. Posted by: torabora Oh, they're going to unionize. Now. Because there will be protections against retaliation for labor organizing. I've seen this before, when another millionaire got into publishing. Wendy McCaw bought the Santa Barbara News Press awhile back, and a couple of years later she was accused of changing the editorial outlook of the SB Pravda wannabe. Things got ugly, and the formerly non-union staff quickly began to unionize, specifically to avoid being fired (they were quite open about it). The good part is, when she bought the paper, there were 200 on staff, as of about 5 years ago, there were 20 left. *furiously beats off* Also, the SBNP was the first newspaper in the US to endorse Trump for President. Considering the commie cocksuckers who live in SB, that's sweet. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (n+4am) 161
>> "And if you don't agree to our demands that you not fire us, we'll walk out!!!"
9th Grade never ends for these people. Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (2yMUQ) Posted by: Tiny Elvis at October 26, 2022 01:21 PM (L90GB) 163
if Musk takes over they should put a Fired-o-meter on the twitter page that clicks over every time someone gets shit canned
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway A running counter, live, of the cumulative number of the fired. It'd be spinning like mad ... "Only 0.05 seconds have elapsed since the last firing ..." Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:20 PM (pNxlR) Yes ! Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (M+Lyo) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (oeYLT) 165
George Takei
@GeorgeTakei If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (NpAcC) 166
I think Musk should go one step further and release everything (that hasn't been destroyed) that shows how Twitter interfered with elections.
Just now you can see they have the big headline in their trending section of "Learn how to register to vote early" and it's tied into the hashtag "VoteBlueToSaveYourLife" if anything that should be labeled a billion dollar donation to Democrat campaigns. Posted by: Rbastid at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (USFKj) 167
For some reason I am reminded of a company in Vancouver WA back in the 60's that was privately owned. The workers decided to strike...I forget why...so the owner locked the place up and went of a four month vacation.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (anj39) 168
They make more then the average American because most of them work in tech.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 *** I expect they do . . . but Silicon Valley or the SF area, wherever Twatter is and they need to live, is horrendously expensive. They may not be wildly better off than the average American. Losing their jobs could be a financial catastrophe for them. Which they should take into account before threatening the new boss. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (J2vNu) 169
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me?
He's shirtless and oiled up with a dildo in one hand! Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:23 PM (Ivdso) 170
>>@GeorgeTakei
>If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? >Follow me for more resistance tips. He means 'Reservoir' Tips. Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:23 PM (2yMUQ) 171
Now the return of the burning question & a likely response:
Should Twitter even be a business?? Let's nationalize it (Facebook, etc.) as Public Goods! Posted by: Lola at October 26, 2022 01:23 PM (NIYa7) 172
"OK, I won't fire you. I'm transferring all of you to Mars." - Elon
Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:23 PM (v0R5T) Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:24 PM (GgS0l) 174
>>@GeorgeTakei
>If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? >Follow me for more resistance tips. He means 'Reservoir' Tips. Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:23 PM (2yMUQ) That's what the kids call a "thirsty bitch". Begging for follows. Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 26, 2022 01:24 PM (UuD2k) Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:24 PM (3szGM) 176
I could give two rat's fuckitude of fucks about these visa workers. I know their ilk, and with the exception of Singaporans or other hard working, talented American loving workers, they are the butt shitstains of the planet.
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger Aren't they the ones doing the needful though? LOL Posted by: Tonypete at October 26, 2022 01:24 PM (LsEU/) 177
Heh. This is liberalism 'unicorn thought'. Demanding that the world stop using dino oil. Demanding the seas stop rising...etc.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (3Or4S) 178
He's shirtless and oiled up with a dildo in one hand!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor Oops. Time for mandatory 15 minute dildo break Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (vd8XM) 179
But they will care vis a vis tech companies. Want to see actual user collapse on these platforms? Do this. Once people see what Big Tech can do - in a snit or by bigger design - it will be eye-opening.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:11 PM (1fl3R) ^I'm not sure this will move things. After all we already know between our phones and our credit cards they already have that info. I would be in favor of criminal prosecution of the former Twatters...That would be fun ... Posted by: Iris at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (foa6+) 180
Elon should announce that he's transferring these employees to his new data center in Bangladesh.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (ppBhU) 181
>.@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? How will you do battle with all those penises in your mouth Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (geLO8) 182
Why are E-leftists always so concerned about "working conditions"? You sit at a desk and press buttons all day long. You're hardly breaking your backs. Are you concerned with having a working air conditioner set at a comfortable temperature?
Look, I know there's a real "office work isn't real work" bias here, but I'm going to answer the question seriously anyway. Silicon Valley specifically and computer jobs generally can be a grind. You're expected to be mentally sharp and on board for hours at a time, working on complicated problems, and dealing with frequent interruptions and frustrations. Imagine trying to put together a watch in your mind as you get pinged by your co-workers to remind them how something you built two years ago works. I work on a codebase that's hundreds of thousands of lines of code, built across a couple of decades using at least three dozen different technologies, and it's all constantly in flux. Sure, I'm not digging ditches, but it's taxing in a different way. Also, if you have a bad manager who is intent on self promotion, blame shifting, doesn't give clear instruction, maliciously withholds information, plays favorites etc, that's rough. Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (kDGvA) 183
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? ........ Set phasers on stun. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (v0R5T) 184
if Musk takes over they should put a Fired-o-meter on the twitter page that clicks over every time someone gets shit canned
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway A running counter, live, of the cumulative number of the fired. It'd be spinning like mad ... "Only 0.05 seconds have elapsed since the last firing ..." Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:20 PM (pNxlR) *** Right beneath the sign that says : There have been XX days since the last work-related injury. STAY SAFE! Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (anj39) Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (wtvvX) 186
I'm guessing Twitter is big enough to have their own server network and not be hosted by someone who can deplatform the firm entirely?
Also it will be interesting to see how Musk conducts businesses with China. Posted by: TexasDan at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (93VjR) Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (2yMUQ) 188
ROTFLMAO.
Dudes... I thought y'all were supposed to be supergenius megabrains in the tech biz. Here's the score: Musk is going to can a lot of you. And you probably know who you are. If you think you're on the list, you are. If you think you might be on the list, you also are. Quit. Right now. Cash out your stock, take the severance, and move on. Cite a death in the family, or a move, or a Stage V yeast infection, or anything, in your exit interview. *DO NOT* threaten to strike and quit, and throw your name all over that, directly before you are inevitably canned. It's like they want to be permanently unemployable. Posted by: these people are not smart at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (Re9MM) 189
143 Well, if these Twitter twits want to look on the bright side of life, Apple firing Steve Jobs turned out the best for both Apple and Steve Jobs.
So, there's that. Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:19 PM (GgS0l) All Steve Jobs did was work his arse off. The twats can barely show up for their no show jobs. Big difference. Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (HTCOy) 190
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (NpAcC) ++++ I am sure Elon is quaking. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (1fl3R) 191
Follow me for more resistance tips.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (NpAcC) Resistance Tip #1: Clench your butt cheeks together very hard. Posted by: George Takei at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (AiZBA) 192
They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare
-- While Obamacare has been law and in place and fully active for a decade. Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (lxSja) 193
The guards at Auschwitz sent a similar letter to General Eisenhower when he determined their services were no longer needed.
Posted by: Minuteman at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (LaNzR) 194
Good news, everyone! Biden is lowering prices! Again!
CSPAN@cspan President Biden announces steps to target companies and financial institutions who charge so called junk fees in hopes of lowering costs for Americans as inflation continues. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter 2022 at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (FVME7) 195
If Musk fires every single person there and sells the infrastructure I'd be ok with it. Twitter is dead.
Posted by: USNtakim deplorable, now with ultra maga at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (ZMPCu) 196
I expect they do . . . but Silicon Valley or the SF area, wherever Twatter is and they need to live, is horrendously expensive. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere Which is the 2nd most important reason that Clownifornia wants High Speed Rail, to subsidize the SV script kiddies when they buy houses in Modesto and Fresno. The 1st most important reason of course is graft. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (n+4am) 197
Social media is a toxic waste dump. The people issuing these "demands" are the toxic lunatics that make social media a no-go zone for rational discourse. Elon Musk should offer post-employment mental health services for the idiots being re-introduced to the real world.
Posted by: mrp at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (6eRlp) 198
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? -- Jeez, I forgot that the President of the United States was banned from Twitter while Al Qaeda and child molesters and groomers like Georgie Boy can post all they want. Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (lxSja) 199
Also, if you have a bad manager who is intent on self promotion, blame shifting, doesn't give clear instruction, maliciously withholds information, plays favorites etc, that's rough.
Posted by: bonhomme This part can be said about any middle management type working for a mid size and larger company Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (vd8XM) 200
Sincerely,
Twitter workers P.S. We demand that the Foosball tables in the break room be refurbished. Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (kXYt5) 201
191 @GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (NpAcC) ======== What do you plan on doing George? Leaving Twitter? Don't make me laugh. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (LvTSG) 202
As workers, we deserve concrete commitments so we can continue to preserve the integrity of our platform. "Yes, Ms. Jones, get me 'Cement Overshoes To Go' on the phone -- we've got a big order for them!" Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (pNxlR) 203
George Takei gave up 'resisting' the 'tips' long ago
Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (geLO8) 204
Should I know who Neil Breen is?
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (xPl2J) 205
If I was twitter's Diversity Manager I would be a little twitchy.
Posted by: Xipe Totec I think many companies that got hooked into that scam will put them at 'window desks' and forget about them until they quit. Firing them is an automatic lawsuit and settlement. Their entire profession is a lawsuit engine scam. The smarter co's will figure out how to charge them with discrimination and contributing to a hostile environment. Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (IyrhE) 206
@GeorgeTakei
>If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Game on man Posted by: The Hobo's penis next to George's Mouth at the moment at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (ESjRY) 207
It's adorable that they think they're in a negotiation.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (CY+M8) 208
Musk is skipping over the "what is it you'd say you do here" part.
Posted by: illiniwek at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (Cus5s) 209
181 Elon should announce that he's transferring these employees to his new data center in Bangladesh.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (ppBhU) Bangladesh, Mars Colony Posted by: Inogame, non alius regit at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (53oGX) 210
@GeorgeTakei >If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? >Follow me for more resistance tips. Put on a red shirt Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (63Dwl) 211
GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 P You want them to follow you to your favorite glory hole ? Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (/5lVG) 212
Someone should start a GoFundMe for $40 billion "to buy Twitter and protect the current employees. "
With updates on the amounts Twitter employees have donated. Put the rubber of your beliefs to the road of reality. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (5EnGD) 213
Set phasers on stun. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (v0R5T) Set phasers on disinfect. Posted by: Monkeypox at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (Re9MM) 214
All white twitter employees will be offered transfer opportunities to work Elons pot farms in South Africa.
Posted by: Mishdog at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (SSjZd) 215
George Takei is still alive?
Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (iFTx/) 216
It's like they want to be permanently unemployable.
Posted by: these people are not smart at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (Re9MM) ++++ Other Big Tech firms will find work for them. Like Facebook. Erm, no. Wait. They're downsizing right now. Like Google. Erm, no. Wait. They're not hiring so much right now. Like Amazon. Erm, no. Wait. They only really want proper developers, account managers and warehouse workers. Oh well. I'm sure there's *someone.* Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (1fl3R) 217
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.
_______________ 1. Threatening - in fact, eliminating your livelihood - is the whole idea. 2. The "visa holders" shouldn't be in this country in the first place, and the sooner they're packed off back to India, the better. 3. "You cannot do your work in an environment of constant harassment and threats." See #1. Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (YqDXo) 218
We need to use the right terminology here. Musk doesn't intend to fire people he intends to lay them off as part of a reduction in force to the attune of about 75%, as part of a reorganization following change of ownership, figuring 3/4ths of the company doesn't do useful work for his business plan.
Firing indicates that you are being removed from your position for cause having in some way not been able to do your job properly and that presumably someone who can properly fill the position you were is will be hired in your place. RIF is another way of saying. "I don't think we have a good business purpose for all of these folks, time to let some of them go." Striking without a union during a RIF for reorg following change of ownership is a really really bad plan. Because the manager of the RIF ***can justify laying YOU off rather than someone less senior by your demonstrated recalcitrance toward the new owner and his plan for the business.*** That will legally blunt any claim of discrimination you might make later. So you might as well have worn t-shirts saying "we want pink slips" while chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT?!" "UNEMPLOYMENT", "WHEN DO WE WANT IT?!" "NOW!!!" Posted by: mikethemoose at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (T/vhV) 219
Elon should announce that he's transferring these employees to his new data center in Bangladesh.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM Free jute office rugs for everyone! Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (f1WnY) 220
Leftists are big on making demands. Earlier today Crazy Joe demanded the oil companies immediately reduce the gas price at the pump when the price of crude goes down.
This must be at least the 60th time he's publicly made this demand over the past 9 months. He must enjoy repeatedly demonstrating his ineffectiveness, weakness, and stupidity to everyone in the world. Posted by: Gref at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (AMIL/) Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (3szGM) 222
It's like they want to be permanently unemployable.
Posted by: these people are not smart at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (Re9MM) These are tech nerd Klingons. That is a safe bet. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (yHsuS) 223
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Oh, my! Posted by: Thrawn at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (Rl7KJ) 224
They'll try to ban Musk right before the company turn over.
Posted by: Beartooth at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (4+bFW) 225
Fag takei issued a Fatwa.
He's no different from an Imam winding up his Jiadists. Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (3szGM) Prepare for incoming fabulous slapfight. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (yHsuS) 226
Should I know who Neil Breen is?
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (xPl2J) ---- YES https://youtu.be/Kyik_mqirLM Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (YIVH2) 227
Cruel Ace is best Ace.
Posted by: Darth Randall at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (h6sxi) 228
I wonder how many of these people voted against America-first / American jobs in 2020?
Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (lxSja) 229
George Takei is still alive?
Oh yes, he was one of the fools who mocked Bohbert's "two words" tweet without being remotely aware that she was goofing on President Biden. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (Ivdso) 230
201 Sincerely,
Twitter workers P.S. We demand that the Foosball tables in the break room be refurbished. Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:27 PM (kXYt5) P.P.S. Please institute a rule: NO SPINNING ***mumbles "fucking spazzes"*** Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (BgMrQ) 231
Set phasers on stun.
Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (v0R5T) Takei has been stunned for years. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 26, 2022 01:30 PM (mX4u8) 232
GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM Oh, my.... Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (f1WnY) 233
>>Fag takei issued a Fatwa.
Like the hostage scene in Blazing Saddles. Takei : Stop - Or the Homo gets it! Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (2yMUQ) Posted by: TexasDan at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (93VjR) 235
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Fu*k off hasbeen. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (anj39) 236
75% would seem to be near the right number to guess for those that jockey a censorship 'dashboard' (always hated the jargon) all day. Code, not so much.
Posted by: micky at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (3byMq) 237
It's like they want to be permanently unemployable.
Posted by: these people are not smart at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (Re9MM) ____________ My favorite was the stupid chick at Yelp who wrote an open letter bagging on the CEO and making various demands, and she then was astonished within the hour to find herself on the sidewalk holding a cardboard box. You've got to laugh. Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (YqDXo) 238
Laugh at that old fag actor all you like, but takei is trying to get someone to assassinate Musk. Posted by: Soothsayer at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (3szGM) 239
216 George Takei is still alive?
Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (iFTx/) Technically yes. Professionally he is as dead as Hillary's ovaries. Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (QSjkU) 240
I love how Blue Haired leftists believe they are entitled to the job at Twatter.
Learn to Code, bitches. Posted by: Czech Chick at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (haWye) 241
I can't get over the chutzpa of these adult crybullies with their demands. But they are the product of today's university systems. Look at those crybullies at NYU Medical School(?) who demanded a professor be fired becauses his class was too hard. And they got what they wanted! This is how they've been taught by those who should've been teaching them how the world works, and what being an adult is. Instead, they've been coddled and appeased. And now they're monsters.
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (sVtYq) 242
>>Move the HQ to Wichita or someplace and end remote work.
Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Where the sugar beet processors make you wish someone in the room would fart so you could get some fresh air. Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (2yMUQ) 243
I seem to remember a promo for the show "2 Broke Girls". I never watched the show, but recall 3 things about it. The first two were Kat Dennings' rack and the third was the line, "Twitter is stupid and Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read.".
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (CY+M8) 244
233 GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? What does he mean, anal for the destruction of free speech? Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (eGTCV) Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (TKm8p) 246
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Fu*k off hasbeen. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:31 PM (anj39) _____________ He's not a has-been. He's a never-wuzzer. Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (YqDXo) 247
Wow, I remember both of those mystery clicks. Time to put a lawn chair on the porch and start yelling at the neighborhood kids.
Posted by: Just another ham fisted fed op at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (jbEIX) 248
Girl, are you from Fourasee?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (44ww/) 249
I love how Blue Haired leftists believe they are entitled to the job at Twatter.
Posted by: Czech Chick at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (haWye) --- It's the default assumption of millennials that they are entitled to whatever they want. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (krQz2) 250
CSPAN@cspan
President Biden announces steps to target companies and financial institutions who charge so called junk fees in hopes of lowering costs for Americans as inflation continues. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter 2022 at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (FVME7) Ha! Sure. *Looks are receipt for car tags* Hey Joe, you need to start in Olympia. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (anj39) 251
245 233 GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? What does he mean, anal for the destruction of free speech? Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (eGTCV) _____________ "No justice, no monkeypox!" Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (YqDXo) Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (kXYt5) Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (yikp0) 254
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) 255
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 01:32 PM (CY+M
You forgot about the set of stems on the blonde. Wowzer ! Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (/5lVG) 256
I see new IRS agents!
Posted by: Lola at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (NIYa7) Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (geLO8) 258
GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? ........ Set phasers on stun. Posted by: wth Set phasers on shut the fuck up, you useless twat. Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (Wy1BU) 259
CSPAN@cspan
President Biden announces steps to target companies and financial institutions who charge so called junk fees in hopes of lowering costs for Americans as inflation continues. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter 2022 at October 26, 2022 01:26 PM (FVME7) Ha! Sure. *Looks are receipt for car tags* Hey Joe, you need to start in Olympia. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (anj39) Check the phone bills. Lots of obamaphone charges there. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (yHsuS) 260
@GeorgeTakei
If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? ...... The only reason I even know who you are is because of Uhura. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (v0R5T) 261
Set phasers on stun.
Posted by: wth Set phasers on shut the fuck up, you useless twat. Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (Wy1BU) lol Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (yHsuS) 262
Wait:
Isn't their demand letter an admission against interest that they are a publisher and not a platform? Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (5EnGD) 263
Maybe all these Twitter workers can go to Tribe, the new leftist twitter alternative that never censors, but blocked and banned Libs of Tik Tok on her first post.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (Ivdso) 264
Just institute the old IBM dress code, Mantovani muzak in the working areas and US Air Force grooming standards. They'll self-terminate in droves. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (n+4am) 265
We need to use the right terminology here.
Posted by: mikethemoose at October 26, 2022 01:29 PM (T/vhV) --- He's going to drop an elbow on 75% of Twitter staff. Elon is making the Twitter staff sore! Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (krQz2) 266
Junk fees aren't for shipping from China??
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (yikp0) 267
What has Trump done to Takei in particular?
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (eGTCV) 268
Biden is taking firm action on inflation: cracking down on junk fees by airlines and hotels. Or making them more transparent or something because poor and minorities are hardest hit.
They will now just be rolled over into the base fee with higher prices but something to throw to his ignorant base that can't comprehend that. Incredible. Posted by: Ripley at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (MxEKc) 269
I'm sure Elon will begin the list of employees to be laid off with those who signed this letter. When layoffs are rumored, the ones who deserve to be laid off the most almost always self-identify by complaining about the layoffs the most.
Posted by: Lieutenant Duh at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (iXK+X) Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (sX1BW) 271
"No justice, no monkeypox!"
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:33 PM (YqDXo) ------- I lol'd Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (DcKNO) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (WTJmT) 273
Just institute the old IBM dress code, Mantovani muzak in the working areas and US Air Force grooming standards. They'll self-terminate in droves.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (n+4am) Pretty sure Twitter already has US Air Force grooming standards. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (yHsuS) 274
Chekhov could’ve kicked Sulu’s ass.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus Didn't Chekhov write "The Cherry Orchard"? Posted by: Tonypete at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (LsEU/) 275
264 Maybe all these Twitter workers can go to Tribe, the new leftist twitter alternative that never censors, but blocked and banned Libs of Tik Tok on her first post.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (Ivdso) =========== I'm tempted to join and make my first message, "Islam is right about gays." Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (LvTSG) 276
Look at those crybullies at NYU Medical School(?) who demanded a professor be fired becauses his class was too hard.
____________ They were undergrads who feared they couldn't get into medical school because of their dire test scores. They thought that they should be rewarded for the "time and effort" they'd put into the class. The possibility that they were just stupid apparently didn't occur to them. Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (YqDXo) 277
I'm guessing it could take a staff of five to run Twitter. At it's core it's software, it's not even in development, except when they need to add censorship tools or hooks for the deepers. I would love to hear Elon tell them the platform will be absorbed into existing IT infrastructure and staff. FIRE THEM ALL. Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (XnbJC) 278
Maybe all these Twitter workers can go to Tribe, the new leftist twitter alternative that never censors, but blocked and banned Libs of Tik Tok on her first post.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (Ivdso) They should go back where they came from: Tumblr. Posted by: Just another ham fisted fed op at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (jbEIX) 279
Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (kDGvA)
Please don't take it the wrong way. Office jobs have their challenges but when I hear "working conditions" I take it literally. I'd be more concerned with the guys digging ditches or driving forklifts and doing the things that are dangerous. Sorry, but in that regard the white collar office guys are of least concern. Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (1Yy3c) 280
I can smell the desperation coming from the lefties who run Biden.
Fees????? That's their big play? Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (DcKNO) Posted by: George Takei's Monkeypox sores at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (ESjRY) 282
Check the phone bills. Lots of obamaphone charges there.
Posted by: Comrade flounder And cable bills with the "local sports surcharge" on them Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (vd8XM) 283
166 George Takei
@GeorgeTakei If Elon lets the orange one back on this site, I stand ready to do battle. Who’s with me? Follow me for more resistance tips. Posted by: redridinghood at October 26, 2022 01:22 PM (NpAcC) === Takei would lose a battle of wits against John Fetterman. Posted by: can of spam at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (7oNMO) 284
I hope that Takai shuffles of his tepid mortal coil before Shatner does, because I know who would be gracious in eulogizing, and I know who would be bitter and low-class.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (44ww/) 285
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) By the look of those legs she's going to be at least 180lbs in 10 years. Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (/5lVG) 286
Isn't their demand letter an admission against interest that they are a publisher and not a platform?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 26, 2022 01:35 PM (5EnGD) --- Exactly, how can a platform claim to affect the "public conversation" for good or evil? (other than by the quality of delivery, that is). Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (krQz2) 287
Just institute the old IBM dress code
---- A common quip used to be ,'The Xerox repairman dresses better than my banker'. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (WTJmT) 288
205 Should I know who Neil Breen is?
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 26, 2022 01:28 PM (xPl2J) He's an independent filmmaker who makes So Bad, They're Good films. Mostly because they feature Neil himself as a god-like figure who is morally and all-around superior to all other characters in his films. He gives speeches like this in the most dead-pan, earnest way possible. https://tinyurl.com/tw4uwsed Posted by: Thrawn at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (Rl7KJ) 289
I love the local news having an absolute meltdown over this. Interviewing twatter employees as they wander in and out of the SF building.
Poster children of the participation trophy era. Yet they still drive their Teslas. Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with CPM-S90V at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (zB/T/) 290
What has Trump done to Takei in particular?
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (eGTCV) He turned the White Swallow Spa on Castro Street into a hotel. Without any holes in the walls, or anything. Posted by: George Takei at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (Re9MM) 291
> This part can be said about any middle management type working for a mid size and larger company
Sure, but that's part of "working conditions." Also, you joke about the temperature, but at Microsoft, a LOT of the offices were hot as hell. They were designed for single occupancy, but they often stuffed two people in that space. Add in a half dozen computers for each occupant. Add in a HVAC system that was designed to cool whole floors, not individual offices, and the result was you could feel a wash of heat pouring out of many offices simply walking by in the hallway. Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (eyxn4) 292
They were undergrads who feared they couldn't get into medical school because of their dire test scores. They thought that they should be rewarded for the "time and effort" they'd put into the class. The possibility that they were just stupid apparently didn't occur to them.
-------------- I'd say we are getting pretty close to the point where most people go to Med School for the sole ability to write a prescription. Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (sX1BW) 293
How it started : Quiet Quitting
How it's going : Loud Firing Posted by: Inogame, non alius regit at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (53oGX) 294
George Takei was placed in an internement camp by a Democrat. He learned nothing.
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (xPl2J) 295
Ace: And, (Fox News) Union rail workers rejected latest deal with railroads: What to know. Rail workers say they do not want to strike but must have better working conditions.
Posted by: Lola at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (NIYa7) Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (CY+M8) 297
Would love to see the day after when Musk says, "Ok, the we won't fire anyone working here on a VISA. The rest of you can go."
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (KbCG3) 298
when I hear 'working conditions' I think about miners or commercial fishermen, not Twitter employees
Posted by: DB at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (geLO8) 299
George Takei is the Jackie Chhan of effete burned-out Hollywood hasbeens. .
Hai! Karate!! Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (kXYt5) *** Ha! See Garrett @ 243. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (anj39) Posted by: James T. Kirk at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (v0R5T) 301
I guess we'll know by the end of the year whether Tom Steyer and/or George Soros have the stones to start up their own version of Twitter. They wouldn't have much trouble finding staff.
Posted by: mrp at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (6eRlp) 302
1st year Physics students are taught:
1) F=ma 2) you can't push a string These Tweeter employees were obviously never taught 2) Posted by: SMOD at October 26, 2022 01:39 PM (X5CsJ) 303
Don't forget to take your Swingline staplers on the way out the door.
Posted by: Lex at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (t983B) 304
*reads headline*
This is delicious Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (JNZgE) Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (DcKNO) 306
How about when Musk puts the SF HQ on fire sale and triggers a full-scale collapse of the SF commercial real estate market?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (5EnGD) 307
This post is delicious, artisnal cruelty.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (XvPQV) 308
George Takei was placed in an internement camp by a Democrat. He learned nothing.
"The parties changed places!" --George Takei's weeping Monkeypox Sores Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (Ivdso) 309
275 Yes, Chekhov did write “The Cheery Orchard,” along with “Three Sisters,” “Uncle Vanya,” and “The Sea Gull.” Also, a bunch of short stories.
And no his descendant served on the Enterprise! Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (TKm8p) Posted by: Harvey Weinstein's Ficus at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (ESjRY) 311
@219
>>RIF is another way of saying. "I don't think we have a good business purpose for all of these folks, time to let some of them go." I saw this in real-life with Jeff Bezos. I built a broadcast facility for Amazon a couple of years ago, specifically for events related to Prime-Day. It was intended to be a sort of fancier, upscale sort of QVC and was spearheaded by a small contingent within Amazon with little input from Bezos. They hired editors, producers, camera operators, control room operators, the works. Bezos came for a tour, saw the place was informed what the intended use was, he got up from the table, said we're not doing this and walked out. I will say this, all of the employees got good severance packages on their way out the door. Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (ncw1I) 312
And cable bills with the "local sports surcharge" on them
Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (vd8XM) Cable bills? Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch Posted by: Napoleon XIV at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (AiZBA) 313
And those offices weren't where they stuffed the contractors and H1Bs. Most of those offices were occupied by FTE Microsoft people with ten years of tenure.
The contractors and H1Bs were stuffed in loud, freezing cold server rooms that were originally designed for no human occupancy. Either that, or huge open rooms with no cubicle walls where you could clearly hear a hushed conversation 50 yards away. Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (eyxn4) 314
The headquarters of Twitter is in San Francisco???
I am guessing that will change in the near future. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (Ivdso) 315
Also, you joke about the temperature, but at Microsoft, a LOT of the offices were hot as hell. They were designed for single occupancy, but they often stuffed two people in that space. Add in a half dozen computers for each occupant. Add in a HVAC system that was designed to cool whole floors, not individual offices, and the result was you could feel a wash of heat pouring out of many offices simply walking by in the hallway.
Posted by: bonhomme My office was like that also. Plus freeze you butt off in the winter. They would do a temp fix and two days later it would be the same. Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (vd8XM) 316
Takei would lose a battle of wits against John Fetterman.
Posted by: can of spam To be fair, Fetterman has George outnumbered two noggins to one. Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (CY+M8) 317
>>>US Air Force grooming standards.
I bet a good portion of the "women" meet men's standards already. The men however..... Anyway, you'll find that trying to enforce hair grooming is gonna get you sued in California. Posted by: mikethemoose at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (T/vhV) 318
Remember when Trump promised to drain the swamp and fire the Deep State?
I think ended up firing like one guy? Posted by: Hylian at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (dpIbY) 319
Sorry, but in that regard the white collar office guys are of least concern.
Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (1Yy3c) Coders maybe have a claim - not as to conditions - but as to taxing work (mentally). It's the set of non-conder hangers on that only appear after a platform is up and running and generating revenue that are the real drain. HR, middle managers, multi-level executive structures, and in Twitter's case, the wokester mob that focuses solely on censorship. Those people can disappear without a hiccup. And Musk has made clear that free speech was a major point of the purchase. The slow, dimwitted wokesters are still around complaining and demanding. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (yHsuS) 320
I have some advice for you. I know this is good advice because you've offered it to us ten thousand times before:
Build. Your own. Twitter. --------- Well-played, chuy. Long-memory, cruel chuy is best chuy. Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (nFFqu) 321
I seem to remember a promo for the show "2 Broke Girls". I never watched the show, but recall 3 things about it. The first two were Kat Dennings' rack and the third was the line, "Twitter is stupid and Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read.". Posted by: Stu Podaso That show was totally bogus in premise. Two hawt girls can ALWAYS make rent money. Always. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (n+4am) 322
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) ........ She's a Digme. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (v0R5T) 323
It should be noted that the Left loves staff.
Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:42 PM (krQz2) 324
He's an independent filmmaker who makes So Bad, They're Good films. Mostly because they feature Neil himself as a god-like figure who is morally and all-around superior to all other characters in his films. He gives speeches like this in the most dead-pan, earnest way possible.
https://tinyurl.com/tw4uwsed Posted by: Thrawn at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (Rl7KJ) That explains why I never heard of him. No loss to me. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 26, 2022 01:42 PM (mX4u8) 325
all this during Pride month and on top of Darryl's 6 murder1 guilty verdicts
Posted by: paulnjax at October 26, 2022 01:42 PM (O1n6R) 326
George Takei is the Jackie Chhan of effete burned-out Hollywood hasbeens. .
Hai! Karate!! Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (kXYt5) *** Rumor has it Takai loves to wear those smooth English Leathers. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:42 PM (anj39) 327
Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:38 PM (eyxn4)
Sorry to hear about you getting stuck with a crap boss. That's a rough run. I've had a couple bad ones in my career and the first one got to me and got me term'd. Fortunately with the second I'd had enough experience to work it through myself without too much damage. Posted by: Inogame, non alius regit at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (53oGX) 328
That show was totally bogus in premise. Two hawt girls can ALWAYS make rent money.
Ten minutes a day on Only fans and the rent is paid. Clearly neither girl in that show has any moral objections to it. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (Ivdso) 329
Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Creed is protected under the various Civil Rights acts if that creed happens to revolve around communism and freaky butt stuff. Got it!
Posted by: Concrete truck hairpin turn collision take me now at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (4kEAh) 330
Wasn't Twitter founded by a couple of gay guys? At least they seemed to be when I heard Stern interview them years ago.
Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (/5lVG) 331
281 I can smell the desperation coming from the lefties who run Biden.
Fees????? That's their big play? Posted by: Seems Legit at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (DcKNO) "Martha, I'm sure glad Joe forced our credit union to reduce the monthly fee on our checking account. Now we can afford three meals a day one day every six months!" Posted by: Gref at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (AMIL/) 332
My office was like that also. Plus freeze you butt off in the winter. They would do a temp fix and two days later it would be the same.
Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (vd8XM) ++++ My office had adjustable thermostats, but it would just set the range at -1 to +1 degree from the default setting. Heat was fine, but AC was miserly. I would go to the gas station and get those chemical hand warmers, start 'em up, and tape them to the wall about 18" below the thermostats in my area to trick them into thinking the room was too warm but not trigger a fault. Took me about a week to dial it in. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (1fl3R) 333
75 percent censors
20 percent ad-related 5 percent actual infrastructure/coding/sys admins Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (w0NJk) I bet this is close The actual tech doesn't need that much manpower Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (JNZgE) 334
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) I'm-a want her Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (XvPQV) 335
I seem to remember a promo for the show "2 Broke Girls". I never watched the show, but recall 3 things about it. The first two were Kat Dennings' rack and the third was the line, "Twitter is stupid and Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read.".
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 26, 2022 *** And the blonde had *nice* feet. Posted by: Heel & Arch Fanciers, Inc. at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (J2vNu) 336
I think Musk is only sort of interested in Twitter, and really wants their server network. If he can integrate Twitter with Starlink he has something big going.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (xhaym) Posted by: George Takei at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (LsEU/) 338
Don't forget to take your Swingline staplers on the way out the door.
Posted by: Lex at October 26, 2022 01:40 PM (t983B) What's a stapler? Posted by: Twitter employee #6250 at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (v0R5T) 339
Jackie Chan is too old to do the fun stuff he used to, and has to rely on his charisma (limited). The problem is the more you get to know Jackie, the less you like him. He's a flat out communist and the more movies he makes, the more he demonstrates this.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (Ivdso) 340
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) Though...I do worry about her long term skin care. She needs lotion, stat! Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (XvPQV) 341
I would go to the gas station and get those chemical hand warmers, start 'em up, and tape them to the wall about 18" below the thermostats in my area to trick them into thinking the room was too warm but not trigger a fault. Took me about a week to dial it in.
Posted by: Joe Mannix HA!!! Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (vd8XM) 342
75 percent censors
20 percent ad-related 5 percent actual infrastructure/coding/sys admins Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 26, 2022 01:13 PM (w0NJk) --- 50% bots. Twitter is already a virtual environment. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (krQz2) 343
"Martha, I'm sure glad Joe forced our credit union to reduce the monthly fee on our checking account. Now we can afford three meals a day one day every six months!"
Posted by: Gref at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (AMIL/) --- "Don't forget to vote Democrat next week!" Posted by: "Uncle" Joe at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (YIVH2) Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (Ivdso) 345
I dunno if it's true, but I've read somewhere on the interwebs that William Shatner was so annoyed with George Takei by the time of filming of Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country that Shat had the original plan for the battle between the Enterprise and Chang's modified Bird of Prey changed. Supposedly the Excelsior, the ship now captained by Takei's character, Sulu, was supposed to save the Enterprise by itself. Shat couldn't stomach that, so the writers put in the element with the "homing" torpedo that the Enterprise then used to make the BoP decloak before both the Enterprise and Excelsior destroyed it.
Again, dunno if it's true, but I'd like to think it is. Posted by: Thrawn at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (Rl7KJ) 346
A bit OT:
I was perusing Twitter on my old account today, and I came across the newest form of the parties switched, I've seen. I've seen variations, of course. The most common is after the Civil Rights Act. I've also heard 1880s or so. I saw someone posit that they switched right after the Civil War. Never seen that one before. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (LvTSG) 347
What do you plan on doing George? Leaving Twitter? Don't make me laugh. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster He'll burn all of his Starfleet transcripts and hurl all his Starfleet metals of valor over the WH fence. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (pNxlR) 348
The millennials, as a whole, are what Alex Stein came across at Penn State. THAT'S who's doing the censoring. THAT'S who work at twatter, instagram and farcebook.
Unless Elon buys them all and fires them all, we're screwed. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (Zz0t1) 349
Though...I do worry about her long term skin care. She needs lotion, stat!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (XvPQV) It puts the lotion on it's skin Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (M+Lyo) 350
""We demand to be treated with dignity,"
The workplace is the last place to look for dignified treatment. In adjacent news, I set up my very first Twitter account on Monday. I won't post, but there are a couple twits I do want to monitor, who aren't also on nitter for some stupid reason. Dear twits: mirror to nitter. Posted by: Throw gp That Whammy at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (24fqN) 351
sounds like they are feeling low... maybe they are in need of a booster! Off to the CVS... Mask up boys , stat!!!
Posted by: Haywood at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (+boik) 352
You know if those little dickwits burned the place down as they ran away no court would touch them because they would get a blanket pardon from Brandon
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (dzZCL) 353
My office was like that also. Plus freeze you butt off in the winter. They would do a temp fix and two days later it would be the same.
Posted by: Bruce at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (vd8XM) Unless you have heat stress stay times mandated by OSHA, then you are talking mere discomfort and not real hardship. Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (yHsuS) 354
Oh please please please let Elon send a red stapler to every single employee sometime next week.
Posted by: Gray Man at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (lxSja) Posted by: Montgomery Scott, Captain (Engineering), Star Fleet at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (qyH+l) 356
saw someone posit that they switched right after the Civil War.
Never seen that one before. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (LvTSG) Best time to switch, no one would expect it. Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 26, 2022 01:46 PM (UuD2k) 357
Jackie Chan is too old to do the fun stuff he used to, and has to rely on his charisma (limited). The problem is the more you get to know Jackie, the less you like him. He's a flat out communist and the more movies he makes, the more he demonstrates this.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:44 PM (Ivdso) The Foreigner was an excellent movie and Chan's best by far. Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (/5lVG) 358
275 Chekhov could’ve kicked Sulu’s ass.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus Didn't Chekhov write "The Cherry Orchard"? ==== Yes, WHILE kicking Sulu's ass Posted by: can of spam at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (7oNMO) 359
If it's common knowledge that the parties switched, why can't the left settle on when it actually happened?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (LvTSG) 360
Anyway, you'll find that trying to enforce hair grooming is gonna get you sued in California. Posted by: mikethemoose Safety. Blonde dreadlocks getting caught in a server fan... And if that doesn't work, hair nets. For everyone, because equality. And beard nets. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (n+4am) 361
> Sorry to hear about you getting stuck with a crap boss. That's a rough run. I've had a couple bad ones in my career and the first one got to me and got me term'd. Fortunately with the second I'd had enough experience to work it through myself without too much damage.
Thanks. I've worked a lot of places. I've discovered that one's direct manager has more to do with how your work experience is than most other factors. Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (eyxn4) 362
What has Trump done to Takei in particular?
Posted by: That NLurker guy ******** He doesn't write. He doesn't phone. He doesn't respond to DM's or text messages. No card on Valentine's Day. He broke my heart, the big lug! /G.T. Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (kXYt5) 363
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) By the look of those legs she's going to be at least 180lbs in 10 years. Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM (/5lVG) *** Who cares about ten years? I'm thinking about the next ten minutes or so. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (anj39) Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (QSjkU) 365
You can't quit me; I'm fired.
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (eGTCV) 366
I've worked a lot of places. I've discovered that one's direct manager has more to do with how your work experience is than most other factors.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (eyxn4) +1 People don't quit jobs, they quit managers Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (XvPQV) 367
I saw someone posit that they switched right after the Civil War. Never seen that one before. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:45 PM (LvTSG) "It's just that damn war and this lying sonofabitch RutherFRAUD B. Hayes." Posted by: 1877 Democrat beating his wife at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (Re9MM) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (Zz0t1) 369
Who cares about ten years?
I'm thinking about the next ten minutes or so. Posted by: Diogenes at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (anj39) ++++ 10 minutes? Braggart. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (1fl3R) 370
Indeed, as Strom notes, Bloomberg reported that the lawless Chinese Communist Satrapy called the Biden Administration had opened an Enemy of the State file on Musk.
--------- On a legit African-American with a tranny child? Really? During both African History AND Pride Month? Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (RQ5WC) 371
Yes, Chekhov did write “The Cheery Orchard,” along with “Three Sisters,” “Uncle Vanya,” and “The Sea Gull.” Also, a bunch of short stories.
And no his descendant served on the Enterprise! Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 *** And to this day Miss Linda maintains that my late cat Chekov D. Siberian was named for the Russian writer, despite his papers clearly showing his name spelled, as above, like Pavel the ensign. Posted by: Heel & Arch Fanciers, Inc. at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (J2vNu) 372
I saw someone posit that they switched right after the Civil War. Never seen that one before. Funny how the "parties switched" people love Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton and Obama. So...maybe they do have to go back that far I guess? Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (ESjRY) Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (yikp0) 374
You know life can be long
And you got to be so strong And the world is so tough Sometimes I feel I've had enough Posted by: SMOD at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (X5CsJ) 375
You can't quit me; I'm fired.
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:47 PM (eGTCV) --- I cain't quit you! Posted by: Gay Cowboy Heath Ledger at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (krQz2) 376
twitter employees seem to think they work for the government. ha, you can't fire us
maybe kanyee can use them at parler. Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (kFrCu) 377
372 And to this day Miss Linda maintains that my late cat Chekov D. Siberian was named for the Russian writer, despite his papers clearly showing his name spelled, as above, like Pavel the ensign.
Posted by: Heel & Arch Fanciers, Inc. at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (J2vNu) ========= *cough*NERD!*cough* Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (LvTSG) 378
This bikini girl in short shorts.
Nice smile, but looks like all that time in the sun won't help her skin later. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (vH/6k) 379
The Foreigner was an excellent movie and Chan's best by far.
I think Pierce Brosnan was a big part of that. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (Ivdso) 380
373 Funny how the "parties switched" people love Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton and Obama.
So...maybe they do have to go back that far I guess? Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (ESjRY) ======== They have to lay claim to Lincoln...somehow. Otherwise the "original sin of America" is their own party's sin. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (LvTSG) 381
I am guessing that will change in the near future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:41 PM (Ivdso) It was probably well over a year ago that I saw some news bit that their HQ was almost entirely empty because of Covid, yet they went ahead and did a multi-million dollar renovation inside. The place is still mostly empty, as they're too afraid to make their employees actually show up for work. In spite of free shuttles, and free food/entertainment once they're there. I don't know how they're going to survive without a coffee/juice bar and 5 star chef creating free meals for them if Elon sacks them. Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with CPM-S90V at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (zB/T/) 382
Fourth time's the charm?
Richmond man arrested for murder after being released on THREE prior murder charges Bobby Dee Dozier, 37, was revealed to have been arrested three times in the past for murder, and was on parole after being convicted of manslaughter at the time he allegedly killed Cook. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter 2022 at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (FVME7) 383
Adult baby monsters
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (9F9fp) 384
Anybody taking a selfie while somebody else is taking a picture of them is a Digme.
*duckface*flashes peace sign* You get that? Thanks. Posted by: Twitter employee #6250 at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (v0R5T) 385
Funny how the "parties switched" people love Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton and Obama.
So...maybe they do have to go back that far I guess? Posted by: 18-1 at October 26, 2022 01:48 PM (ESjRY) --- Nah, maybe they can say that the parties switch in anticipation of Wilson. (Who screened Birth of a Nation in the White House). Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (krQz2) 386
breaking: Biden just said that paying for extra space and first class seats targets people of color because pander
Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (MLrvz) 387
"Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?"
I think it's everything he's doing. I mean, he's going out of his way to provoke leftists and the government (BIRM) when he must know they will retaliate by any means necessary. If he really wanted the company, he'd be keeping a low profile until after the sale closes. Posted by: Elric Blade at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (iFTx/) Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (kXYt5) 389
Lol. Mongo just pawn in game of life!
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (3Or4S) 390
If these blue-haired SJW idjits want to resign in protest instead of being fired - and therefore receive no severance pay or unemployment benefits - I can only say: go, lemmings, go!
Posted by: bittergeek at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (U2Htt) 391
Kat Dennings has huge cans, they are quite nice, and freely viewable on the internet. Elon has to have enough compute and storage to host that weaponized site. Would the feds allow him to privatize it and put it behind his security? Hard to say. Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (XnbJC) 392
"Are you all autistic or just 98% of you? I have to ask. Why do you all have such a terrible difficulty processing simple reality?"
Autists see the True Reality; it's everybody else that's fucked in the head. Posted by: Throw gp That Whammy at October 26, 2022 01:50 PM (24fqN) 393
Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?
/// well, that's smart Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (MLrvz) 394
Richmond man arrested for murder after being released on THREE prior murder charges
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter 2022 at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (FVME7) --- Four strikes and then you're finally going to jail pal! Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (krQz2) 395
Yeah, open a file. Spare me.
Posted by: Holy Crap at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (JSDyR) 396
The Foreigner was an excellent movie and Chan's best by far. Posted by: polynikes Yes. Surprisingly good flick. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (n+4am) 397
When I hear what employees at many of these BigTech companies are making, it just makes zero sense to me.
Wasn't it revealed that Twitter's chief legal counsel was making $20 million a year? And she's some Millenial twit. You really don't think that position could be filled by someone competent for say $500k a year? I dont understand how any of these companies can make money for shareholders. Posted by: Hylian at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (dpIbY) 398
I did read something earlier that Musk wants the twatter deal done Friday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (Zz0t1) 399
Kat Dennings has huge cans, they are quite nice, and freely viewable on the internet.
/// I remember skinny Kat like the real world version of Cocaine Pam. Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:52 PM (MLrvz) 400
I demand that Twitter employees STFU
Posted by: SMOD at October 26, 2022 01:52 PM (X5CsJ) 401
Go write your own twitter you jerks.
Posted by: Reality Man at October 26, 2022 01:52 PM (XTMvj) 402
“Hi, goodnight, everybody,”
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 26, 2022 01:52 PM (M+Lyo) 403
Is it possible that he provoked the national security investigation to get the government to kill the Twitter deal that he wanted killed, but was unable to walk away from without outside help?
-------- Trump/Musk 2024 -- Playing Tag-Team 22-Dimensional Chess Together for the American People! Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 01:52 PM (RQ5WC) 404
This is interesting
This sweater developed by the University of Maryland is an invisibility cloak against AI. It uses "adversarial patterns" to stop AI from recognizing the person wearing it. https://twitter.com/MorningBrew/status/ 1584976046197071873 Ugly sweater though Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (JNZgE) 405
Build.
Your own. Twitter. It's much, much funnier than that. They *did*. It's called "Tribel", which is so on the nose it hurts. They promised no censorship and then immediately banned Libs of TikTok (who, to be fair, was openly fucking with them). Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (ZGrMX) 406
What do Twitter employees actually do except for stop political stories unfavorable to the left or ban conservatives?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (vH/6k) 407
Maybe all these Twitter workers can go to Tribe, the new leftist twitter alternative that never censors, but blocked and banned Libs of Tik Tok on her first post.
-- Tribe? Tribe? LOL How very cultish. Posted by: Lady in Black at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (sVtYq) 408
219. Striking without a union during a RIF for reorg following change of ownership is a really really bad plan. Because the manager of the RIF ***can justify laying YOU off rather than someone less senior by your demonstrated recalcitrance toward the new owner and his plan for the business.*** That will legally blunt any claim of discrimination you might make later. So you might as well have worn t-shirts saying "we want pink slips" while chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT?!" "UNEMPLOYMENT", "WHEN DO WE WANT IT?!" "NOW!!!"
Apparently you're not familiar with the federal government's RIF system & union involvement. Performance Awards - bullshit and all - are a guiding factor as now is diversity, etc. Much of it is done to get around "veterans preference" - keeping deserving "5 & 10 point" veterans onboard in government positions for which they were qualified - over some slacker with 20 years of service. It can also be useful for getting around ADA employees & dealing with the last of the lower graded clerical, support and/or maintenance type employees. You wanna see cutthroat in action? The book has been written. Posted by: Lola at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (NIYa7) 409
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Posted by: Cindy Morris at October 26, 2022 01:03 PM (dBPNt) AVENGE ME!!!!!! Posted by: Sarah at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (Zz0t1) 410
>>This bikini girl in short shorts.
Her waist is so narrow, busting a nut in her would look like that slo-Motion Video of a Bullet hitting an Apple. Posted by: garrett at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (2yMUQ) 411
Funny how the "parties switched" people love Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton and Obama.
// twitter historians know stuff, dude Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (MLrvz) 412
Ugly sweater though
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (JNZgE) ++++ But the height of fashion. I'd buy it. Or a jacket. Or trousers. Whatever. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (1fl3R) 413
Thanks, Wolfus. I was trying to think of Ensign Chekhov’s first name. Yes, it was Pavel. The writer was Anton.
And you might want to de-sock. Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (TKm8p) 414
@398
>>I dont understand how any of these companies can make money for shareholders. The salary is 500k, the other 19.5M is to buy silence and loyalty. Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (ncw1I) 415
I dont understand how any of these companies can make money for shareholders.
Posted by: Hylian at October 26, 2022 01:51 PM (dpIbY) Graft and money laundering Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (JNZgE) 416
406 It's much, much funnier than that. They *did*. It's called "Tribel", which is so on the nose it hurts. They promised no censorship and then immediately banned Libs of TikTok (who, to be fair, was openly fucking with them).
Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (ZGrMX) ========= "White trans-women are more oppressed than black women." -My second Tribel message, hypothetical Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (LvTSG) 417
405 This is interesting
This sweater developed by the University of Maryland is an invisibility cloak against AI. It uses "adversarial patterns" to stop AI from recognizing the person wearing it. https://twitter.com/MorningBrew/status/ 1584976046197071873 Ugly sweater though Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (JNZgE) That will defeat sweater recognition tech that isn't used anywhere. Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (UuD2k) 418
Funny how the "parties switched" people love Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Clinton and Obama.
/// pretty soon the white fragility left is going to start bleating about miscegenation because whites are bad. Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (MLrvz) 419
They have to lay claim to Lincoln...somehow. Otherwise the "original sin of America" is their own party's sin.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:49 PM (LvTSG) The Republican Party was created in 1854 specifically as an anti-slavery party. I don't think the Parties switched in 6 years. Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (/5lVG) Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (CwQXo) 421
No matter how you slice history, Wilson is a problem.
He was a racist, segregationist progressive. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (krQz2) 422
Her waist is so narrow, busting a nut in her would look like that slo-Motion Video of a Bullet hitting an Apple.
/// Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (MLrvz) 423
420 The Republican Party was created in 1854 specifically as an anti-slavery party. I don't think the Parties switched in 6 years.
Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (/5lVG) ========= The only way the "parties switched" even begins to make sense is Strom Thurmond. He went Democrat, Dixiecrat, Republican. But that's an incredibly narrow view of what happened, especially since literally every other elected Dixiecrat went back to being Democrats. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (LvTSG) 424
Call me crazy but I don't think folks who are having trouble affording food are flying and staying at hotels.
Also-- you know who makes the most money off of hotels? The municipality changing "occupancy" taxes. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (5EnGD) 425
What has Trump done to Takei in particular?
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 26, 2022 01:36 PM (eGTCV) Purely tribal. He gets pets for publicly hating the right people. That sort of thing pisses me off by the way. Hate on your own terms for your own reason, not because you were told it was the done thing. Posted by: Kindltot at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (xhaym) 426
By the look of those legs she's going to be at least 180lbs in 10 years.
Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:37 PM Not everyone skips leg day. Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (a3Q+t) 427
422 No matter how you slice history, Wilson is a problem.
He was a racist, segregationist progressive. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (krQz2) Technocratic piece of demented shit. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (CwQXo) 428
I am even somewhat sympathetic individually about what's going to happen to those of them who cannot get work elsewhere before their visas expire.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:09 PM (1fl3R) While I am not particularly sympathetic, if I understand how the system works then their situation is even worse. THEY do not have a visa. Twitter has a visa. They cannot hang around and try to find work elsewhere. They could, of course, fly to northern Mexico and walk across the border... Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (z99Zw) 429
422 No matter how you slice history, Wilson is a problem.
He was a racist, segregationist progressive. Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:55 PM (krQz2) ========== "But he thought the American system sucked and should be run by elites without systemic feedback from the people, so he gets a pass." -Academia Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for the Invisible Man with Dracula and Frankenstein's monster at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (LvTSG) 430
No matter how you slice history, Wilson is a problem.
He was a racist, segregationist progressive. He also pioneered the Democrat Party's "no problem, your wife can actually be in charge if you're a vegetable" policy. Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (ZGrMX) 431
The Republican Party was created in 1854 specifically as an anti-slavery party. I don't think the Parties switched in 6 years.
Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (/5lVG) --- You mean you deny the evidence of "Reasons!"?! Posted by: Axeman at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (krQz2) 432
oops, I think I found how to make my comments invisible on that last one...breaking out the ctrl-f to find bikini asap
Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (MLrvz) 433
It's much, much funnier than that. They *did*. It's called "Tribel", which is so on the nose it hurts. They promised no censorship and then immediately banned Libs of TikTok (who, to be fair, was openly fucking with them).
Libs was just testing their alleged "we don't censor" policy and Tribel failed. And yeah, calling themselves "tribal" is hilariously appropriate. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (Ivdso) 434
Getting ready to roll over isn't it?
Just got here just finished reading the content no reason to make a thoughtful comment because I've beaten willow, I pull anchor on this run every damn time I come in. Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (4UJrj) 435
This bikini girl in short shorts weeps not for Twitter dead:
https://is.gd/qICCKX Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:34 PM (1fl3R) I'm-a want her Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at October 26, 2022 01:43 PM (XvPQV) Baby, I'ma want you, baby I'ma need you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJvp-XAByfY Posted by: Fox2! at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (qyH+l) 436
Last night I ran across this Tweet. The video he links to explains the screaming bluehairs real good.
Michael Shellenberger @ShellenbergerMD Woke activists say they simply care more. But a pioneering psychologist, Sam Vaknin, who studies narcissism says, "The potential for aggression in victimhood movements is much larger than in the general population... Anything that is grievance-based leads to violence and death." https://bit.ly/3W7ASIQ Posted by: 29Victor at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (BJKQV) 437
Right, isn't the govt the biggest charger of "junk fees" on the planet?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (UuD2k) 438
Ok.
So instead we get a square footage charge, Semi-private cabin charge, bathroom convenience charge, luxury cushioned seat charge, and a service charge for for first class perks, offered as a package deal. He really is brain dead. Want to avoid the "first class" racist discrimination fly Southwest. I know *plenty* of folks who do. Posted by: mikethemoose at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (T/vhV) Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (4UJrj) 440
pretty soon the white fragility left is going to start bleating about miscegenation because whites are bad. Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:54 PM (MLrvz) You're behind the times, pal. Posted by: Brown Paper Bag Test at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (Re9MM) 441
Not everyone skips leg day. Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (a3Q+t) I do. Along with bicep day, glutes day, stomach day, etc...... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (Zz0t1) 442
He also pioneered the Democrat Party's "no problem, your wife can actually be in charge if you're a vegetable" policy.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (ZGrMX) And there are a lot of people who somehow think that is awesome. It is fucking horrifying. Not because she is the wife- but fucking because she was not fucking elected, motherfuckers! Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (CwQXo) 443
Nood lump
Posted by: Comrade flounder, Wrecker, Hoarder, Saboteur at October 26, 2022 01:58 PM (yHsuS) 444
Right, isn't the govt the biggest charger of "junk fees" on the planet?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe /// good point, govt fees are crushers. Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:58 PM (MLrvz) 445
While I am not particularly sympathetic, if I understand how the system works then their situation is even worse. THEY do not have a visa. Twitter has a visa. They cannot hang around and try to find work elsewhere. They could, of course, fly to northern Mexico and walk across the border...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (z99Zw) ++++ Depends. There is usually a grace period with H1Bs. if they lose employment, they have some amount of time (three months, I think, but I don't remember) to find employment with someone else who will take over the requirement. This compresses wages quickly during large-scale layoffs. The worker will take a lot less to stay in the country, and the employers know it. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 26, 2022 01:58 PM (1fl3R) 446
I do. Along with bicep day, glutes day, stomach day, etc......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (Zz0t1) I hate squats with a burning passion. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:58 PM (CwQXo) 447
@438
>>Right, isn't the govt the biggest charger of "junk fees" on the planet? Case in point, I have to register my car every year. Why? Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 26, 2022 01:59 PM (ncw1I) 448
I never skip No Bra Day.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 01:59 PM (TKm8p) 449
half your muscles are in your lower half.
Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:59 PM (MLrvz) 450
It's much, much funnier than that. They *did*. It's called "Tribel", which is so on the nose it hurts. They promised no censorship and then immediately banned Libs of TikTok (who, to be fair, was openly fucking with them).
She said "men cannot get pregnant" and for that was banned. That's not fucking with them. That's proving they're mentally damaged and full of absolute shit. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 26, 2022 01:59 PM (Zz0t1) 451
Thanks, Wolfus. I was trying to think of Ensign Chekhov’s first name. Yes, it was Pavel. The writer was Anton.
And you might want to de-sock. Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 26, 2022 *** Yeah, I want to respond quickly and sometimes forget. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 26, 2022 02:00 PM (J2vNu) 452
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'World's dirtiest man' dies shortly after bathing for first time in decades "Uncle Haji," known by international media as the "world's dirtiest man" due to the fact he didn't bath for over 60 years, died at the age of 94, after falling ill shortly after his first bath, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Posted by: wth at October 26, 2022 02:00 PM (v0R5T) 453
This sweater developed by the University of Maryland is an invisibility cloak against AI.
It uses "adversarial patterns" to stop AI from recognizing the person wearing it. ---------------- Good reply to the original tweet... Nell 🛸 @nellscacho · 20h Para usar en china!!! Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 26, 2022 02:00 PM (yikp0) 454
450 half your muscles are in your lower half.
Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 01:59 PM (MLrvz) Funny how that works. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 02:00 PM (CwQXo) Posted by: Skip's phone at October 26, 2022 02:00 PM (ayc+3) 456
407 What do Twitter employees actually do except for stop political stories unfavorable to the left or ban conservatives?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (vH/6k) This video from itsagundam should explain it. Its a different tech company, but I imagine it is the same at twitter https://youtu.be/ARs_XtRTOkQ Posted by: buzzion at October 26, 2022 02:01 PM (aRLgQ) 457
Right, isn't the govt the biggest charger of "junk fees" on the planet?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe there was a parody website a decade ago of the DC DMV which ran you through rings of bureaucracy each ending with "you now owe a $50 convenience fee" the poors are really hit hard by the fees on fees Posted by: sockamster, Aos ShowRunner at October 26, 2022 02:01 PM (MLrvz) 458
Not everyone skips leg day.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (a3Q+t) I know squat and lunges legs. Them ain't it. That said , it is definitely not a deal breaker. I'd ghost her in 3 or 4 years before the change. 😀 Posted by: polynikes at October 26, 2022 02:02 PM (/5lVG) 459
"White trans-women are more oppressed than black women."
-My second Tribel message, hypothetical Posted by: TheJamesMadison ******** Shuffling the intersectionality deck, as it were. Posted by: Muldoon at October 26, 2022 02:03 PM (kXYt5) 460
>>>Apparently you're not familiar with the federal government's RIF system
I am. The government WANTS slacker woke quiet quitters who are good loyal communist pawns so invented a system to give them on-paper preference so they wouldn't be the ones getting the RIF, while avoiding discrimination lawsuits. Again the owner of Twitter will be Elon, and Twitter whiners are handing him a legally defensible reason why they should be laid off first regardless of previous merit, or seniority. Posted by: mikethemoose at October 26, 2022 02:04 PM (T/vhV) 461
I hate squats with a burning passion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:58 PM (CwQXo) After the last week off for travel to and from the MoMe, I got back under the bar yesterday. Death by Squats...by tomorrow, I'm gonna hate life itself #doms Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 26, 2022 02:04 PM (BgMrQ) 462
Twitter obviously has more employees on the payroll than are needed to keep the servers running and do software updates. The folks running Twitter have thousands of Thought Police combing the interwebs for Bad Think, and the current management likes that.
Elon Musk is right: Twitter will be a better company once those Commies transition into Starbucks coffee-pourers. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 26, 2022 02:04 PM (pJWtt) 463
These social media loonies would have more influence if they showed us their genitalia.
What do you call it when you suntan your butthole? Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 26, 2022 02:05 PM (geVLo) 464
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Posted by: Cindy Morris at October 26, 2022 01:03 PM (dBPNt) ________________ cc: former Twitter employees Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 02:07 PM (YqDXo) 465
For some reason I'm reminded of the movie "Private Benjamin." Even though Judy wasn't a lunatic like these people, she did have unreasonable expectations. The scene with Eileen Brennan, when Judy is telling her what she wants, is hysterical.
Posted by: abbynormal at October 26, 2022 02:08 PM (kgUNS) 466
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they should be screening content for illicit materials and possibly illegal behavior. Posted by: Former Mass Resident at October 26, 2022 01:08 PM (TjDa2) ---- definitely NOT They are not qualified to discern what is illicit or illegal. This is one-sided censorship. Posted by: Ciampino --- admiralty court will sentence Brooks to a keelhauling with orejudice at October 26, 2022 02:09 PM (qfLjt) 467
It's much, much funnier than that. They *did*. It's called "Tribel", which is so on the nose it hurts. They promised no censorship and then immediately banned Libs of TikTok (who, to be fair, was openly fucking with them).
Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:53 PM (ZGrMX) ------- Heh. "Tribel" looks like a portmanteau of "Twitter" and "libel." Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 02:11 PM (4MPwq) 468
cc: former Twitter employees
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 02:07 PM (YqDXo) -------- Out: Learn to Code. In: Learn to Spam. Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 02:14 PM (4MPwq) 469
181 Elon should announce that he's transferring these employees to his new data center in Bangladesh. Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 26, 2022 01:25 PM (ppBhU) Or Borger, TX. Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at October 26, 2022 02:18 PM (BdMk6) 470
I'm always amused by parties to a negotiation, in the weakest possible position, making demands.
Posted by: Weasel at October 26, 2022 02:21 PM (0IeYL) 471
cc: former Twitter employees
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara - Semi-Fascist at October 26, 2022 02:07 PM (YqDXo) -------- Learn to Spam. Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 26, 2022 02:21 PM (ymYGq) 472
{9} Remember the old cartoon of the mouse flipping off the hawk about to snatch him and tear him to pieces?
Posted by: Xipe Totec at October 26, 2022 12:03 PM (QSjkU) Sure do: "The Last Great Act of Defiance" Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 26, 2022 02:28 PM (nRMeC) 473
We fixed the glitch.
Posted by: Elon Musk at October 26, 2022 02:28 PM (Rvxb7) 474
Were I Elon, on day one I would get these idiots together in a room and start the conversation with the words: "Not counting today, how long have you worked here?"
Posted by: Barney Rubble at October 26, 2022 02:42 PM (qiUw+) 475
Let'em walk. They won't get unemployment if they quit on their own.
Posted by: Jaimo at October 26, 2022 02:58 PM (DBrN4) 476
Twitter probably has about 100 "workers" -- blue collar jobs. These Mickey Marxists think they can hide behind old Marxist lingo, but to the Marxists they would be part of the evil corporation and count for nothing in the class struggle.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 26, 2022 02:59 PM (eoQWY) 477
If Musk does buyTwitter( I think he will not) Ace how will that affect the Stock price of Trump's Truth Social which is down 86% from it's high? Immediately after Musk said he was going to buy Twitter, Trump's Truth Social tanked another 5%
Posted by: Paul at October 26, 2022 03:05 PM (tmBzM) 478
Musk had informed the banks helping bankroll his buyout that “he plans to close the deal by Friday.”
Posted by: SMOD at October 26, 2022 03:07 PM (X5CsJ) Posted by: SMOD at October 26, 2022 03:08 PM (X5CsJ) 480
Afternoon.
Why are E-leftists always so concerned about "working conditions"? You sit at a desk and press buttons all day long. You're hardly breaking your backs. Are you concerned with having a working air conditioner set at a comfortable temperature? Posted by: Robert at October 26, 2022 01:14 PM (1Yy3c) I've worked in places where we didn't have that in an office environment, and it would get up to 90 degrees inside. That was no joke. They mean nothing of that, more like free ping pong tables and meditation spaces. Its just there to fill in the boilerplate 19th century labor conditions stereotype and let people imagine babies getting eaten by looms at Twitter or data mine collapses that trap thousands. Its stolen valor like everything they do. Posted by: Oldcat at October 26, 2022 03:09 PM (eoQWY) 481
After every demand, I actually said, "Fuck you" out loud.
I refuse to coexist with these assholes. Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at October 26, 2022 03:11 PM (TU8Tj) 482
He also pioneered the Democrat Party's "no problem, your wife can actually be in charge if you're a vegetable" policy.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 26, 2022 01:56 PM (ZGrMX) And there are a lot of people who somehow think that is awesome. It is fucking horrifying. Not because she is the wife- but fucking because she was not fucking elected, motherfuckers! Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 26, 2022 01:57 PM (CwQXo) Would be funny if sometimes one of these wives of brain dead pols turned out to be a Republican or Trumpist. Posted by: Oldcat at October 26, 2022 03:12 PM (eoQWY) 483
Did they not see what he did to the SpaceX employees who criticized him?
They've just proven themselves mentally unfit. Posted by: Iblis at October 26, 2022 03:24 PM (9221z) 484
I am going to write a letter demanding I be hired with a huge salary and minimal work done from home. Oh wait…I can be the official VP of Moving Your Body You Computer People and just live stream my classes!
Posted by: Piper at October 26, 2022 03:24 PM (ZdaMQ) 485
The dishonesty around the Fetterman Campaign directly reflects on the honesty and integrity of the Josh Shapiro Campaign. Let's face it, Shapiro knew all along that Fetterman was not fit to run, but even President Biden said it didn't matter because Josh Shapiro would replace Frankenstein with the Bride of Frankenstein.
Shame on them! Shame on Josh Shapiro for his fraudulent plot! Posted by: william ferrin at October 26, 2022 03:25 PM (3RTCg) 486
Elon Musk hasn't proved he has subject matter jurisdiction over us; therefore, he can't fire us!
Posted by: Twitter blue-hairs, taking a page from Darrell Brooks' playbook at October 26, 2022 03:28 PM (+Tvve) 487
They are literally writing a letter with a list of reasons on why they should be fired.
Posted by: bang-a-gong at October 26, 2022 03:37 PM (zFYHV) 488
easy choice on who to fire. all those that stated " do not fire me"
Posted by: gov't here to help at October 26, 2022 03:37 PM (1+Yy9) 489
They sound like demanding little cunts.
Posted by: Joe Fingerblaster at October 26, 2022 03:47 PM (W+TLY) 490
Here is an easy filter to select the first terminations, start with the full contact database, remove any contacts that either have no pronouns or use the normal ones. Whatever is left is your list to terminate, all the loonies have already identified themselves.....
Posted by: Rick T at October 26, 2022 04:27 PM (47+qM) 491
Hey bozos don't let the door slap ya on the backside on the way out. And guess what--if you haven't been fired, and you are not at work from day one, those sweet direct deposits in your bank account will end about seven days later.
You will find that it is a hard world out there--and even harder if you're stupid. Posted by: GlendaleGreybeard at October 26, 2022 05:23 PM (K57hO) 492
Take their demands and they can shove them
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at October 26, 2022 06:22 PM (wGqjj) 493
Sounds like 90% is a far more reasonable numbe to aim for.
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Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement Integrity SAT's: Entrance Exam for Paul Anka's Band AllahPundit's Paul Anka 45's Collection AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings) George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer Top Top Tens
Democratic Forays into Erotica New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party" Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?" Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance Collective Names for Groups of People John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive" Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments John Edwards Campaign Excuses John Kerry Pick-Up Lines Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney Torments in Dog-Hell Greatest Hitjobs
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny More Margaret Cho Abuse Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed" Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means Wonkette's Stand-Up Act Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report! Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet The House of Love: Paul Krugman A Michael Moore Mystery (TM) The Dowd-O-Matic! Liberal Consistency and Other Myths Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate "Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long) The Donkey ("The Raven" parody) News/Chat
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