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Culture War Roundup for the week of October 31, 2022

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Seems to me you have it exactly backwards. A bunch of stealthy fires approximating a mass layoff over time means no one will know when the layoffs will end. Musk said he was going to lay off a bunch of people, then he did. Those who remain should be, and I would wager are, confident that they are not also on the verge of being laidoff.

I don't think shitposting matters in the long run. I also am dubious Musk's plans will lead to profitability.

Those who remain should be, and I would wager are, confident that they are not also on the verge of being laidoff.

I don't think it actually works like that because there's no guarantee there won't be further decimations in the near future as new loyal (to Musk) engineers are brought in to replace the old guard. If your company fired half the staff overnight, it would be a bit early to feel secure in your job.

The way you're supposed to plan these is fire only a fraction of the total you want to lay off, knowing that many more will follow. He said he wanted to do 75% but only did 50... probably banking on some pf that 25 leaving now without severance.

Anyway, having seen a company do a big blind idiot layoff like this... Twitter is definitely in for a rough ride in the short term.