“Our principles do not have a price tag, nor will they be compromised — ever,” her note continued. “And no matter how hard they try, we will not be distracted by sideline critics who don’t understand our mission.”
“You couldn’t pay us to stop hating on minorities. It’s a part of our mission.”
This was an internal memo, not one for the public to see. She could easily have reassured the staff that Musk’s words wouldn’t hurt the company, but instead she praised him for what he said. She used to be a Trump appointee. She loves Elon and his crazy ideas.
Yes but this internal memo was "leaked" - I have a hunch she leaked it herself, possibly to ensure that she remains in Musk's good graces. Or to show future employers how loyal she can be and how readily/deftly she can spin. I.e., it's an advertisement for herself.
Just because it is internal does not mean she will drop the cheerleading facade. I have worked in large corps and this is totally on brand for the bullshit that gets passed around as staff motivation/ justification for batshit management decisions.
Quite simply we will never know if she actually believes this shit as we are not part of the in group.
I read the article and I think the argument is fine. They play up not knowing why she’s supporting Musk, but six million dollars is six million dollars.
So you think she was being paid peanuts at NBCUniversal and left to join a sinking ship in the hopes of making more money? That doesn’t seem especially rational of someone. But it makes a lot more sense if instead, they worship Musk and think he’s changing the world.
I forget where I found it but there was a long article about her backstory, with interviews from her old colleagues at NBCU, where they made it very clear one of her own major personal goals was to be a CEO of some company, and in general she just thirsts after power and status. In addition she was painted as very spicy/short fused with her employees.
I’ve worked with big companies during big mergers. The higher ups don’t see a sinking ship. They see money and opportunity, regardless of how far from reality that really is. Maybe you and I consider that irrational, but with these people, most of their actions are not driven by rationale.
I guess, but as the article says, even her colleagues are begging her to leave Twitter and she isn’t listening. I don’t know why people find it so hard to believe that she’s yet another Musk sycophant. Especially since she’s MAGA.
i don’t think anyone finds it hard to believe, just that there could be multiple justifications… assumptions are never good, and pointing out that $6m/y is a pretty good alternative justification
I’m halfways with you for the first like…few million, but after you’re already rich, do you really want to be jerking off Elon Musk every day for a living?
That's fairly low for software engineers in California. Companies like Google and Facebook pay 2-4x plus (I'd imagine Twitter does too, and that's just a straight average for all employees including cleaning staff etc). Glassdoor says software engineer salaries range from 200-280k a year.
Toxic environments and uncertainty take their toll. I wouldn't want to have a boss as impulsive as Elron, and at this point I'd feel like Twitter wouldn't look great on a resume. The tech jobs market isn't easy lately, though, after the pandemic/zero interest loan period ended and mass layoffs came into fashion (partly due to Elron's example).
The employees should be proud to work for a loony right-winger? That’s a bit of a “magnitude” I would no longer share if I was working there. For me, those still-employees have lost any remaining respect.
People got tired of fawning posts about Elon Musk appearing all over social media including random subs on Reddit and Lemmy. The counterpoint was “enough Musk spam” as in “stop spamming every sub with pro-musk propaganda we are sick of seeing this bullshit”.
please take the time to absorb the magnitude and importance of what we’re all a part of
What that then? A fairly uninteresting and underperforming social media platform that hasn’t grown in years and is now falling apart. Woo, such importance.
I’m so tempted to disable my AdBlock on X and write all those companies, with screenshot of illegal activities, on what they are advertising at. All to speed up this whole Musk exodus process.
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