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Eugene

(61,937 posts)
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 08:18 AM Jan 2023

Twitter Employees Escorted Out of Singapore Office

Twitter Employees Escorted Out of Singapore Office (Gizmodo)

Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s brilliant ideas have resulted in embarrassment yet again. This time, the impact fell on employees in the company’s Singapore offices, who were reportedly unceremoniously escorted out of the building by landlords because the company didn’t pay the rent on time.

According to Bloomberg, Twitter employees were told to leave the company’s 22,000-square-foot office at the CapitaGreen building in Singapore, which had served as its Asia-Pacific headquarters since 2015, on Wednesday before 5 p.m. The Platformer newsletter reported that Twitter workers were walked out by the building’s landlords because the company had not paid rent, a practice Musk has been also been employing in leased offices in San Francisco and Seattle. Insider reported that Musk paid the overdue rent late Wednesday Pacific Time and that employees were told to return to the office.


https://gizmodo.com/twitter-singapore-office-employees-escorted-out-1849978847
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Twitter Employees Escorted Out of Singapore Office (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2023 OP
This is not looking good for Twitter CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #1
why is it conservatives just don't pay their bills dembotoz Jan 2023 #2
Why would any sane person do business with Musk? Generic Brad Jan 2023 #3
would assume lease was done pre musk but point well taken dembotoz Jan 2023 #4
Going forward - he's too toxic Generic Brad Jan 2023 #5
Musk is a deadbeat LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #6

CountAllVotes

(20,877 posts)
1. This is not looking good for Twitter
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 08:21 AM
Jan 2023

I am sad to read this as I rather like the anonymity of twitter.

The way this is going, they are going to go belly up sooner rather than later.

& recommend.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
3. Why would any sane person do business with Musk?
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 08:40 AM
Jan 2023

He is clearly a grifter. This sort of thing doesn’t happen to companies owned by actual billionaires. He has lost all credibility and permanently destroyed his reputation. Any respectable lender, vendor or potential business partner would consider doing business with him now.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
5. Going forward - he's too toxic
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 09:32 AM
Jan 2023

I wonder if he lost a lot in the recent crypto crash too. It seems he is unable to pay bills and meet basic financial commitments. He acts insolvent, not mega wealthy.

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