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SpankMe

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5. Musk has a plan - (Repeating my post from another thread)
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 11:30 AM
Nov 2022

Here's my hypothesis:

1. Musk will layoff half of the company in violation of the WARN act, which requires a 60-day notice if the layoffs exceed a certain number. He's doing this on purpose in order to draw an enforcement action from the government.

2. California and the feds will attempt enforcement, such as suing or implementing other penalties or remedial actions.

3. Elon will cry about "oppression" from California and the hostile business environment here.

4. He will then use this as an excuse to move Twitter HQ from San Francisco to Texas.

5. This will cause many, if not most, of the remaining employees to quit since they won't want to move. (San Fran vs. Texas is quite a culture shock for SF Bay Area types.)

6. He'll then run Twitter as a shoestring operation from a warehouse adjacent to his Tesla Gigafactory near Austin.

7. Owing to the hate speech that will proliferate on the platform, Twitter will shrink and end up just like MySpace.

Don't quit Twitter, I say. Stay on there and flag and report as much right wing hate speech as you can find. Overwhelm their reporting system. Take screen caps of hate speech next to ads and send these images to the advertiser.

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If you're so rich... GreenWave Nov 2022 #1
He's rich because of his father. intheflow Nov 2022 #12
The problem is melm00se Nov 2022 #31
The Board of Directors should have stood up and stopped this illegal mass firing. NCjack Nov 2022 #2
There's nothing illegal about a mass firing FBaggins Nov 2022 #4
A good board concerned about the corporation's image would have NCjack Nov 2022 #7
Assumes facts not in evidence FBaggins Nov 2022 #8
go read the notice twitter sent out to employees TomDaisy Nov 2022 #21
Where? FBaggins Nov 2022 #26
Musk fired the executives "For cause" (falsely) so he could get around paying them severance TomDaisy Nov 2022 #23
Errr... 60 days of a paycheck..... Happy Hoosier Nov 2022 #9
Yes. That's obvious FBaggins Nov 2022 #11
twitter's notice to employees said nothing about that TomDaisy Nov 2022 #22
It won't stop Musk from firing them. But it will make him liable to paying them damages pnwmom Nov 2022 #24
The lawsuit wouldn't do that FBaggins Nov 2022 #27
The WARN notice itself should have stated that. The reports I'm seeing pnwmom Nov 2022 #28
There isn't any indication that they didn't FBaggins Nov 2022 #29
It is illegal in California and other states...even Ohio. GM lost in court after closing Lordstown Demsrule86 Nov 2022 #37
Nope FBaggins Nov 2022 #40
You would have thought he would have hired a labor lawyer exboyfil Nov 2022 #6
I have an acquaintance who is the labor attorney for a mega-company NCjack Nov 2022 #14
Tough job exboyfil Nov 2022 #16
Ug...that sounds like a terrible job. C Moon Nov 2022 #30
Doesn't surprise me, in California ... aggiesal Nov 2022 #3
Musk has a plan - (Repeating my post from another thread) SpankMe Nov 2022 #5
You have a point exboyfil Nov 2022 #13
I wonder if he could move it to Saudi Arabia and skip US law bronxiteforever Nov 2022 #18
It's a Federal law, so the Federal govt would enforce it, not CA. n/t pnwmom Nov 2022 #25
The downfall will be from advertisers jumping ship like AUDI did today Bengus81 Nov 2022 #32
He moved Tesla to Texas and is facing lawsuits for that...who gives a shit? Demsrule86 Nov 2022 #38
LOL bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #10
hopefully it's 100% smaller well before the 2024 election groundloop Nov 2022 #15
I can fire people on Fifth Avenue and it won't affect the number of Tweeters. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #17
. Look Ma I'm suing Twitter. LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #19
Running a company is hard work. yardwork Nov 2022 #20
Shouldn't matter if they're really being paid through February 2, 2023. Calista241 Nov 2022 #33
There is no severence. He is terminating for cause. And let me tell you, we are in mediation with Demsrule86 Nov 2022 #39
From what I've been hearing, SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #34
Is it a social media site if no one shows up? The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #35
at least in wisconsin i was under the impression the law was more location oriented dembotoz Nov 2022 #36
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