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ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts) Thu Mar 9, 2023, 07:44 PM Mar 2023

Elon Musk asked managers at Twitter to nominate their best employees for promotion

Elon Musk asked managers at Twitter to nominate their best employees for promotion, then fired the managers and replaced them with their lower paid nominees

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Elon Musk asked managers at Twitter to nominate their best employees for promotion (Original Post) ItsjustMe Mar 2023 OP

Wow hildegaard28 Mar 2023 #1

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to end like Jonestown? Initech Mar 2023 #2

Middle management? Shermann Mar 2023 #3

hildegaard28

(785 posts)

1. Wow

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu Mar 9, 2023, 07:57 PM

Mar 2023

Even Ebenezer Scrooge didn't do that.

Initech

(106,532 posts)

2. Why do I get the feeling that this is going to end like Jonestown?

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu Mar 9, 2023, 08:04 PM

Mar 2023

Elon seems like the kind of psychopath who would have his employees drink the proverbial Kool Aid...

Shermann

(8,975 posts)

3. Middle management?

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu Mar 9, 2023, 08:15 PM

Mar 2023

They are often the first to go following a buyout/takeover/merger/shakeup. I will say his approach is novel. I'm guessing the promoted roles will be less pure management and more team lead with hands-on technical skills required. That's not necessarily all bad. All conjecture on my part.

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