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I think you have it backwards. This is how you accomplish a 75% reduction while only having to lay off (and pay severance for) 50%! Musk again playing 4d chess.

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No, you have it backwards. If you wanted 75% reduction while only having to lay off 50%, you make the unpopular decision _first_, and then the lay offs.

Indeed, that means you only have to pay 25% while achieving a 75% reduction. Though it's hard to believe there's a game plan here.

However, I have a suspicion that there is a certain type of person with low self esteem and high intelligence that will respond very well to being treated this badly.

Forcing people who were told they can work fully remote in their employment agreement to work in the office is treated as a constructive dismissal in the U.S.

As this constructive dismissal is clearly part of the mass layoffs, they would also be subject to the 60 days notice under the WARN Act (or 60 days pay to waive notice).

“Is clearly” is doing a lot of work here, and I suspect Twitter’s lawyers don’t share your investment in it.

Then why did Twitter's top lawyers just quit? You're being optimistic in expecting Twitter's legal team were even told about this plan in advance, considering HR wasn't.

One of Twitter's lawyers literally stated in a company-wide communication this morning that Twitter employees have the right to work from home, regardless of what Elon said in his email.

Elon announced the policy with the intent to be able to fire employees who refused to come in to the office. However, because WFH is part of employee contracts, enforcing a WFO policy would constitute a constructive dismissal if actually enforced by Twitter. Meaning, not for cause, severance likely required under WARN Act, etc.

For reference: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451198/twitter-ftc-elo...

You confusing 4d chess with Candyland.

4D chess? he doesn't have the self control, too busy haring off tilting at windmills to launch his damned spaceship

In the absence of Russian rockets, how do you suppose the USA launch astronauts to the iss or fly satellites?

Hope can't achieve orbital velocity.

I think you misunderstand me - I want him to finish his big rocket and start doing wonderful stuff with it, I think his ill conceived twitter adventure is tilting at windmills that must be taking his eyes of the real prize

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