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You seem to be positing that there are two choices:

1. Work for a toxic dictator who makes bad, micro-managed technical decisions and then expects his engineers to work a holiday weekend to clean up his mess.

2. Never ship code, ever.

I'm pleased to report that most software engineers exist happily somewhere in between these two extremes, and I would recommend you find a new job if you don't.

Actually, I work at a job that perfectly fits my desired work/life balance and desired code shipping frequency/schedule.

You seem to be assuming that people working at Twitter don't have the ability to look for another job, if they are unhappy.

What kind of argument is this. So engineers have to pick between working on a long weekend and not shipping any code without any option in-between?

Some of the remaining engineers may be stuck due to H1B

Canada just changed their immigration program such that they'll accept all H1B holders (working or not) into Canada with a similar visa, but without the requirement to find a job immediately.

Something to look into for any Twitter (or other) engineers who are bound to a company due to lack of options.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2023/06/28/us-h1-...

Sure, but if you've built your life in the United States that still means moving country