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15. Nothing to see here

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 08:26 PM

Nov 2022

Just an ordinary day in the normal course of business. And please don't say anything on social media or to the press about this perfectly routine day at the office.

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Twitter just told employees all office buildings are temporarily closed, badge access is suspended [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2022 OP

Good grief. What a mess Deuxcents Nov 2022 #1

What a nightmare boss he is Demovictory9 Nov 2022 #8

Musk is like a cockroach, he can't stand the light. And Twitter is a very bright light. ToxMarz Nov 2022 #49

Didn't he order all employees back to the office and said they couldn't work from home catbyte Nov 2022 #2

Yes he did! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #6

Paranoia terrified of employee sabotage. The guy is losing it. panader0 Nov 2022 #9

When you fear employee sabotage, there's usually a good reason why employees might want tblue37 Nov 2022 #14

We don't know if it is a real or imagined threat. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #36

Yup. SunSeeker Nov 2022 #169

Yep. Employees supposed to work in the parking lot I guess. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #10

Not just that but a couple days ago he sent a company wide email saying everyone had to reply RockRaven Nov 2022 #12

Maybe he meant work their asses off in the Starbucks next door. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #46

Aren't they on strike right now?... littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #106

Maybe Twitter employees should join them. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #110

Could they say yes and then just not comply? calimary Nov 2022 #171

Interesting... Ohio Joe Nov 2022 #3

Is he having a little psychotic break? nolabear Nov 2022 #4

My 1st thought! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #7

The responses are hysterical nolabear Nov 2022 #11

Gawd... SheltieLover Nov 2022 #17

Right so why would he shut down the offices? Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #33

Preventing fire axe to the servers? exboyfil Nov 2022 #111

"Little" is probably not the right adjective here. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #13

You got that right. He's having a General Jack Ripper sized break. nolabear Nov 2022 #16

The good news is that Musk is not in charge of the nuclear codes right now. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #26

LOL! nolabear Nov 2022 #37

With his current mental status he shouldn't even have a sharp pair of scissors Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #40

Women seek him out. Pinback Nov 2022 #164

I'm almost embarrassed at how fascinated I am. nolabear Nov 2022 #165

+1, uponit7771 Nov 2022 #21

F*** yes he is and it is great!!! StormKing Nov 2022 #29

....bwaaaahahaha... littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #109

Rich, irrational and incompetent is not a mental illness. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #61

Best post. Treefrog Nov 2022 #77

Irrational and incompetent were last week. We are in new territory now. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #78

If elon didnt own the company, he would have been fired already. Mr. Sparkle Nov 2022 #5

Nothing to see here gratuitous Nov 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author NullTuples Nov 2022 #18

Just office. I just added that word to the thread title. highplainsdem Nov 2022 #22

What other kinds of buildings does twitter have? Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #27

Infrastructure, like data centers. It would've been really bad if those workers were locked out, too NullTuples Nov 2022 #123

Thanks, I assumed by offices they meant data centers. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #126

Remember last year when FB's data center crashed & nobody could get in? NullTuples Nov 2022 #131

Wow, yes of course. No doubt Musk did not think this through. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #132

Chaos DET Nov 2022 #19

A mass resignation could take the company down too, Elon. tanyev Nov 2022 #20

Already happening... NullTuples Nov 2022 #147

SOUNDS LIKE MUSK ATTENDED THE TRUMP UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INEPTITUDE! cornball 24 Nov 2022 #23

It's looking like his much-professed degrees may even be in question (link to thread) NullTuples Nov 2022 #125

Such a fucking fraud dalton99a Nov 2022 #168

And you're fired if you don't show up to work C_U_L8R Nov 2022 #24

The Art of the Con delisen Nov 2022 #31

It is beginning to look like he scammed everyone. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #47

his family owned an emerald mine, for starters anarch Nov 2022 #63

My old signature line used to be Wednesdays Nov 2022 #75

It didn't take him long to destroy that company iemanja Nov 2022 #25

What a friggin disaster. louis-t Nov 2022 #28

Wonder how long it would take to unionize the Twitter workforce. Snarkoleptic Nov 2022 #30

that would be my vote! bluboid Nov 2022 #71

Elon moving operations to China. sarcasmo Nov 2022 #32

But why all the drama? Why not just move it quietly? Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #42

Elon is a paranoid lunatic. sarcasmo Nov 2022 #43

I can't really argue with that diagnosis at this point. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #45

He's got Russian remote workers to fill the positions. Bluethroughu Nov 2022 #34

I have a Twitter account and I found out that if I delete the account, my name attached is still TeamProg Nov 2022 #55

I used fake names. I'm on my third account. Catherine Vincent Nov 2022 #117

I do not have a twitter, facebook, or instagram. Bluethroughu Nov 2022 #157

i was unable to delete my account. barbtries Nov 2022 #133

I had a twitter account Marthe48 Nov 2022 #150

hopefully that will happen. barbtries Nov 2022 #154

I want to join twitter now. It's getting really exciting. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #137

I am there! YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #149

I never joined. I was a fool. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #151

It is fun YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #153

Our personal info is so exposed, but I don't want to give it to such a Bluethroughu Nov 2022 #159

I know, but it is tempting right now. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #160

Oh dear. Somebody did it... nolabear Nov 2022 #35

Or Trump who says he knows more than the generals. keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #56

Perfect! OMGWTF Nov 2022 #62

So first he tells them they must come in to offices to work, then closes them? CousinIT Nov 2022 #38

"You cant work from home!" "Now get out of here!" - Twitter will just be a URL by Monday ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #39

Musk is afraid the employees are going to sabotage the company? W_HAMILTON Nov 2022 #41

Musk SCREAMING: You guys can't kill twitter. That's my job. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #44

lol this fits AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #48

Heh heh. Elon be like, "Y'all gonna quit? I'll show you! I'ma do a LOCKOUT!" ancianita Nov 2022 #50

75% of the less than half who were left? tinrobot Nov 2022 #51

Right, the only person he locked out was the janitor. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #65

Eloon is increasingly close to owning just the brand bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #52

Wow. Sounds like he's about to file for bankruptcy. nt SunSeeker Nov 2022 #53

Right you are moniss Nov 2022 #85

That is a real possibility. If not, he is acting crazy. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #86

He might as well have just flushed the $44 billion down the toilet. Jim__ Nov 2022 #54

Exactly and he may end up losing more than that since most of advertisers have left. Quixote1818 Nov 2022 #89

Or piled it in the street and set it on fire. Wednesdays Nov 2022 #100

He's crazy as a sprayed roach! nt Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #57

I like it republianmushroom Nov 2022 #58

I agree. You have to admit the man has a certain panache. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #67

How is Twitter still operating? Some kind of auto-pilot? keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #59

The little twitter birds fly the tweets around. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #69

Cool thread on Elons schoolng LiberalArkie Nov 2022 #60

Wouldn't it be infuriating as hell if you had a *real* UPenn degree? GopherGal Nov 2022 #170

Wonder if he could be quick-developing an android workforce. Hortensis Nov 2022 #64

Maybe he is bugging the place. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #80

Who wouldn't be? Seriously. Don't open the door! DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!" Hortensis Nov 2022 #97

Yep. Musk will unlock the front door and the entire city will have been evacuated. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #101

Already the corporate version of a scary old house Hortensis Nov 2022 #114

It nice to see the switchover in new management go so seamlessly. I for one will not miss twitter. marble falls Nov 2022 #66

For those poor workers, just remember multigraincracker Nov 2022 #68

I predict Twitter under Musk doesn't make it into the New Year. ificandream Nov 2022 #70

It probably won't last much past Thanksgiving. haele Nov 2022 #92

I don't know if it will last until tomorrow. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #103

Really!? Mr. Evil Nov 2022 #72

Running on impulsive power Historic NY Nov 2022 #73

Looks like he wants to try out his new Disaffected Nov 2022 #74

This is like some slow motion train wreck. Treefrog Nov 2022 #76

It looks like a fast motion train wreck to me. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #81

Warning! Totalitarian dictatorial authoritarian takeover in process. Please follow instructions and Martin68 Nov 2022 #79

I guess this is what he meant by hardcore. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #83

I was wondering what Musk meant by that, but this is my observation on what he probably means. Martin68 Nov 2022 #87

I think you are entirely correct about what he meant. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #88

heckuva job, Muskie.... bahboo Nov 2022 #82

I bet Elon is Soooo happy with himself BunnyMcGee Nov 2022 #84

They quit, so Musk figured he'd lock the ones out who didn't quit? iemanja Nov 2022 #90

It's like end times over there! demmiblue Nov 2022 #91

We need a support animal if we are going to wade through the Musk insanity. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #98

What confidential company info could we put out there? LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #93

So, Muskie is killing the blue bird. patphil Nov 2022 #94

Maybe we can send in special ops and extract the little blue bird. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #105

Holy shit, Twitter will be gone in a week if this keeps up. Initech Nov 2022 #95

There must be something in the water Leith Nov 2022 #96

I've been noticing that too. More and more public insanity. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #108

What a winner this Elon fellow is proving to be... littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #99

Oh, oh, oh....I know... littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #102

Sounds like a brilliant business genius in the style of Trump IronLionZion Nov 2022 #104

I think they don't want people to know Russia is funding his company. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #107

It's impossible to fuck up a company that badly and that quickly... LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #112

I know, it is a spectacular performance. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #116

Perhaps twitter is too effective at bypassing the RW propaganda machine. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #142

Could be. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #148

Any cash flow issues with the severance packages? exboyfil Nov 2022 #113

I wondered about that too. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #115

Who buys a company and fires half the staff immediately before he even knows what they do? MLAA Nov 2022 #118

When he thinks they are all stupid, incompetent and just take up space. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #134

Reminds me of tfg! MLAA Nov 2022 #162

Yes they are both narcissists. Same symptoms. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #163

Musk's corporate vision is Dystopian Zambero Nov 2022 #119

I can't stop reading the comments wysimdnwyg Nov 2022 #120

I know, I can't stop either. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #136

Sad what he is doing Meowmee Nov 2022 #121

Looks like Ripley's engaged the Self-Destruct system. NBachers Nov 2022 #122

Oh, yeah. Billionaires are all geniuses. Don't you know. Jakes Progress Nov 2022 #124

Hmmmm. Perhaps the last Twitter tweet may soon read Smackdown2019 Nov 2022 #127

Elon's gonna find the strawberry thief if he has to sink the whole ship. Grokenstein Nov 2022 #128

Musk is acting out every great scene from our favorite movies. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #141

Dr. Evil is turning Twitter from questionable to full on shit show. OverBurn Nov 2022 #129

There are dumpster fires BlueIdaho Nov 2022 #130

Yep. A-1 Spectacular Cluster F. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #143

Indeed. BlueIdaho Nov 2022 #146

I read they fired the guy in charge of badges Tree Lady Nov 2022 #135

When they make the movie, this scene has to be in it. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #144

I can't wait for the movie Tree Lady Nov 2022 #152

Musk is acting out so many great scenes for the movie. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #158

What is he going to do if his account is deactivated? getagrip_already Nov 2022 #156

Friend of mine on Twitter said Twitter would be closed in seven days. YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #138

Turns out bluebirds can't fly with chains on their feet. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #139

What a 44 billion dollar clusterfuck Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #140

A lot like TFG housecat Nov 2022 #145

now would be a great time for Laura Loomer to chain herself to the door Takket Nov 2022 #155

Wile Elon Coyote eShirl Nov 2022 #161

Down Detector shows Twitter is going through some things. herding cats Nov 2022 #166

The Twitshow Shitshow Blue Owl Nov 2022 #167