{"id":8426,"date":"2022-11-04T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2022-11-04T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:23:36","slug":"twitter-layoffs-the-ugly-face-of-oligarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2022\/11\/04\/twitter-layoffs-the-ugly-face-of-oligarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Layoffs &#8211; the Ugly face of Oligarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Layoffs are a part of life &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t matter if you are in a Capitalist setup, a communist setup, or some combination of the two. There is a point beyond which it is not feasible to keep employees on the payroll, and you need to ask them to go. But, Twitter Layoffs are not just about saving expenses. They have been rolled out in a manner that is laying down who is the Lord, and who are peasants.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter\u2019s current lords &amp; peasants system for who has or doesn\u2019t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. <br><br>Power to the people! Blue for $8\/month.<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587498907336118274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">on announcing hte $8 per month fo Twitter Blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my 25 years+ of work experience, I have had to take the call on which people to lay off. I looked them in the eye, apologized for not being able to make it work, and parted with the hope that we will work together sometime in the future. Many of those teammates from them are still a part of my life. And, I have seen this happen elsewhere. Some companies handle layoffs with grace and empathy; while others don&#8217;t. Twitter, a week after the Musk takeover, is the latter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" data-attachment-id=\"8428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2022\/11\/04\/twitter-layoffs-the-ugly-face-of-oligarchy\/image-1-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png?fit=680%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png?fit=640%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png?resize=640%2C418\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is happening in Twitter today, is a disgrace. People on their way to work were told to stay where they were, and people were fired with no notice.  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/twitter-start-layoffs-friday-morning-internal-email-2022-11-04\/\">Reuter&#8217;s reports<\/a><\/strong> &#8220;Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices and cut workers&#8217; access to internal systems on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the day about whether they were being laid off.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently the mail that was sent to all employees was as follows. note &#8211; this hasn&#8217;t been verified by me, but enough handles i trust are carrying it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"575\" data-attachment-id=\"8427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2022\/11\/04\/twitter-layoffs-the-ugly-face-of-oligarchy\/image-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?fit=961%2C863&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"961,863\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?fit=640%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?resize=640%2C575\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?w=961&amp;ssl=1 961w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png?resize=768%2C690&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In I<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/people\/musk-fires-almost-all-of-twitter-s-india-staff-11667565493470.html\">ndia 250+<\/a><\/strong> people will be looking for jobs on Monday, as Twitter has sacked practically its entire  India team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an unrelated tweet, Musk has vented &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists.<br><br>Extremely messed up! They\u2019re trying to destroy free speech in America.<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1588538640401018880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Layoffs are a part of life &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t matter if you are in a Capitalist setup, a communist setup, or some combination of the two. 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