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1. Topfi+Ew[view] [source] 2023-07-01 21:09:47
>>ZacnyL+(OP)
Speaking from very painful, personal experience, few things are more agitating than being forced to execute on something you fully know is a horrible idea, especially when you tried and failed to communicate this fact to the individual pushing you to go against your best judgement.

Even more so when that person later loudly proclaims that they never made such a request, even when provided with written proof.

I can of course not say whether the people currently working at Twitter did warn that the recent measures could have such major side effects, but I would not be surprised in the slightest, considering their leadership's mode of operation.

Even as someone who very much detests what Twitter has become over the last few months and in fact did not like Twitter before the acquisition, partly due to short format making nuance impossible, but mostly for the effect Tweets easy embeddability had on reporting (3 Tweets from random people should not serve as the main basis for an article in my opinion), I must say, I feel very sorry for the people forced to work at that company under that management.

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2. Waterl+7A[view] [source] 2023-07-01 21:32:35
>>Topfi+Ew
At least once have I done a CC blast as a form of insurance when being asked to do something absolutely boneheaded.
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3. 7thacc+OE[view] [source] 2023-07-01 22:03:43
>>Waterl+7A
You gotta get executives in writing sometimes or they'll throw you under the bus later.
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4. Liquid+fR[view] [source] 2023-07-01 23:46:32
>>7thacc+OE
From previous stories about Elon, telling him he’s wrong is a guarantee you’re going under that bus.
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5. Walter+0U[view] [source] 2023-07-02 00:08:31
>>Liquid+fR
Every person in power is told he's wrong every day, all day, by most everyone.

Heck, I've hired people to teach me things, told them they were wrong, and learned the hard way, many times.

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6. Liquid+xV[view] [source] 2023-07-02 00:21:47
>>Walter+0U
>Every person in power is told he's wrong every day, all day, by most everyone.

Not those who just punish anyone who dares. Then they're just not told anything but "yes, sir" until disaster strikes.

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7. cgio+YX[view] [source] 2023-07-02 00:45:01
>>Liquid+xV
Not in Musk’s defense, I guess there are enough signs that his posture is authoritarian and therefore bound to end up with yes-men, but people in power also sometimes are willing to listen in the proper context. I.e. as long as it is in private or in a trusted forum, where being the Cassandra does not link the warning with their leadership. Of course the really powerful will also react to potentially uncomfortable feedback in a proper forum or in person, rather than in public.
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