General Discussion

Martin68

(22,749 posts)

79. Warning! Totalitarian dictatorial authoritarian takeover in process. Please follow instructions and

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 09:33 PM

Nov 2022

avoid independent thinking. Prepare to surrender total autonomy over your personal freedom, and dedicate yourself selflessly to the mission of your new owner. You no longer have a life independent of your employer and his enrichment. Get used to it or leave.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

171 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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