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In reply to the discussion: Exodus continues at Twitter as Elon Musk hints at possible bankruptcy [View all]dembotoz
(16,922 posts)52. so i assume twitter paid in stock options to employees...if bk do they all go away?
worked for a telecom that went bk years ago.
Instead of raises and cash bonus workers were given stock options.
looked wonderful until it headed south.
i was too new to get options so it did not hit me
I saw employees lose thousands and thousands of dollars with the flick of a pen.
The options were not vested yet or some such so all the employees could do was sit and watch their retirement evaporate.
eloon can defer blame for the bk on previous management. Only the employees get fucked
folks will believe him because he is eloon the financial genius who can do no wrong
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It goes without saying that he had no business getting involved with Twitter.
The_Casual_Observer
Nov 2022
#4
Unless his goal* was simply to remove Twitter from the democracy vs fascism equation
NullTuples
Nov 2022
#19
Sorry you had to leave, but sounds great. That's really how you (should) do it
electric_blue68
Nov 2022
#21
That was a rare job. I'm a Physical Therapist, requires a doctoral level degree now and I'm treated
LT Barclay
Nov 2022
#26
At current rates of decline there won't be anyone left to answer the phone or take in the mail by
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2022
#16
He's a genius! He planned to go into bankruptcy all along because...well.....I don't know!
Martin68
Nov 2022
#23
He made the offer of 44 billion and the shareholders jumped at the chance to offload a losing
Martin68
Nov 2022
#24
Not losing. But they took their money now rather than wait on chance later
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#34
The Egoloon won't file for bankruptcy. Not close. But he can put Twitter into bankruptcy to
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#35
Biden has said "Elon Musk's cooperation with other countries worthy of being looked at"
Kennah
Nov 2022
#48
Does Musk stand to profit by writing Twitter off on his taxes should it go bankrupt?
cstanleytech
Nov 2022
#29
No, he coughed up $12 billion. Other private investors are on the line for the rest
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#39
Wouldn't be spending so much time on it if that was his plan. He wanted to destroy moderation
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#38
I have a hard time concluding anything else. The why escapes me, but the what seems clear.
Kennah
Nov 2022
#49
Bankruptcy is not an accounting move. It is cheating people out of the money that was theirs.
twodogsbarking
Nov 2022
#42
so i assume twitter paid in stock options to employees...if bk do they all go away?
dembotoz
Nov 2022
#52