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Elon 'Back to the Office' Musk Called in Remotely to First X All-Hands (gizmodo.com)

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The billionaire owner and CEO Linda Yaccarino dialed in from out of town, vaguely touting new features that will roll out in the coming months.

There is very little surprising about Elon Musk’s methods of running X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, seemingly into the ground. A year after Musk officially took over the platform, both he and recently installed X CEO Linda Yaccarino held a joint all-hands Thursday to address some of the changes at the company and suggested that X might be a new financial platform.

Neither Musk himself nor Yaccarino showed up, according to a report from Fortune Thursday. The two executives dialed in remotely from Austin and New York City, respectively, citing an anonymous source within the company. Musk and Yaccarino skipping out on an in-person appearance during the all-hands comes after the former demanded employees return to office 40 hours per week last November, according to Insider, in one of his first sweeping changes as owner.

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[–] csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think they're arguing that unless you make yourself easily replaceable, you don't have to make it a negotiation. They aren't arguing the law, they're just talking power dynamics.

[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But I'm saying it's not a freindly notice, it is a request and it can be denied and dictated at any time.

Most companies aren't idiots about it, and I would quit on the spot if my company denied my time off at the last minute, but you don't know their situation. That's why we need rights!

[–] csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your point regarding the legalities of the situation wasn't missed. I agree with you that we need rights, but the point on the other side is while they can indeed say no, they cannot compel you to come in through means other than threatening firing you. They can say no and attempt to intimidate you, but firing and retraining for most non-entry level roles is a lot of work and often not worth the time and effort compared to letting an employee have a week off.

So while it is formally a request, we as employees can present it as an ultimatum and often if you aren't terrible at your job, the power-tripping boss will realize it is easier for them to acquiesce and let you have your vacation than it is to go through the hiring process.

[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

I see, so the situation is simple. All you need is a good job. Man, why didn't I think of that.

Why don't all these people living on the street go home?

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