A friend visited Twitter HQ last Saturday and said there were heaps of engineers still working. Apparently they’re working 996 minimum and Elon himself sets the example by frequently staying past midnight. What kind of compensation is being offered to motivate people like this? I don’t buy it’s just people stuck on visa’s forced to slave away. I’m on a H1B and there are still plenty of options. I changed jobs recently and it was straightforward.
H1B slaves
Nice, so Twitter is just H1B employees! Good to know that all the white kids still there are also on H1B 😀
Until they find another job, which they will
Sacrificing health for work is not worth it
My buddy is there working 996 and said the compensation isn't worth it but he is afraid to leave and try to find a new job
Why afraid? With a famous brand like Twitter on their CV any decent developer will easily find a new job.
Elon sets the example by Tweeting all night. "working"
People need a mission in their lives to feel as if they’re doing something important that’s bigger than them. Elon is good at making people feel that they’re building the “town square”
I imagine it's a lot of the workaholics that were already working long hours
Out of all the people I know, there’s only one actual fanboy. The rest are either leaving, trying to, have really high all cash comp or are enjoying the increased responsibility. I fall into the latter two categories. I’ve learned more in the last two months than in my whole career! With that being said I’m leetcoding like crazy since Elon has a fetish for firing/laying off. I’m not deluded and I know I might be next LOL
Same. I feel I’ve learnt more too but can’t wait to gtfo. There will be a mass exodus the day he announces paper money.
I’m just hoping he doesn’t rip us off and convert the cash vest to paper money before the one year is up. I almost forgot, that’s another reason I’m leetcoding
Nothing special. Some people just worship that guy and will do whatever it takes to gain his approval
it is combination of what you said and some people are genuinely aligned with what he is trying to do. i see bigger picture in all this
It's H1B slaves