Just stop paying

Elon Musk is saving Twitter from going broke by not paying the rent. That should work.

Over the past few weeks, Twitter had stopped paying millions of dollars in rent and services, and Mr. Musk had told his subordinates to renegotiate those agreements or simply end them. The company has stopped paying rent at its Seattle office, leading it to face eviction, two people familiar with the matter said. Janitorial and security services have been cut, and in some cases employees have resorted to bringing their own toilet paper to the office.

Don’t pay the rent; don’t buy toilet paper. The future looks bright!

Those cuts may be yielding consequences. On Wednesday, users around the world reported service interruptions with Twitter. Some were logged out, while others encountered error messages while visiting the website.

All that and no toilet paper.

Mr. Musk’s erratic and hands-on style has thrown off a number of workers, as he often interrupts meetings seemingly at random, talking for long stretches and asking some top leaders to be sounding boards for his ideas, two people familiar with his management of Twitter said.

Erratic, hands-on and narcissistic – people who talk for long stretches are the worst.

[T]he training process for new employees has been significantly reduced, cutting to 90 minutes what was once three days of orientation that included information on compliance with privacy and security agreements with global regulators, three people said.

Yes, from three days to 90 minutes is indeed significant. 90 minutes is barely enough to show the new employees where to store their toilet paper stash.

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