Jack Dorsey apologizes for Twitter's fast growth, following Musk layoffs

Tech blogs always hate the bean counters but without counting the beans businesses usually fail eventually. Hate Tim Cook if you want, go right ahead and hate him. Hate Elon Musk if you want, go right ahead and hate him.

With most other CEO’s I’d figure their lawyers had okayed the cut process; with Musk? Totally possible he’s violating California employment law on a whim. 

The savings from crippling the company by getting rid of its workers is a drop in the bucket compared to Elmo's losses.

I am so looking forward to this jackass selling the boondoggle for pennies on the dollar in a year or two.

JFC_PA said:

With most other CEO’s I’d figure their lawyers had okayed the cut process; with Musk? Totally possible he’s violating California employment law on a whim. 

I googled California's employment laws to see what you might be referring to. All I could find that seemed relevant was this:

Final Pay
An employer must pay final wages immediately to an employee who is terminated and upon resignation to an employee who provides at least 72 hours' notice of the intent to resign. If an employee provides fewer than 72 hours' notice of the intent to resign, then an employer may generally mail final wages within 72 hours.
California law does not permit "use it or lose it" vacation policies. Vacation accruals may be capped, but may not be forfeited. Therefore, unused, accrued vacation must be paid out at the end of employment.
Wages owed to a deceased employee must be paid to the surviving spouse or conservator of the estate. Probate of the will need not have occurred before payment is made. The employer must pay up to $15,000 net for wages due for personal services and unused vacation time. The party requesting payment must present to the employer reasonable proof of identity and an affidavit or a declaration under penalty of perjury making certain statements of fact.
References
California law affords a qualified privilege to an employer who communicates about a former employee's job performance or qualifications to a prospective employer. The communication must be made in good faith.
Mass Layoff Notifications
The California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Cal-WARN Act) provides employees and their families time to prepare for a prospective job loss by requiring an employer to provide advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. While the state law is modeled after the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), there are areas in which they differ, such as the definition of covered employer.
Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.

Of course, Twitter has employees in other US states, and your point probably applies only to the employees in California.

I read the email sent to CA employees and they did say they will pay them until Feb as per the law in CA.