– Elon Musk is one of the wealthiest, Most successful men on earth. But, what the most recent
Twitter saga teaches us Is that he doesn't have This workplace leadership
thing figured out. People think that Musk is successful Because he's asshole but I think
what this instance shows us Is that Musk is allowed to
be an because he's successful And actually he might be more successful If he was less of asshole. During his first week or so, He cuts about half of the workforce, Including executive, content
moderators, managers. Many employees found
out that they were fired Because they were locked
out of their laptops And out of their accounts, out of Slack. Many employees were fired
and then Twitter panicked And had to try and hire them back Because they realized they needed them And my colleague,
Pavithra Mohan pointed out That there are really
big business implications Of mismanaged layoffs. The lesson here is that while
layoffs are always difficult, Mismanaged layoffs can be
bad for your bottom line And employee morale. He's fired off half the company, But his first email to
employees is telling them How bad the business is,
how bad the days ahead are And how workers are gonna have To come into the office or get fired. Musk thinks that these hard line policies Are gonna get his workers to work harder And be more committed, but
what instead started happening Is that hundreds employees have
started leaving the company.
Some employees who are fired
are going to have to go back Because they need the job And if you are gonna go back
to an employer who fired you, There's some things you can do. You can try and give
yourself a fresh start, Mentally, physically, try
and sit somewhere else In the office and you can take advantage Of the relationships you already have. We've seen some pretty
considerable worker solidarity. There are some people who
think that this is gonna lead To increased union participation
in the tech industry, This type of increased solidarity. One lesson for workers here may be That your colleagues can
be your biggest allies In these types of positions. (gentle music)
