On: Musk’s first email to Twitter staff ends remote work

[jedberg]

The number one result when you search for Twitter on HN:

Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever (buzzfeednews.com)

2953 points by minimaxir on May 12, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1353 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23155647

[throwayyy479087 → jedberg]

I’ve been told many times that Twitter is a private company and can do whatever it wants.

Or does that only apply to the Red team?

[baobabKoodaa → throwayyy479087]

Does "whatever it wants" include making contractual promises and then breaking them? Because I wasn't aware private companies had the right to rescind contracts at will.

[paxys → baobabKoodaa]

Well legally speaking in the US they do have that right.

[baobabKoodaa → paxys]

Aha. What are contracts for, then, exactly?

[paxys → baobabKoodaa]

No such thing as a contract in an at-will employment setting. The company can fire you at any time. They can amend your employment terms at any time. You can quit at any time.

[RavingGoat → throwayyy479087]

Lots of spineless throwaway accounts in these threads