Twitter failed to pay promised bonuses, says judge

[beschizza]

Originally published at: Twitter failed to pay promised bonuses, says judge - Boing Boing

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[cannibalpeas]

@beschizza

bonuese were only a verbal agreements

Yeah, I’ve gotten those before.

[gracchus]

This was a suitable ending for these sleazy BS arguments. Maybe it will also be a wake-up call to techbro workers who foolishly see Texas as an employee’s paradise in comparison to California and who trust founders to keep their word.

Now it’s a question of whether Xitter will be solvent enough to pay out when it comes time for the plaintiffs to collect.

[robertmckenna]

Verbal contract is a contract.

Offer + acceptance + consideration = contract

[Grey_Devil]

Always ask for it in writing

[robertmckenna]

I wouldn’t take Lord “Paedo Guy” Skum’s word in writing either to be honest.

[gracchus]

They always come back with a faux-insulted “oh, you don’t trust me?” or “but we’re a family here!” I learned to cheerily say “that’s why we should get it in writing, so our relationship doesn’t have this hanging over it.”

[Grey_Devil]

I wouldn’t work for him in the first place, nor ever take him seriously, but I would want communication in writing.

[NukeML]

@beschizza

Twitter’s defenses were, reportedly, that the bonuses were only verbal agreements never put in writing and that Texas law should apply instead of California’s

This is why I always carry peppercorns, just in case

[angusm]

@beschizza

Twitter’s defenses were, reportedly, that the bonuses were only verbal agreements

Old-school: My word is my bond.

Elon-school: My word! Is that a bong?

[danimagoo]

@beschizza

Twitter failed to pay bonuses owed to employees, a judge found Friday, putting whatever’s left of the company on the hook for a few more million dollars no-one will ever see.

This is an incorrect reporting of what the judge decided. The judge was only ruling on the motion to dismiss. He denied that motion. All he said was that the plaintiff’s claims are plausible, not that they are true. This case still has to be tried. Or settled. The trial hasn’t happened yet.

[MikeR]

Presumably the next excuse will be that the bonus can’t be paid because Twitter, as a company, doesn’t exist any more.