Honestly I’m not surprised that Twitter is doing so poorly. I’ve been around Twitter and ex-Twitter folks a fair amount, and they all seem to take it eaaaaasyyyyyy. Things I’ve seen again and again include frequent sabbaticals, several months of time off a year, short days, 3 day workweek arrangements... and these are often combined.
To be clear, most of them come across as sharp. But it seems like a very lax, unfocused work environment, and knowing these things I’m not surprised that their only meaningful product changes happen once or twice a year and are minor tweaks and features (round profile pictures! hearts instead of stars!)
If I were looking for a job to just go hang out and get good benefits and pay, Twitter would be on top of my list.
To be clear, most of them come across as sharp. But it seems like a very lax, unfocused work environment, and knowing these things I’m not surprised that their only meaningful product changes happen once or twice a year and are minor tweaks and features (round profile pictures! hearts instead of stars!)
If I were looking for a job to just go hang out and get good benefits and pay, Twitter would be on top of my list.