{"id":508028,"date":"2022-11-09T00:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-engineer-says-he-was-fired-for-helping-workers-prep-for-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T00:48:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:48:19","slug":"twitter-engineer-says-he-was-fired-for-helping-workers-prep-for-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-engineer-says-he-was-fired-for-helping-workers-prep-for-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter engineer says he was fired for helping workers prep for layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e614820a0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e614820a0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-engineer-says-he-was-fired-for-helping-workers-prep-for-layoffs\/#%E2%80%9CTwitter_engineer_says_he_was_fired_for_helping_workers_prep_for_layoffs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Twitter engineer says he was fired for helping workers prep for layoffs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwitter_engineer_says_he_was_fired_for_helping_workers_prep_for_layoffs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Twitter engineer says he was fired for helping workers prep for layoffs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Twitter engineer claimed he was fired days after Elon Musk bought the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> site because he developed a tool that allowed workers to save important documents in anticipation of mass layoffs, according to a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Cornet, a 41-year-old software engineer based in San Francisco, filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Monday, claiming the company  violated his protected activity right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtected activities\u201d are actions that workers can take without fear of employer retaliation under US labor law.<\/p>\n<p>Cornet was fired on Nov. 1, a few days before Twitter began laying off about half of its 7,500 employees in a cost-cutting bid by Musk, the world\u2019s richest person.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states that after hearing rumors of mass layoffs, Cornet began designing a Google Chrome Extension that allowed employees to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> emails and other personal documents from their company accounts that they may need to claim compensation or challenge their termination.<\/p>\n<p>Cornet posted a link to the software in Twitter\u2019s internal Slack channel on Nov. 1, and was fired later that same day without warning. Twitter then removed the link from the messaging system, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-02-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Twitter headquarters in San Francisco\" class=\"wp-image-24577514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cornet joined Twitter in 2021 after a 14-year stint at Google.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMr. Cornet alleges that Twitter selected him to be one of the first employees let go in its mass layoff, in retaliation for having assisted his fellow employees to help protect themselves in the event that they were laid off,\u201d the complaint reads.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint added that the extensions were designed to help employees save documents such as \u201cstatements reflecting their stock in Twitter, performance reviews, and other human resource documents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A French national, Cornet joined Twitter in 2021 after a 14-year stint at Google.<\/p>\n<p>Cornet wrote in his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ma.nu\/blog\/bye-twitter\">personal blog<\/a> that \u201cthe extension does something that anybody can do manually without it,\u201d alongside a detailed account of his ouster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bridge in Twitter headquarters\" class=\"wp-image-24577531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/twitter-layoff-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>If the labor relations board eventually rules in favor of Cornet\u2019s complaint, it could order Twitter to reinstate him and pay him his salary lost while away from the company.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He later wrote, \u201cA couple of people much smarter than me have suggested that this may be an excuse to fire me over a \u201ctroublemaker\u201d vibe coming from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the labor relations board eventually rules in favor of Cornet\u2019s complaint, it could order Twitter to reinstate him and pay him his salary lost while away from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Cornet had also joined four other Twitter employees in filing a lawsuit in California federal court on Friday accusing the social media company of violating federal and California laws requiring employers to give 60 days\u2019 notice before engaging in mass layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Musk in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of tweets on Friday said Twitter workers who were laid off were offered 90 days of severance pay, which could satisfy Twitter\u2019s obligations under the notice laws.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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