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		JumpCrisscross on May 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bolt announces layoffs > founder also encouraged employees to take on what was effectively personal debt Do we have evidence to this encouragement?

nrmitchi on May 25, 2022 | [–]

The literal entire twitter thread where he was bragging about it and how great it was for "his employees".

There is basically no way to read that thread where it doesn't sound like an encouragement.

Lapz on May 25, 2022 | | [–]

This thread https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1493390167461224451?s... and https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1493609864534315014

stu2b50 on May 25, 2022 | [–]

https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1493390184897032201

I presume the Twitter braggery counts as encouragement.

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