A former Twitter employee, Gary Rooney, won about $600,000 for unfair dismissal after Twitter assumed he resigned by not responding to Elon Musk’s “hardcore” work email.

The case highlighted the importance of clear communication between employers and employees, especially regarding significant changes in employment terms.

Rooney’s private Slack messages, where he discussed leaving, were used as evidence by Twitter, underscoring that internal communication on platforms like Slack is not always private and can be used in legal disputes.

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    2 months ago

    True that. I have to tell employees regularly to not send any chat or email they don’t want read in court. That usually gets the point across.

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      2 months ago

      I hope I get to read mine someday, I really wanna say

      it’s okay to be an idiot, just don’t be so fucking loud about it…uhhh… your honor