2. As another commenter mentioned, I don't even think this would be possible given California WARN Act requirements, but I'm less sure on the legal requirements here.
Of course not, I would expect him to say nothing in that case.
Honestly, it's pretty ridiculous how people conflate "Elon is a bad guy who stretches the truth all the time" with him sending out a completely unambiguous statement that, if it were a lie, would easily be proven wrong in one day. Point being, people who do stretch the truth/over-promise know how to do it in a way that isn't falsifiable in 24 hours.
Again, the outright lies he tweeted were not something that were provably false in less than 24 hours.
Just consider his infamous "Funding secured" tweet. I considered that a lie, but there is obviously enough wiggle room/deniability over what "secured" actually means. That's not the case here.
In any case, the deadline has already passed. If there were to have been mass layoffs before the Nov 1 deadline, it's too late.
I mean, he did send out that classic "funding secured" unambiguous statement right? Which was insane and people doubted immediately. He had to settle with the SEC barely a month afterwards.
Valuations would be down 70% (eg $META, $SNAP) if it weren’t for this buyout so I think the majority of employees end up better than they would have been. Annual grants are usually 10-25%.
