He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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Elon'ing the work force

I have no problem with this.

This doesn't sound like a win for coming into the office and a loss for working from home. Sounds like a sketchy online-only business that already treated its employees badly.

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Not really.

Meetings on Friday are arguably pretty dumb. If you want things done, you don't do it on the day where there will be the least attention. Its just basic sense.

Now if doing it for some kind of trap, that makes sense. Depends on your motives.

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Is that all you've got to say?

Unpaid interns…..what do you expect? Some of those unpaid people have been "working" there for years?? I would have more sympathy for the CEO if he actually compensated those that he fired.

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I'm really not seeing a problem here.

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He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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Private company doing whatever they want. Works for me.

I'm a professional musician with a fairly robust network of musicians across the country and around the world, and I've never heard of this company. Any musical instrument dealer big enough to have 111 employees should be recognizable by those of us in the industry.

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Entitlement society.

Some think they have the right to do what they want, not what the boss wants. Same group invented the right to work from home.

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He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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Private company doing whatever they want. Works for me.

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As long as these "private companies" don't come begging the govt for money and bailouts.

Anyway this "company" got people to do work for free. So they gave the CEO a big middle finger.

Works for me.

infinity ag said:

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No Spin Ag said:

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He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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Private company doing whatever they want. Works for me.

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As long as these "private companies" don't come begging the govt for money and bailouts.

Anyway this "company" got people to do work for free. So they gave the CEO a big middle finger.

Works for me.

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Respect.

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BMX Bandit said:

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I'm really not seeing a problem here.

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Entitlement society.

Some think they have the right to do what they want, not what the boss wants. Same group invented the right to work from home.

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Sure. But 99 out of 110 people? That's a leadership/communication issue.

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Of course it is. The CEO is an idiot. Now he has just 11 people to do the work. Either he didn't have any work to begin with which means why did he have those 99 working at the company?

This is all over the internet, so no one will want to work for him anymore. Well done, CEO.

Here's the email.
Firing people from a no-salary job is one thing, seems like the dude has some anger issues.
Probably needs therapy.

you skipped your morning meeting this morning didnt you

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He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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As long as these "private companies" don't come begging the govt for money and bailouts.

Anyway this "company" got people to do work for free. So they gave the CEO a big middle finger.

Works for me.

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And he to them. Whole outcome screams equilibrium to me.

I see nothing wrong with any of this.

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Problems I see
1) if 90% of your employees skip a meeting then the meeting was probably worthless
2) if a CEO who hired all his employees suddenly decides to fire 90% of them then that's a stupid CEO who sucks at hiring.

This reads more like a crappy person "hired" a bunch of remote interns instead of full time employees to save money, felt entitled to their unfettered worship, and freaked out when they didn't kiss their master's feet.

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He fired 99 out of 110. How does he plan to run the place? If he can, then why did he need 99 in the first place?

Hard to judge who is right or wrong, just a funny story.

CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-fired-90-staff-missing-181136046.html

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Jane Thier
Updated Tue, November 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM CST 3 min read

Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff99 out of 110 employees and freelancersvia Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit's "mildlyinfuriating" forum. "I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired," the original user wrote.
'Get the fk out'
"For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired," Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. "You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for."

Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.

"I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don't take this seriously," he went on. "Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the fk out of my business right now."
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide "in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market," "practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms," and a "high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025."

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You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson's company "relies on remote interns" willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid forworkers who are essentially volunteering likely don't hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
"Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy," the intern wrote. "There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about."
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
"While some attempted to 'cancel' me, it has completely backfired," Oddson wrote. "Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we're receiving hundreds of applications daily."
"I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold," he went on. "Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever." (Oddson didn't immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.)

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As long as these "private companies" don't come begging the govt for money and bailouts.

Anyway this "company" got people to do work for free. So they gave the CEO a big middle finger.

Works for me.

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And he to them. Whole outcome screams equilibrium to me.

I see nothing wrong with any of this.

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I see terrible management.
And a toxic workplace. I am sure the unpaid guys are glad to be out of there.

Definitely not the right way to run a business. I see a lot of wrong here.

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This reads more like a crappy person "hired" a bunch of remote interns instead of full time employees to save money, felt entitled to their unfettered worship, and freaked out when they didn't kiss their master's feet.

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The CEO probably read what Elon Musk did at Twitter and thought he could do the same.

He sounds like a psycho. Doesn't change that his workers/volunteers need to show up for things he schedules.

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He sounds like a psycho. Doesn't change that his workers/volunteers need to show up for things he schedules.

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But since he is a crazy psycho, the 99 unpaid guys probably had enough and decided not to show up since they had nothing to lose anyway.

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Of course it is. The CEO is an idiot. Now he has just 11 people to do the work. Either he didn't have any work to begin with which means why did he have those 99 working at the company?

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After perusing his website, it looks like he deals in Czech and Swiss made instruments - brands that are rather obscure and have a negligible market share in the US. In fact, the major instrument sellers musicians in the US know don't even sell these brands, except for occasional consignment sales. The company is also based in Wyoming, which isn't known for a robust music industry. I would find it difficult to believe he has enough work for 11 people, much less 110. My guess is he has some sort of tie to those manufacturers and is using volunteers/interns/employees to pimp his brand in comment sections and social media to increase his sales because most instrument manufacturers have quotas for distributors. I wouldn't be surprised if those manufacturers drop him.

ETA: The claim on his LinkedIn profile that he teaches trumpet at Juilliard does not appear to be true.

Bold but the right move based on employee actions. Owner set the tone for what is expected and what will follow. I bet anyone still there shows up for future meetings.

So he fired his slaves. Interesting.

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Hoyt Ag said:

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I'm really not seeing a problem here.

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Entitlement society.

Some think they have the right to do what they want, not what the boss wants. Same group invented the right to work from home.

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Is he really their boss, if he wasn't paying them?

A meeting, to me, implies active participation of the attendees. 110 people in one meeting?? Come on!! Maybe it was supposed to be an announcement and not a meeting. Maybe he was about to announce that he was cutting staff significantly.

Manufacturers are already dropping him.

I got the inside track from someone has had dealings with him. He is apparently super shady and the company has been struggling. The speculation is this was a staged publicity stunt and the reason 99 people didn't show up to the meeting might be because those 99 people do not exist.