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> the 'social justice' projects are already halted

When did that happen? Was it done to make the company more attractive to buyers, to protect profits, or for idealistic reasons?

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Operational cost. TW was hurting for money and couldn't afford it anymore.

ouuuuuuch. I'd interviewed there and had to pull out of their (lengthy) process, but this was one of their selling points that was mentioned by the recruiter and interviewers.

Carlos I'm really surprised to see you propagating fiction under your actual name. This shit straight up didn't happen, there are still social justice projects actively going on.

Howdy; I remember seeing something about them being halted indefinitely, and they seemed to be halted when I was on my way out. I don't think it's bullshit based on what I saw but I could be wrong; do you have counterclaims to prove otherwise?

There are some moments when I accidentally speak too soon; this was one of them. I was incorrect re: "TW was hurting for money and couldn't afford it anymore."

I didn't have all of my facts straight when I posted this and should have thought more carefully before I did so.

Apologies to anyone I might have offended by posting this. If you'd like to talk more directly about this, feel free to email me at any time. My email address is in my profile.

They were moved into their own organizations separate from TW.

They were and then those were disbanded a few months ago, presumably in preparation for this deal.

Doesn't match what I'm seeing first hand: I know people who are working on one of those organizations and it's operating normally.

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