Patrick Lee

uh layoffs i was looking to find um uh the gm because i was going to tell her like you know if we could just be above board for a minute i'm not sticking around so if there's layoffs you know one of the other guys on the team like he wants to stay you should keep him and you should let me go because i'm not sticking around but i couldn't find her and so then uh the next morning we had an email it was like hannah used to do these like

uh layoffs i was looking to find um uh the gm because i was going to tell her like you know if we could just be above board for a minute i'm not sticking around so if there's layoffs you know one of the other guys on the team like he wants to stay you should keep him and you should let me go because i'm not sticking around but i couldn't find her and so then uh the next morning we had an email it was like hannah used to do these like

Yeah, like this is very common. Like GMs or heads of company do like their weekly like top of mind thing, whatever. And her thing was called the Tiger Times. Something about like her. It was like part of her brand, like calling herself like the tiger or something like that. I don't really remember why, but it was like. Hey, dudes, like got a really important meeting tomorrow morning.

Yeah, like this is very common. Like GMs or heads of company do like their weekly like top of mind thing, whatever. And her thing was called the Tiger Times. Something about like her. It was like part of her brand, like calling herself like the tiger or something like that. I don't really remember why, but it was like. Hey, dudes, like got a really important meeting tomorrow morning.

So it'd be like super cool if you guys could jump. It could be like in the office tomorrow. And when I saw that, I knew that meant like, OK, like we're all like this shit was going down. But it was like such a bizarre, like this, like weirdly like excited way to be like, hey, gang, you're all like you're all about to get shit canned. And so then we showed up to the office the next morning.

So it'd be like super cool if you guys could jump. It could be like in the office tomorrow. And when I saw that, I knew that meant like, OK, like we're all like this shit was going down. But it was like such a bizarre, like this, like weirdly like excited way to be like, hey, gang, you're all like you're all about to get shit canned. And so then we showed up to the office the next morning.

She did some announcement that they were basically shutting down the app and that like a handful of people would be asked to stick around for three months to like sunset it basically. And then we all did like one-on-one conversations with like her and HR or whatever.

She did some announcement that they were basically shutting down the app and that like a handful of people would be asked to stick around for three months to like sunset it basically. And then we all did like one-on-one conversations with like her and HR or whatever.

I thought it was more funny than anything. Like, oh, this is just like, this is wild. I had already started talking to Instagram at this point. So I knew I was out. So I wasn't angry or anything. You know, the thing was already over. I should say, I do like actually kind of have some sympathy. I think she was put in a really difficult position.

I thought it was more funny than anything. Like, oh, this is just like, this is wild. I had already started talking to Instagram at this point. So I knew I was out. So I wasn't angry or anything. You know, the thing was already over. I should say, I do like actually kind of have some sympathy. I think she was put in a really difficult position.

I don't think she did a particularly good job at the role, but I don't know if there's a good way to do it. We all left, we went to this bar around the corner, like this like shitty Chelsea, New York bar. It was like not a cool place. We went there probably at like 11 in the morning, you know, noon maybe or something like that. And it was just two or three like regulars.

I don't think she did a particularly good job at the role, but I don't know if there's a good way to do it. We all left, we went to this bar around the corner, like this like shitty Chelsea, New York bar. It was like not a cool place. We went there probably at like 11 in the morning, you know, noon maybe or something like that. And it was just two or three like regulars.

And then all of a sudden, you know, like 40 people walk in. And we're all like hanging out getting drinks and stuff. And there's like a TV on. And then while we're there hanging out, the TV announces...

And then all of a sudden, you know, like 40 people walk in. And we're all like hanging out getting drinks and stuff. And there's like a TV on. And then while we're there hanging out, the TV announces...

Like, the news is on, and they're like, oh, Twitter's shutting down, fine. And, of course, the bar is like, what? Yeah, this is us, you know? But it was, like, the super surreal moment of, like, I'm sure the people who were there were like, oh, I guess this is them, you know?

Like, the news is on, and they're like, oh, Twitter's shutting down, fine. And, of course, the bar is like, what? Yeah, this is us, you know? But it was, like, the super surreal moment of, like, I'm sure the people who were there were like, oh, I guess this is them, you know?

Do you remember the day when they turned it off?

Do you remember the day when they turned it off?

And I was like still tight with like a couple of the guys who were like some of the backend engineers there. And so I messaged them and I was like, is it possible? I could like squeeze in one last Vine before you shut down.

And I was like still tight with like a couple of the guys who were like some of the backend engineers there. And so I messaged them and I was like, is it possible? I could like squeeze in one last Vine before you shut down.