And at some places, the people who get laid off are the people who aren&#x27;t friends with the right people in management. It has nothing to do with dead weight.<p>I have seen this exact thing happen in a company I used to work for. It was the catalyst that made me look for another job.<p>I&#x27;m not saying this is the case with Twitter, I don&#x27;t know anything about Twitter as a company.