> a lot faster than granting someone access to internal systems
Why? Musk could order access for Tesla engineers in minutes. Large companies have automated on-boarding and access control.
> a firewall of access if you need that legally
There is zero chance Musk would care about this. He breaks laws publicly and exuberantly. He has never shown a respect for red tape.
> Also you can sort paper into "to look at later" and "seems fine" (like huge chunks of json), it's annoying but not terrible for diligence.
I just can't imagine paper being useful to understand even a small project with 40-50 files in it. I'm not really buying there being any reason for it except a legal one, and this situation at Twitter wasn't a legal issue.
I wasn't defending their supposed use of paper, just pointing out reasons why you might find yourself doing so.
I've also been at quite large companies that need 3-5 days notice to onboard contractors, background checks, etc. Besides, he wants to fire 70% of them... you think people are rushing to help him fire everyone themselves included?
Why? Musk could order access for Tesla engineers in minutes. Large companies have automated on-boarding and access control.
> a firewall of access if you need that legally
There is zero chance Musk would care about this. He breaks laws publicly and exuberantly. He has never shown a respect for red tape.
> Also you can sort paper into "to look at later" and "seems fine" (like huge chunks of json), it's annoying but not terrible for diligence.
I just can't imagine paper being useful to understand even a small project with 40-50 files in it. I'm not really buying there being any reason for it except a legal one, and this situation at Twitter wasn't a legal issue.