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Fuck all Black folks still on this garbage
Liam Nissan is funny as hell. He changes characters based on car names and celebrities and roasts Elon all day
I joined.
They have to work on their embedding.
Tesla placed a $16K bakery order for Black History Month — then suddenly canceled it, the bakers say, costing them thousands
- A Black-owned bakery was angered by Tesla over a large Black History Month pie order.
- The owner said she scrambled to meet the request, incurring costs before the invoice was paid.
- But then a Tesla employee abruptly canceled the order by text message, she said.
Voahangy Rasetarinera, the owner of The Giving Pies, wrote on Instagram that Tesla "hurt my small Black women-owned business" through the last-minute cancellation.
Rasetarinera said that on February 14 a Tesla company representative called her and asked for 2,000 minipies to be delivered by the following week.
She said she got worried when the payment for her invoice didn't come through by the next day.
Rasetarinera told ABC7: "I'm like, 'OK, I'm going to wait, you know, and they are professional. They are a big company. So once it's approved, it's approved.'"
But that evening, the representative called back and doubled the order — setting the bakery rushing to ensure it could meet the demand, Rasetarinera wrote.
The order was worth $16,000, she told NBC Bay Area.
"To fulfill the order, I had turned down other Black History Month catering inquiries, purchased supplies, and prepared for a demanding production schedule," she wrote in her post.
After chasing the representative on Friday, she said, she got a text message "CASUALLY informing me" that Tesla had changed its mind.
"This abrupt reversal left me reeling, realizing the extent of the impact on my small business," she wrote. "I had invested time, resources, and effort based on assurances from Tesla, only to be left high and dry."
Tesla did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, sent outside business hours.
The change cost The Giving Pies $2,000, ABC7 reported.
While the bakery has a cancellation policy, it could not recoup its costs because Tesla had not paid the invoice, NBC Bay Area reported.
The Giving Pies' website says it frequently caters to major corporates, listing Google, Apple, and Adobe among its clients.
After Rasetarinera spoke with ABC7, she said a Tesla employee reached out to her to say that there had been a miscommunication and the original representative had not been authorized to promise any payment.
Rasetarinera said she'd expressed her disappointment at the situation directly with Tesla.
"As I reflect on this ordeal, I am reminded of the resilience and determination that have propelled me forward as a black woman entrepreneur," she wrote.
Rasetarinera said in a February 2 post celebrating Black History Month that she's of Madagascan heritage. The company says it donates a portion of its annual profits to Esports, a charity supporting inclusion in children's sports.
Tesla placed a $16K bakery order for Black History Month — then suddenly canceled it, the bakers say, costing them thousands
A Black-owned bakery says Tesla placed a massive Black History Month pie order, causing a scramble — only to cancel after it had spent a lot of money.
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Tesla placed a $16K bakery order for Black History Month — then suddenly canceled it, the bakers say, costing them thousands
A San Jose, California, bakery has slammed Tesla after a company employee placed a massive pie order for Black History Month, only to cancel it after the Black-owned business scrambled to meet the request, according to multiple reports.
- A Black-owned bakery was angered by Tesla over a large Black History Month pie order.
- The owner said she scrambled to meet the request, incurring costs before the invoice was paid.
- But then a Tesla employee abruptly canceled the order by text message, she said.
Voahangy Rasetarinera, the owner of The Giving Pies, wrote on Instagram that Tesla "hurt my small Black women-owned business" through the last-minute cancellation.
Rasetarinera said that on February 14 a Tesla company representative called her and asked for 2,000 minipies to be delivered by the following week.
She said she got worried when the payment for her invoice didn't come through by the next day.
Rasetarinera told ABC7: "I'm like, 'OK, I'm going to wait, you know, and they are professional. They are a big company. So once it's approved, it's approved.'"
But that evening, the representative called back and doubled the order — setting the bakery rushing to ensure it could meet the demand, Rasetarinera wrote.
The order was worth $16,000, she told NBC Bay Area.
"To fulfill the order, I had turned down other Black History Month catering inquiries, purchased supplies, and prepared for a demanding production schedule," she wrote in her post.
After chasing the representative on Friday, she said, she got a text message "CASUALLY informing me" that Tesla had changed its mind.
"This abrupt reversal left me reeling, realizing the extent of the impact on my small business," she wrote. "I had invested time, resources, and effort based on assurances from Tesla, only to be left high and dry."
Tesla did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, sent outside business hours.
The change cost The Giving Pies $2,000, ABC7 reported.
While the bakery has a cancellation policy, it could not recoup its costs because Tesla had not paid the invoice, NBC Bay Area reported.
The Giving Pies' website says it frequently caters to major corporates, listing Google, Apple, and Adobe among its clients.
After Rasetarinera spoke with ABC7, she said a Tesla employee reached out to her to say that there had been a miscommunication and the original representative had not been authorized to promise any payment.
Rasetarinera said she'd expressed her disappointment at the situation directly with Tesla.
"As I reflect on this ordeal, I am reminded of the resilience and determination that have propelled me forward as a black woman entrepreneur," she wrote.
Rasetarinera said in a February 2 post celebrating Black History Month that she's of Madagascan heritage. The company says it donates a portion of its annual profits to Esports, a charity supporting inclusion in children's sports.
Tesla placed a $16K bakery order for Black History Month — then suddenly canceled it, the bakers say, costing them thousands
A Black-owned bakery says Tesla placed a massive Black History Month pie order, causing a scramble — only to cancel after it had spent a lot of money.
This should be a much bigger story
Are they still trying to find ways to hire minorities?
Elon Musk Sued By Former Twitter Executives For $128M In Latest Lawsuit Over Alleged Nonpayment
The lawsuit, filed by former chief executive Para Agrawal and other ousted executives, is one of several complaints against X for refusal to pay.
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Elon Musk Sued By Former Twitter Executives For $128M In Latest Lawsuit Over Alleged Nonpayment
The lawsuit, filed by former chief executive Para Agrawal and other ousted executives, is one of several complaints against X for refusal to pay.BY WINSTON CHO
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The list of former Twitter employees, landlords and vendors suing the social media platform and Elon Musk is growing, with four ex-executives filing a lawsuit collectively seeking more than $128 million in unpaid severance.
The executives, including former chief executive Para Agrawal and other top officers who engineered a lawsuit against Musk after he tried to back out of the $44 billion deal, allege in a complaint filed on Monday in California federal court that they were fired for gross negligence or willful misconduct in a bid to deprive them of benefits. They accuse Musk of holding a “special ire” against them for forcing him to follow through with the acquisition.
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...ckham-directorial-debut-lola-film-1235821391/The lawsuit is believed to be at least the 30th against X, formerly known as Twitter, over refusal to pay. After taking the helm, Musk proceeded to clean house by ousting several executives and roughly half of its employees. Several ex-employees have sued, claiming that they were not paid severance on their way out, as well as vendors for nonpayment.
“This is the Musk playbook: to keep the money he owes other people, and force them to sue him,” states the complaint from Agrawal, which also names former company executives Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde and Sean Edgett as plaintiffs. “Even in defeat, Musk can impose delay, hassle, and expense on others less able to afford it.”
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According to the complaint, Musk devised a scheme to stiff the officers of severance by accelerating the deal’s close and manufacturing fake “cause” terminations before they could resign and collect their benefits. Their termination letters asserted that they were being fired for failure to cooperate with a government or internal investigation but did not identify specific claims.
But unknown to Musk, the executives’ contracts contained standard “good reason” provisions that triggered their rights to benefits, the suit says. One of those conditions included Twitter becoming a privately-held company.
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Last year, the company denied the executives’ claims for severance, according to the complaint. They were told that they were fired for gross negligence and willful misconduct, primarily for paying retention bonuses and success fees to an unidentified and redacted party in the complaint for “their work in negotiating, litigating and closing the acquisition.” The party is likely to be Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, which represented the company in forcing Musk to follow through with his acquisition of the platform. Last year, Twitter sued the firm for allegedly taking advantage of a client “left unprotected by lame duck fiduciaries who had lost their motivation to act in Twitter’s best interest pending its imminent sale.” It seeks restitution for a $90 million bill.
The complaint brings claims for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The executives are represented by Dave Anderson, who served as the top prosecutor for the Northern District of California form 2019 to 2021.
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Elon Musk flies to Mar-a-Lago as Trump seeks cash for those pesky court fees
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