Some claim Twitter is attempting to renegotiate. That may well be true. But this doesn't fit in well with the greater narrative.<p>Since Elon's takeover of Twitter, it's been one PR disaster after the next. Mass layoffs, begging people to come back, cutting remote work, cutting in-office catering, the whole Twitter Blue debacle, unbanning some of the worst, the drop of advertising spend on Twitter (which, at least in part, is somewhat explained by the general market but part of it isn't), trying to fire the previous executives for cause to avoid golden parachutes, arguably not paying promised severance, Elon's controversial politics going front-and-center, the list goes on.<p>Reputation matters.<p>Not paying rent fits into the broader narrative that Twitter is desperately cutting costs and is haemorrhaging money. Elon's Tesla stock sales fit this too. How do you attract and retain talent when people aren't sure about the company's future or they see how easily Elon discards staff?<p>Even in today's market, companies have to work to hire and retain good staff. And they can't completely rely on work visa indentured servitude, as much as they seem to be trying.