Tweets from Rakesh Agrawal, but with Getty Images
Rakesh Agrawal, a former PayPal executive who “mistakenly” (who can really say?) tweeted some ridiculous and offensive statements about some co-workers, has become the star of his own Twitter soap opera written by his own hand. After Agrawal sent the corporate hate tweets, he apologized and blamed the messages on a new phone.
PayPal then announced, on Twitter of course, that Agrawal was no longer employed by the company and also gave us some wonderful life advice about treating each other with respect, which apparently PayPal felt the need to give the world:
Rakesh Agrawal is no longer with the company. Treat everyone with respect. No excuses. PayPal has zero tolerance.
— PayPal (@PayPal) May 3, 2014
After that, Agrawal sent out a series of messages that were hard to follow, especially without pictures. We searched Getty Images and our photo libraries to see if we could help visualize what is going on behind the curtain:
My guest list builds itself.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
Tareq Salahi and Michaele Salahi on February 4, 2010.
How do I give equity to a three year old.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
Laura Bush Hosts Annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
I am not hiring at the moment. Got a 100x team that will change the world.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
Or things will escalate.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
Your move Stan.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
Executive producer Stan Lee arrives at the premiere of Marvel’s ‘Thor: The Dark World’ at the El Capitan Theatre on November 4, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
Seriously I need no investors.
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) May 6, 2014
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