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Key takeaways:
- OpenAI employees threatened to quit during Sam Altman's ouster, but it was reportedly a bluff as no one really wanted to leave, according to current and former OpenAI staffers.
- Microsoft viewed hiring OpenAI's employees as a last resort, and the employees themselves had a less-than-stellar impression of working for "legacy" tech.
- The real issue preventing OpenAI employees from joining Microsoft was a tender offer that was about to be made, which would allow employees to make a fortune selling existing vested equity to outside investors.
- News of OpenAI employees' bluff is the latest crack in the Altman facade, painting the past few weeks' events in a different light and forcing companies to ensure they aren't solely relying on the startup.