Elon Musk informs Twitter staff that layoffs are set to begin
Updated: 10:06 PM EDT Nov 3, 2022
I man right, your entire team. So some, some people are, I just gotta let go. I’m *** data engineer. We’ve been having *** lot of problems and apparently Ellen just came in and pulled the plug on the whole team. Uh, I, my director came by in person and did it, which I did appreciate, but it was definitely, um, yeah, too in general. I mean I own *** Tesla and I don’t know how I’m going to make *** car payment. I generally respect Elon musk. Obviously some of the stuff he said lately is concerning to me. But yeah, now I’m really worried. I’m really worried. It’s really the culture shift. There’s *** lot of people that were leaders and you know, things like diversity and inclusion. I know those people are going, um, it’s gonna be *** different twitter in *** week.
Video above: Fired Twitter worker fears for future of companyElon Musk will begin laying off Twitter employees on Friday morning, according to a memo sent to staff. The email sent Thursday evening notified employees that they will receive a notice by 12 p.m. ET Friday that informs them of their employment status.”If your employment is not impacted, you will receive a notification via your Twitter email,” a copy of the email obtained by CNN said. “If your employment is impacted, you will receive a notification with next steps via your personal email.”The email added that “to help ensure the safety” of employees and Twitter’s systems, the company’s offices “will be temporarily closed and all badge access will be suspended.”The email concluded by acknowledging that it will be “an incredibly challenging experience to go through” for the workforce.The memo comes after news reports that Musk had planned to lay off up to half of the company’s staff after acquiring it last week for $44 billion.
Video above: Fired Twitter worker fears for future of company
Elon Musk will begin laying off Twitter employees on Friday morning, according to a memo sent to staff. The email sent Thursday evening notified employees that they will receive a notice by 12 p.m. ET Friday that informs them of their employment status.
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“If your employment is not impacted, you will receive a notification via your Twitter email,” a copy of the email obtained by CNN said. “If your employment is impacted, you will receive a notification with next steps via your personal email.”
The email added that “to help ensure the safety” of employees and Twitter’s systems, the company’s offices “will be temporarily closed and all badge access will be suspended.”
The email concluded by acknowledging that it will be “an incredibly challenging experience to go through” for the workforce.
The memo comes after news reports that Musk had planned to lay off up to half of the company’s staff after acquiring it last week for $44 billion.
