After Elon Musk asked staff to decide by Thursday evening whether they wanted to continue working at the social media behemoth, a growing number of Twitter employees appeared to resign, according to several reports.
USA TODAY has requested a response from Twitter.
To create “a breakthrough Twitter 2.0,” Musk told staff this week, they “will need to be extremely hardcore,” which would entail working long hours in a demanding setting.
By Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern, Musk asked staff members to click “yes” on a link in an email if they wanted to be a part of the “new Twitter.” Employees would receive three months’ severance pay if they didn’t respond “yes.”
And as of Thursday night, a number of employees have resigned, according to numerous reports citing unnamed current and former workers. An emoji that appeared to be a salute and was widely used in internal communications appeared to be a symbol of leaving the company.
According to numerous reports, hundreds of Twitter employees appeared to have decided to quit.
Musk bought the social media platform for $44 billion last month, and since then, thousands of employees have been let go. Additionally, Musk recently fired content moderators.
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According to several reports, Musk made an effort to persuade some workers to stay with the business before the deadline.
Following the company’s decision to end its remote-work policy, the billionaire also seemed to change his mind about working from home, according to several reports.
According to several reports, Musk stated in an email, “Regarding remote work, all that is required for approval is that your manager takes responsibility for ensuring that you are making an excellent contribution.”
However, he later sent out another email in which he threatened to fire “any manager who falsely claims that someone reporting to them is doing excellent work or that a given role is essential, whether remote or not.”
Contributing: Associated Press; Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY
