Elon Musk swung the severance axe at Twitter, as staff started receiving termination notices..In an internal email Thursday, Twitter staff were forewarned terminations would be announced Friday..“In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce Friday,” said the email..“We recognize this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.”.On Friday morning, employees from various departments from marketing and communication to public policy tweeted they'd been let go. .“Just got remotely logged out of my work laptop and removed from Slack,” one Twitter employee said on the platform. “So sad it had to end this way.”.Musk on Friday was interviewed at an investor conferenceand said of Twitter, “I tried to get out of the deal,” adding, “I think there is a tremendous amount of potential … and I think it could be one of the most valuable companies in the world.”.The interviewer said Musk fired half of Twitter and he nodded, but did not comment on the remark. .It has been reported up to 3,700 workers, half of Twitter’s employees, would be on the chopping block. .The actual number released has yet to be announced..When Musk took over the company, he immediately fired the top four executives and board of directors, proclaiming himself CEO and sole board member..The layoffs also hit the Canadian executive office, with two top staff, Paul Burns, managing director of the company’s Canadian operations, and Michele Austin, Twitter’s director of public policy for the U.S. and Canada, announced their departures on social media Friday..“It’s been a wild last 4.5 years,” said Burns on Twitter. “To the people, friends, partners and tweeps that made this place so special, thank you for all the adventures. Love you all so much.”.Austin was “heartbroken” to announce her layoff..“Woke up to the news my time working at Twitter has come to an end,” she tweeted. “I am heartbroken. I am in denial. It’s been the best, craziest, most rewarding ride of my career. I loved every single minute of it.”.“It’s been the best, craziest, most rewarding five-year ride of my career,” she wrote on LinkedIn..Twitter has offices in London and Manchester where some Brits said their laptops were remotely wiped and their access to Slack and Gmail revoked, reports The Daily Mail..“Everyone got an email saying there was going to be a large reduction in headcount, and then around an hour later, folks started getting their laptops remotely wiped and access to Slack and Gmail revoked,” Simon Balmain, a senior community manager for the platform, told the BBC.....more to come
Elon Musk swung the severance axe at Twitter, as staff started receiving termination notices..In an internal email Thursday, Twitter staff were forewarned terminations would be announced Friday..“In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce Friday,” said the email..“We recognize this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.”.On Friday morning, employees from various departments from marketing and communication to public policy tweeted they'd been let go. .“Just got remotely logged out of my work laptop and removed from Slack,” one Twitter employee said on the platform. “So sad it had to end this way.”.Musk on Friday was interviewed at an investor conferenceand said of Twitter, “I tried to get out of the deal,” adding, “I think there is a tremendous amount of potential … and I think it could be one of the most valuable companies in the world.”.The interviewer said Musk fired half of Twitter and he nodded, but did not comment on the remark. .It has been reported up to 3,700 workers, half of Twitter’s employees, would be on the chopping block. .The actual number released has yet to be announced..When Musk took over the company, he immediately fired the top four executives and board of directors, proclaiming himself CEO and sole board member..The layoffs also hit the Canadian executive office, with two top staff, Paul Burns, managing director of the company’s Canadian operations, and Michele Austin, Twitter’s director of public policy for the U.S. and Canada, announced their departures on social media Friday..“It’s been a wild last 4.5 years,” said Burns on Twitter. “To the people, friends, partners and tweeps that made this place so special, thank you for all the adventures. Love you all so much.”.Austin was “heartbroken” to announce her layoff..“Woke up to the news my time working at Twitter has come to an end,” she tweeted. “I am heartbroken. I am in denial. It’s been the best, craziest, most rewarding ride of my career. I loved every single minute of it.”.“It’s been the best, craziest, most rewarding five-year ride of my career,” she wrote on LinkedIn..Twitter has offices in London and Manchester where some Brits said their laptops were remotely wiped and their access to Slack and Gmail revoked, reports The Daily Mail..“Everyone got an email saying there was going to be a large reduction in headcount, and then around an hour later, folks started getting their laptops remotely wiped and access to Slack and Gmail revoked,” Simon Balmain, a senior community manager for the platform, told the BBC.....more to come
