Hundreds of Twitter employees apparently quit Thursday after new CEO Elon Musk gave workers an ultimatum: commit to a “hardcore” work environment, or be fired.
The reported exodus threw Twitter into more turmoil and came as staffers at the social media giant were given a 5 p.m. Thursday deadline to sign onto Musk’s workplace pledge.
Following the mass exodus, Twitter alerted workers that its offices would be closed until Monday and their badge access would be cut until then, sources told Reuters. Amid the disarray, employees said Musk has reached out to current and former workers to convince them to stay on board.upon his controversial $44 billion takeover of the platform.
“If it does break, there is no one left to fix things in many areas,” the source, who declined to be named for fear of retribution, told Reuters. The email was reportedly sent out of Musk’s fear that disloyal employees will sabotage the platform,
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