According to a media report, a week after the takeover of Twitter by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the licenses for the employees of the société de médias sociaux devraient vendredi et environ the moitié des 7,500 Twitter employees semblent sur le point de perdre leur emploi began.
The NYT report on mass layoffs
The New York Times, citing a company-wide email, reported that Musk will "begin firing Twitter employees on Friday," exactly a week after completing the social media company's $44 billion acquisition and the dismissal of CEO Parag Agrawal. legal director. Executive Vijaya Gadde, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and General Counsel Sean Edgett.
The NYT report added that "Twitter employees were told in the email that layoffs were beginning" and "workers were ordered to go home and not return to the office on Friday as cuts continued." ." ".
"In order to put Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of downsizing our global workforce," the email read, according to the NYT report. "We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but unfortunately this action is necessary to ensure the future success of the company."
The report adds that staff took note of a Slack message that suggested "3,738 people" could be laid off and roster changes made.
While it's not yet clear what the exact number of layoffs will be, it's estimated that "roughly half of Twitter employees appear to be on the verge of losing their jobs."
Firing rumors have been circulating on Twitter for some time, and after Musk's acquisition, Twitter officials were asked to "compile lists of high-performing and under-performing employees likely to be laid off," according to the NYT report. .
Ahead of the upcoming layoffs, some employees circulated a "layoff guide" with advice on company oversight and workers' rights, according to the NYT report. Later, a worker who had developed software to help his colleagues download important emails and documents was fired.
The report added that under the terms of his agreement with the acquirer, Musk agreed to keep employee pay and benefits for one year. "Twitter employees typically receive at least two months' salary and the present value of the capital they should receive within three months of their layoff date," the NYT report reads.
A variety of changes that will come with the Musk acquisition
Musk announced and indicated his intention to make drastic changes to Twitter, including charging $8 per month for the blue tick in front of a user's name, which authenticates the person or company on the social media platform form.
Twitter's "days off," which are monthly days when employees can rest and recharge, have been removed from their calendars.
Just yesterday, a picture of Twitter product management director Esther Crawford was making the rounds on social media, where she was seen asleep on the office floor after working overtime to meet strict deadlines.
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According to several reports, since Musk became the sole operator of the microblogging site, hours have been extended for all employees. Some media outlets are suggesting that Twitter officials have been ordered to work 12-hour shifts, seven days a week.
According to a New York Post report, Musk asked employees to "work literally around the clock to meet deadlines for a review of Twitter's user verification process."
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