Twitter Employees Are Live-Tweeting Company's Layoffs Under Elon Musk
Twitter's employees are taking to Twitter to share how they're being laid off and how the process makes them feel
When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, he set in motion a series of changes that will have a long-term impact on how Twitter operates. For Musk, the priority right now is making Twitter profitable by lowering their dependence on advertisements for revenue.
As part of this measure, Musk plans to introduce a $8 monthly fee for verification (perhaps as part of the Twitter Blue subscription). Another change under Elon Musk has been a slew of layoffs, including former CEO Parag Agrawal who took the reins from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey just last November.
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Elon Musk is overseeing mass layoffs in the company, according to an unsigned internal memo that was seen by The Verge. Turns out, as of Friday evening, many employees have already been locked out of their work credentials.
Many of them have taken to Twitter to share their displeasure, or just general state of mind after realising that they're probably fired. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Twitter is being sued for laying off people without giving a 60-day notice.
Has it already started? Happy layoff eve! pic.twitter.com/0AcaQjGJvm
¡ª Rumman Chowdhury (@ruchowdh) November 4, 2022
A writer said that some people were abruptly cut off from access to Slack in the middle of a call
Tweeps are just hanging out in Slack saying nice things to each other until their access is cut off. I¡¯ve never seen anything like it.
¡ª Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) November 4, 2022
Some really incredible people leaving Twitter tonight. We are all worse off without them there
? It was a beautiful run Tweeps. #lovewhereyouworked
¡ª Jameel Gbajabiamila (@iamjameelg) November 4, 2022
Also read: Twitter Has Lost Over A Million Users After Elon Musk Takeover
Twitter is special. Twitter is family. Forever grateful to all the people I met along the way, I learned so much. My heart feels heavy.
¡ª Sruthi Prabhu (@sruthipraboo) November 4, 2022
A Twitter employee summarised the entire ordeal with a single emoji
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¡ª Halli (@iamharaldur) November 4, 2022
Just got kicked off Twitter email and Slack which means I¡¯m out after 6.5 years at Twitter a?
¡ª evnhsn.eth (@evnhsn) November 4, 2022
What a wild ride.
¡ª J Geary ??? (@JoannaG) November 4, 2022
Thank you to tweeps past and present who made my time at Twitter so special.
And the biggest thank you to Curation - it is a damn privilege to have led such an incredible team of rockstars.
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Sometimes, a few words are enough to explain your position
i¡¯m out.
¡ª Rembert Browne (@rembert) November 4, 2022
My watch at Twitter has come to an end. To those around me who helped make Twitter better, thank you. You were a constant inspiration for me to be the best I can be. It¡¯s been a journey of change, chaos, ups & downs, each one of them special and I wouldn¡¯t trade it for the world
¡ª Tim Marks (@imothee) November 4, 2022
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I feel a bit like someone is burning my old house down. It was a good house filled with love & care & maybe it wasn¡¯t perfect, but the occupants aren¡¯t disposable. They¡¯re not to be mocked & trivialized in some performative dumpster fire. They are good people who deserve respect.
¡ª Mary Ann Belliveau (@mabelliveau) November 3, 2022
Also read: Elon Musk's New Paid Verification System For Twitter To Roll Out Next Week
This is it ?? I'm using the one feature I was fortunate enough to ship during my time here. Thanks to all my eduardo partners that shared this journey with me, and my 0-1 team ? love u all
¡ª Steph Jeong (@jeongsteph) November 4, 2022
A lot of Twitter employees are claiming the same - that they were logged out of their accounts abruptly
Looks like I¡¯m unemployed y¡¯all. Just got remotely logged out of my work laptop and removed from Slack. #OneTeam forever. Loved you all so much.
¡ª Simon Balmain ? (@SBkcrn) November 4, 2022
So sad it had to end this way ?
Twitter is special. Twitter is family. Forever grateful to all the people I met along the way, I learned so much. My heart feels heavy.
¡ª Sruthi Prabhu (@sruthipraboo) November 4, 2022
Twitter is Twitter!
by the way - layoffs aren¡¯t funny. but twitter is. twitter is raw. twitter is reactionary. twitter is first. twitter is real. this is the twitter that we built. i¡¯m sorry or you¡¯re welcome.
¡ª parker lyons ? (@tweetsbyparker) November 4, 2022
can¡¯t believe it¡¯s over. sending love to all my tweeps. god bless ??
¡ª Danny Singh (@Mr_DannySingh) November 4, 2022
This Twitter employee turned the tables
That email could have been a meeting
¡ª Lee Adams ?? (@beamjack) November 4, 2022
Didn¡¯t have to go 5th time. https://t.co/GeUMxiymd7
¡ª Jaseem Abid ?? (@jaseemabid) November 4, 2022
On a lighter note
my dad thinks i¡¯m ¡°significant¡± and that¡¯s honestly enough for me! pic.twitter.com/jplGNOezP7
¡ª Grace (@gracewillo) November 4, 2022
As official emails are sent to employees about their termination, we'll hear and read more of their troubles at Twitter. In the meantime, let us know what you think about Elon Musk's slurry of terminations as Chief Twit.
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