Elon Musk will lay off half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees

Elon Musk’s words are never to be taken lightly. This Thursday, November 3, Twitter employees received an internal email telling them that the dismissal process mentioned was going to take effect this Friday. “We will begin the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday” could read the future ex-employees of Twitter in their mailbox. The message also states that they will receive additional information by Friday morning, November 4, when the California office opens. According to the American daily washington post, Elon Musk, the new leader of the social network for a week, would have planned to lay off about 50% of the 7,500 employees. “We recognize that a number of individuals who have made notable contributions to Twitter are going to be affected, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success going forward,” the company told employees. .

Exceptional dismissal, exceptional process. All Twitter employees will receive an email with the subject “Your role at Twitter”. Always according to washington post, those who keep their jobs will have the pleasant surprise of receiving an e-mail on their professional mailbox. While the dismissed employees will learn it via a message sent to their personal mailbox. “The mass layoffs haven’t happened yet and yet everyone on Twitter has already lost their jobs. The work that was described in their contract, the work they loved, the work with all the colleagues they came to know and appreciate,” tweeted Eli Schutze, a Twitter IT specialist based in London.