Hundreds of Employees Bid Farewell to Twitter: Exodus After Musk\'s Ultimatum
Twitter is facing a significant staff exodus after new owner Elon Musk issued an ultimatum demanding employees commit to a new "hardcore" work ethic. After the deadline hit, hundreds of employees started posting farewell messages and salute emojis on Slack, proclaiming that they had said no to Musk. Alongside After the deadline hit, hundreds of employees started posting farewell messages and salute emojis in Twitter’s Slack, announcing that they had said no to Musk’s vision.
Reports indicate a mass resignation. Hundreds of Twitter employees resigned, according to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and others, citing messages staff sent to one another on Slack. Many have posted on Twitter to bid farewell to colleagues, while there are reports of hundreds of staff confirming in private message channels that they are leaving.
Is Confusion reigned inside Twitter on Friday morning after hundreds of employees failed to respond to an ultimatum from Elon Musk demanding they commit to an extended workday. Twitter offices shut down and employees left in droves following an ultimatum from Musk on Wednesday. The CEO asked Twitter employees to either commit to the new "hardcore" Twitter or resign with severance.
(Reuters) -Hundreds of Twitter Inc employees are estimated to have decided to quit the beleaguered social media company following a Thursday deadline from new owner. This mass departure raises serious questions about the platform\'s stability and future operations. The impact of losing so many employees, particularly engineers and those in critical roles, remains to be seen.
The farewell messages and internal communications paint a picture of widespread discontent with the new direction under Musk\'s leadership. The salute emojis, now synonymous with this event, signify a clear rejection of the proposed changes and a collective goodbye to the social media giant as it was.
Stay tuned for further updates as the situation unfolds and the implications for Twitter\'s future become clearer.