• Elon Musk abruptly closed Twitter's offices after a mass resignation

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    Elon Musk abruptly closed Twitter's offices after a mass resignation

    The news comes amid rumours surface that "hundreds" of employees defied CEO Elon Musk's ultimatum to work harder...


    Digital Desk: Twitter's problem worsened on Thursday, as company offices were shuttered off to employees. In an email, Twitter informed to the staff members that office buildings would be closed and credential access would be disabled until Monday, reported New York Times.


    The news comes amid rumours surface that "hundreds" of employees defied CEO Elon Musk's ultimatum to work harder and longer hours, culminating in their termination from the company.


    Musk informed the remaining staff in an email that failing to accept an online form by Thursday, confirming their approval of new working conditions, would result in their resignation from the company.


    Reportedly, Twitter closed up its offices to prevent non-compliant workers from entering as the company fears that they might sabotage business operations.


    Engineers entrusted with addressing issues and preventing platform site crashes are among the most recent departures.


    Twitter users linked additional social media accounts to their profiles amid predictions that the platform could shut down within "hours or days," since business operations were bound to suffer as a result of the recent wave of resignations.


    Musk issued an ultimatum to the employees, asking that they be ready to "work long hours at high intensity" or accept a three-month severance package and quit the company.


    "Whatever decision you make, thank you for your efforts to make Twitter successful," the message said.

     

    The message asked that employees "click a link" if they wanted to be "part of a new Twitter" before 5 p.m. New York time on Thursday. The message also stated that those who failed to click the link before the deadline would receive three months' amount of severance pay.

     

    The recent controversy follows significant layoffs that affected 50% of Twitter's roughly 7,500 employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk also laid off over 4,000 contractors, including members of moderation teams and even some engineers who publicly criticized the tycoon.

     

    The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX also implemented a number of modifications after investing $44 billion to acquire the majority of the business. He launched Twitter Blue, with the intention of selling verification ticks for $7.99, but the scheme backfired when imitation accounts of major firms, replete with legitimate company logos and blue check marks, tweeted fake information about the companies. The shambles resulted in a severe loss of face for the corporation, which is already at risk of losing critical revenue from advertisers.






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