Twitter's diaspora continues under Musk's era as he offered them the option to commit to "hardcore" work or resign with severance payment on Thursday, Nov. 17, according to a report by AP.
The bird app's engineering team and other employees reportedly left the company on Thursday.
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Twitter Diaspora
Some workers announced on Twitter that they were leaving after Elon Musk announced the deadline for making the pledge.
According to a worker fired earlier this week who spoke anonymously to AP, employees used a private forum other than the company's message board to discuss their impending departure, raising concerns about how it might affect their U.S. visas or if they would receive the severance pay.
Although it's unclear how many of Twitter's employees accepted Musk's offer, the latest round of departures shows that the company is losing personnel just as it prepares for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"To all the Tweeps who decided to make today your last day: thanks for being incredible teammates through the ups and downs. I can't wait to see what you do next," Esther Crawford, one of Twitter's employees, said in a tweet.
Crawford is still employed by the company since she is tasked with improving the social media platform's verification system.
Firing Twitter's Workforce
Musk has fired half of Twitter's 7,500 full-time employees since he took over the firm less than three weeks ago, in addition to an unknown number of contractors who were in charge of content moderation and other essential tasks.
Musk wrote an email to Twitter's surviving employees on Wednesday, noting that the company is fundamentally a software and server company and requesting that they decide by Thursday evening whether they want to stay with the company.
The new Chief Twit said that workers must be "extremely hardcore" to make "Twitter 2.0" a success, which entails longer working hours.
However, Musk eventually changed his mind about requiring that everyone work from the office in an email sent on Thursday.
Additionally, employees would be expected to meet with their coworkers in person on a regular basis, ideally weekly but no less than once per month, according to the billionaire's email.
As of writing, the No.1 trending topic on the bird app is "#RIPTwitter" followed by "Tumblr", "Elon", "Mastodon", and "MySpace."
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Written by Jace Dela Cruz
