Elon Musk gave Twitter workers an ultimatum in a midnight electronic mail: decide to a “hardcore” tradition at Twitter or go away with severance. The Washington Submit experiences that Musk has requested Twitter workers to signal an internet type by 5PM ET immediately committing to “lengthy hours at excessive depth.” If Twitter workers refuse to signal the shape then they’ll reportedly obtain three months of severance pay.
Former Uber engineer Gergely Orosz, who has been reporting on Twitter’s inside adjustments this week, says Musk’s electronic mail outlines a “Twitter 2.0” that can be pushed by engineers with “these writing nice code” taking a extra vital position inside the corporate.
The e-mail arrived barely per week after Musk’s first assembly with Twitter workers, and two weeks after he ordered mass layoffs — chopping roughly half of Twitter’s international workforce. “What works at SpaceX and Tesla is individuals being within the workplace and being hardcore,” stated Musk throughout his first assembly with Twitter workers following the cuts.
That language was mirrored within the electronic mail to Twitter workers immediately, with Musk demanding that workers “will must be extraordinarily hardcore.” Musk has beforehand requested Tesla staff to “go tremendous hardcore” to fulfill targets.
Musk beforehand pushed Twitter workers to launch a brand new model of Twitter Blue with paid blue verify verification with a deadline that might end in firings if it wasn’t met. The brand new Twitter Blue, which now prices $7.99 per thirty days and will get you a blue verified verify mark, finally launched and rapidly led to impersonation and chaos on the social community.
Replace, 5:15AM ET: Article up to date with extra electronic mail particulars from Gergely Orosz.
