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 reviews that Musk has requested Twitter workers to signal a web based type by 5PM ET right this moment 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 might be pushed by engineers with “these writing nice code” taking a extra necessary 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 — slicing roughly half of Twitter’s international workforce. “What works at SpaceX and Tesla is folks 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 right this moment, with Musk demanding that workers “will have to be extraordinarily hardcore.” Musk has beforehand requested Tesla employees to “go tremendous hardcore” to fulfill targets.
Musk beforehand pushed Twitter workers to launch a brand new model of Twitter Blue with paid blue examine verification with a deadline that will end in firings if it wasn’t met. The brand new Twitter Blue, which now prices $7.99 per 30 days and will get you a blue verified examine mark, ultimately 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.