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☆ Elon Musk posts pictures with engineers as they leave a Twitter 'code review' at 1:30 a.m.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk posted pictures with engineers at Twitter's San Francisco offices early on Saturday. The billionaire emailed engineers on Friday to ask for help from those who can "write software." "Just leaving Twitter HQ code review," the billionaire wrote in a Saturday tweet at about 1:30 a.m. PT. In a series of emails sent about 24 hours earlier, Musk asked to meet with "anyone who actually writes software" on Friday afternoon. Musk told employees to decide by Thursday afternoon whether to sign up for his "extremely hardcore" version of "Twitter 2.0" or resign.

☆ Twitter employees who technically resigned on Thursday say they can still use internal systems, amid speculation the staff responsible for cutting access are also quitting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Staff who didn't sign up for Elon Musk's "hardcore" Twitter say they still have access to systems. This led to speculation that the the staff responsible for cutting access had also left Twitter. Some Twitter staff told The Verge they were speculating this was because the employees who handled access to internal company systems had also resigned. Out of about 4,000 remaining Twitter employees, less than 2,000 chose to stay on and work with Musk as the owner, Insider's Kali Hays reported. Thursday's resignations triggered a wave of salute emojis and farewell messages on Twitter's Slack, a former worker told Insider.

☆ Departing Twitter employees share bittersweet photos of laptops covered with blue bird stickers and other company memorabilia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than half of Twitter's remaining staff appear to have chosen to leave the company, Insider reported. Some took to Twitter to post bittersweet photos of company laptops emblazoned with blue bird stickers. Some stickers featured hashtags popular among Twitter staff such as #LoveWhereYouWorked and #OneTeam. In an email earlier this week, Musk ordered all Twitter employees to commit to his "extremely hardcore" vision for Twitter by clicking a sign up-link before 5 p.m. Here are some of the best laptop pictures posted by departing Twitter employees:

☆ Twitter had to assure employees that Elon Musk's infamous late-night email about his 'hardcore' vision for the company wasn't a phishing attack, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff this week saying they must commit to his 'hardcore' vision for the company. Twitter was forced to clarify to staff that Musk's email wasn't a phishing attempt, per The WSJ. The document stated that Musk's email should be regarded as an official company communication and said: "This is not a phishing attempt," per The Journal. Fewer than half of Twitter's workforce chose to stay at the company after Musk's deadline passed Thursday, Insider's Kali Hays reported. Employees who declined to commit to Musk's vision by the Thursday deadline said they still had access to internal company systems such as email and Slack.

☆ Twitter employees flooded internal Slack channels with goodbye salute emojis and farewell messages as Musk's 'hardcore' stay-or-go deadline passed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter staff flooded internal Slack channels with salute emojis Thursday as Musk's stay-or-go deadline passed. ET Thursday to commit to Musk's "hardcore" vision of be laid off. Fewer than half of Twitter employees have accepted Musk's ultimatum, Insider reported. Twitter's largest Slack channel, "social watercooler," was flooded with salute emojis — company shorthand for saying goodbye to coworkers — Insider's Kali Hays reported. Twitter staff who appear not to have committed to Musk's vision also posted salute emojis on Twitter itself.

☆ An astronomer was locked out of her Twitter account for months after posting a video of a meteor that was flagged as 'intimate content', report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An astronomer was locked out of Twitter for months after posting a video of a meteor, per BBC News. Mary McIntyre said Twitter deemed her August video to have broken its content rules. She regained access to her account on Thursday after BBC News published its story. —Mary McIntyre FRAS (she/her) (@Spicey_Spiney) August 13, 2022The astronomer's Twitter account remained online, but she told the BBC she had not been able to log in to use it. McIntyre told the BBC that she had refused to delete the tweet because doing so would amount to an admittance of guilt.

☆ Blind users from other tech giants are telling Twitter employees to 'just quit' over Elon Musk's management style
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Users of the Blind app are chipping in on the Twitter drama, suggesting staff should "just quit." One Meta employee wrote that Elon Musk should "go f*** with your employees in private." Insider surveyed the anonymous forum and found a number of posts siding with Twitter employees. One user, whose profile suggests they work for Meta, wrote a post Tuesday entitled: "Twitter employees should just quit." The Meta employee added: "Boss move: block his Twitter account, he'll fire you."

☆ Should I delete my DMs? What Twitter has on you, and what you can and can't do about it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Lora Kolodny | Kevin Collier | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It's not that easy to delete your direct messages on Twitter . Private communications sent between individuals or to groups through Twitter's "Messages" system, commonly known as direct messages, can only be eliminated if all the people involved in the conversation delete those messages, according to Twitter's system. That means users looking to delete their DMs will need to make sure all of their counterparts do so as well. Twitter has never encrypted its direct messages, despite calls from cybersecurity activists to do so. Cutler recommended that Twitter users proceed with caution.

☆ Elon Musk mocks Twitter staff fired for criticizing him, saying 'these geniuses' will 'no doubt be of great use elsewhere'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk on Tuesday used a sarcastic tweet to mock Twitter staff he'd fired for criticizing him. Several employees were reportedly fired after criticizing Musk on internal chats and Twitter itself. In a follow-up tweet Tuesday, Musk wrote: "Important to admit when I'm wrong & firing them was truly one of my biggest mistakes." This week, Musk posted a since-deleted tweet saying Eric Frohnhoefer, a Twitter software engineer, had been fired after Frohnhoefer tweeted criticism of Musk. Two other engineers said they'd been fired within 24 hours of criticizing Musk.

☆ Elon Musk says free employee lunches at Twitter HQ were costing more than $400 per meal because 'almost no one' was in the office
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said Sunday that free staff lunches at Twitter HQ were costing more than $400 per meal. He said badge-in records at the San Francisco office showed average occupancy below 10%. Musk was tweeting Sunday after The New York Times reported that Twitter employees would have to start paying for office lunches themselves. Twitter spends $13 million a year on food service at its San Francisco HQ, Musk said. Musk was challenged on his $400 meal cost estimate by Tracy Hawkins, a former Twitter employee.

☆ Layoff memos from tech companies illustrate how leaders need to show authentic regret over job cuts — and how damaging it can be when they don't
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Rachel Durose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Job cuts are never easy, but leaders' actions can lessen the sting of layoffs. Cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe offer examples of what works — and what doesn't. Those contrite statements stand in contrast to a November 3 email that went to some 3,700 laid-off Twitter employees, about half of the company's workforce. Instead of apologizing, Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, doubled down on his claims that the business was losing too much money to avoid workforce cuts. Twitter didn't tell employees why they were losing their jobsThe email to laid-off Twitter employees didn't explain the rationale behind the job cuts, though HR experts said that kind of clarity around what businesses sometimes call a "reduction in force," or RIF, is important.

☆ A Twitter manager says laid-off engineers he's rehired are 'weak, lazy, unmotivated'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Twitter manager described laid-off engineers he rehired as "weak, lazy, unmotivated." A source confirmed the manager worked for Twitter and said his comments sparked much internal debate. A screenshot of the comments made by the senior director of engineering were posted by another Twitter worker on the anonymous forum Blind. The engineers I am bringing back are weak, lazy, unmotivated, and they may even be against an Elon Twitter." Of 157 responses, 60 thought Musk would promote the manager, 56 thought he would do nothing and 41 said he would fire the individual.

☆ Am I a Tweep or a 'Twit'? Twitter employees are flooding Blind to say they won't be taking 'this bull no more'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Employees who escaped the layoffs have taken to the anonymous forum Blind to share their discontent. We verify that someone is a current employee using their work email. One user posted a poll: "Frankly, I think the folks who were laid off got the better end of the deal. If his companies are always on the verge of bankruptcy, his employees can be made to work to death. Twitter employees have posted almost 1,000 reviews of the company on Blind since 2020 and it has a rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars.

☆ Elon Musk says he has PTSD and paranoia about recessions after trying to keep Tesla and PayPal alive during periods marked by financial turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk told Twitter staff he had PTSD and paranoia about recessions, per a transcript by The Verge. Musk also said in the meeting he sold Tesla stock to save the social-media platform, per The Verge. He said he had "recession PTSD" from keeping PayPal alive during the 2000 recession and Tesla alive through the 2009 recession. "You may have read that I sold a bunch of Tesla stock. Musk told Twitter staff to expect one or two years of recession, which will disproportionately affect the company, according to The Verge's transcript.

☆ Twitter staffer says Elon Musk and his close advisers failed to inform employees of the plan of action after layoffs, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter staff told WIRED they've heard nothing from Elon Musk and his advisors since the layoffs. One Twitter engineer in the report described the past week as "radio silence." "The way to characterize this past week is just radio silence," a Twitter engineer who requested to remain anonymous told WIRED. Since the layoffs, the engineer told said: "We've heard nothing at all from Elon or any of his close advisers." "As you've probably heard, no one hears anything," Matt DeMichiel, senior research analyst at Twitter, told WIRED.

☆ Elon Musk took over a struggling business with Twitter and has quickly made it worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. watch nowCompared to larger rivals Facebook and Google , Twitter never managed to develop an online ad business that matched the scale of its influence in popular culture and society at large. Twitter's revenue in the second quarter declined from a year earlier. Other opportunities are emerging, such as connected TVs and streaming services as well as Amazon's growing online ad business for retail-oriented companies, Tipograph said. González said she was willing to give Musk "the benefit of the doubt" when he told the group that Twitter was aligned with them.

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter laid off more than 90% of staff in India — now only about 12 employees remain, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Twitter slashed 90% of employees in India over the weekend, sources told Bloomberg. Twitter had about 200 staff in the country but now only about 12 remain, per the report. Around 70% of the layoffs in India hit employees in the product and engineering department, one of the people told Bloomberg. The people told Bloomberg that staff working in marketing, corporate communications, and public policy in India were also fired. Since Musk took over Twitter on October 27, thousands of employees across the world have been laid off.

☆ Some Tweeps say they're being asked to come back to Twitter after mass layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some Twitter staff said the company has asked them to come back to work after the mass layoffs. Insider sources indicate that Twitter contacted at least five people about a return to work. Insider surveyed the Blind app, where one user said he'd been told to "come back Saturday morning." One of the sources said that a worker who Twitter asked to return rejected the offer because they felt "used, and think they will be fired again soon." I was asked to come back Saturday morning," while another simply said: "Can confirm."

☆ Who would want to join Twitter now? It's still hiring for more than 90 roles despite cutting thousands of jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter is still hiring to fill more than 90 roles despite laying off half of its workforce. Seven roles were posted on LinkedIn's jobs section a few days before Elon Musk took over Twitter. Seven roles were first advertised by Twitter a fortnight ago on LinkedIn, all of which are based in London. The Tesla founder took control over Twitter last week after his $44 billion deal to buy the platform was completed. Some Twitter staff have disputed that claim.

☆ A fired Twitter employee who's 6 months pregnant tells the company 'see you in court'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A fired Twitter employee who's 6 months pregnant said there's "definitely discrimination here." She said she will "fight" and directed a "see you in court" tweet at her former employer. Shennan Lu worked as a data science manager at Meta before joining Twitter in the same role in January. She tweeted on Friday: "My Twitter journey has come to an end, I got laid off while I'm 6-month pregnant. She isn't the only pregnant woman affected by Elon Musk's decision to cut up to half of Twitter's workforce.

☆ Hundreds of Twitter employees on H-1B visas fear being deported if Elon Musk fires them
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of Twitter employees on special visas could be deported after Elon Musk's job cuts. A Forbes report suggests nearly 700 Twitter employees were on H-1B employment-tied visas. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Twitter has given "initial approval" to 168 H-1B visas since 2020. It is unclear what departments visa-tied Twitter employees work for, or how susceptible their positions are to layoffs. He previously reprimanded Donald Trump in 2017 for the then-President's decision to suspend the special work visas.

☆ Twitter users could soon be able to pay to DM 'Very Important Tweeters' thanks to a new feature, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Twitter is working on a paid direct messaging feature, the NYT reports. Twitter users would pay a few dollars to send a message to a "Very Important Tweeter," per the report. According to two people familiar with the plans and internal documents seen by The Times, Twitter is working on paid direct messaging to verified users referred to as "Very Important Tweeters." These paid direct messages would land in a separate area of the "Messages" section on Twitter, the report said. "Very Important Tweeters" would then select which paid messages they want to receive, The Times said.

☆ Some Twitter staff say they were locked out of their company Slack and email accounts the evening before mass layoffs were due to be announced
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Twitter workers reported being locked out of their company Slack and email accounts late Thursday. Twitter is expected to announce layoffs of up to 50% of the company's workforce on Friday. Twitter emailed staff Thursday saying layoffs would be announced at 9 a.m. PST on Friday, and that all the company's offices were being "temporarily closed." Rumman Chowdry, a director at Twitter, tweeted a picture Thursday evening appearing to show a company Google account login page saying his password w changed less than an hour ago. More than 1,000 Twitter staff had been cut from the company's workforce by around 11 p.m. PST on Thursday, according to staff and messages obtained by Insider's Kali Hays.

☆ Elon Musk is whipping up chaos at Twitter. It's a terrible playbook for leadership following an acquisition.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since buying Twitter, Elon Musk has fired execs and reportedly asked for 84-hour workweeks. Musk, who rarely sticks to a leadership script, doesn't seem intent on winning employees' trust or providing clarity about the company's future. Most Twitter employees would be able to get another job relatively easily. "If you're technical talent, you're still going to be in demand if you're good," said Steve Cadigan, who runs Cadigan Talent Ventures and previously worked on mergers and acquisitions at Cisco. Even though the self-dubbed chief twit's path isn't clear to observers, Cadigan said Musk typically knows what he's doing.

☆ Twitter sued by employees after mass layoffs begin
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. Twitter was sued by former employees who say they were not given enough notice under federal and California law that they had lost their jobs amid ongoing mass layoffs. Twitter employees are expecting the company to cut 50% of its workforce, or roughly 3,700 employees. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide advance notice, generally within 60 days, of mass layoffs or plant closings. It also seeks to prevent Twitter from soliciting employees to sign documents that could give up their right to participate in litigation.

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