Twitter: after firing half of the employees, Elon Musk asks some to come back

Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s workforce last Friday. 3700 people thus found themselves on the floor overnight. It would seem that the billionaire went too quickly, since he would have asked some to come back.

Chaotic would be the most appropriate word to describe Elon Musk’s first week at the helm of Twitter. On Friday, November 4, the billionaire fired half of the social network’s employees, or 3,700 people. Sources close to the company claim that he would have gone too quickly, since some were recalled during the weekend…

It is Bloomberg who unveils this maneuver to show in all management schools as an example of what not to do. After sending an impersonal dismissal email to those concerned on Friday, Elon Musk would have realized his mistake and would have asked some concerned to come back via the internal discussion channels.

Elon Musk asks ex-Twitter employees to come back

The site states that many former employees were terminated “by mistake”. For others, the situation is even more absurd. Musk would only have realized after the fact that they were essential to keep the machine running. Whoops.

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For the moment, it is not known whether the recalled have made the decision to return or not. Many teams are concerned, in particular those dealing with respect for human rights, accessibility or even moderation. Anyway, Twitter posted loads of new jobs over the weekend, while Musk had expressly claimed that the company had far too many employees to be profitable. In short, a management chaotic.

The question of layoffs is not the only one that has been agitating the planet Twitter for a week, since there is also that concerning certifications. Musk requires an $8 per month subscription for the little blue dot, with no additional verification. This would pose a security concern, such a system promising to be the fair for identity theft as well as scams. After seeing internet users impersonate him all weekend long, Musk changed his tune slightlybut remains determined to make Internet users pay.

Source: Bloomberg