Twitter’s offices have been closed and employees have quit because of fears the service could shut down at any time. Since Elon Musk took over Twitter last month for $44 billion, users, employees and others with connections to the company have had a tumultuous month due to volatile plans and political changes. special books. Musk started his first day as Twitter owner by firing several members of the company’s top management, including CEO Parag Agarwal, giving a preview of what it’s like. going to happen.
Things took a turn for the worse after Musk laid off half of the company’s workforce, only to rehire many of them after realizing they were an integral part of the company’s smooth running. company and website. The hoaxes with the blue “verified” checkmark and the short-lived experiments with the gray “official” badge also add to the confusion about Twitter’s new decision-making process. . Earlier this week, Musk issued an ultimatum asking the rest of the employees to keep working “very strict,” This will involve “Working long hours with high intensity.” Employees are required to explicitly agree to the new working conditions, or they will be paid severance pay.
Thousands of Twitter employees who opted out of Elon Musk’s so-called “Twitter 2.0” initiative are said to have resigned from the company. Fearing employee dissatisfaction, Musk and his team closed Twitter’s offices and revoked employees’ badge access. According to Platformer’s Zoe Schiffer, these actions were taken out of fear that leaving employees would sabotage the company in retaliation. The offices are expected to reopen on Monday, November 21, after the company determines who is coming in and who is going out.
Twitter’s growing chaos and chaos
Employee morale has been reported to be at an all-time low following mass layoffs earlier this month, and “Extremely difficult” Email seems to have eliminated many of them, leading to a mass exodus. However, some people resigned on Thursday confirm They still had access to the company’s internal systems hours after they resigned, and the person responsible for cutting off the former employee’s access is said to have also resigned.
The confusion has some wondering if Twitter can weather the current turmoil and run smoothly, or if a lack of qualified engineers is hindering its day-to-day operations. Popular tech journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher Just such a skepticism. In a tweet earlier today, Swisher warned “The Service may be down at any time or for an extended period of time.”
With the departure of highly skilled cybersecurity engineers and experts, some are even warning that the platform is now more vulnerable to hackers and malicious actors than ever before. Twitter users should delete their direct messages as soon as possible, a cybersecurity analyst recently warned amid growing concerns about user privacy. According to other experts, if Musk and his team at Twitter don’t act soon, a major hack could knock the bluebird down at any moment.
source: Zoe Schiffer/Twitter, Jen Harmon/Twitter, Kara Swisher/Twitter