Elon Musk orders Twitter staff to work more or else they will have to resign

Since purchasing micro blogging site Twitter, Elon Musk is making major changes in the company. Musk has given a new message to Twitter staff. He has asked the workers to decide whether they want to work more hours in the company or resign with three months’ severance pay. For this, the staff has been asked to click a link by Thursday evening.

It is written in this link to confirm that ‘You want to be a part of the new Twitter.’ Workers who do not click this link will be considered as resignation from the company. in the message Said “Whatever you decide, thank you for your efforts to make Twitter successful.” Reuters has seen this message. Twitter did not respond to questions sent by Reuters in this regard. Musk has said in the message that hard work will have to be done to make Twitter 2.0 successful amidst the rapidly increasing competition. This means working longer hours. Only exceptional performers will be passed.

Earlier this month, Musk had banned workers from working from home or remote location. Along with this, he also advised the workers to be prepared for difficult times. He said there’s no way to ignore the state of the economy and how it will impact a company like Twitter that relies on advertising. Musk had informed Twitter staff about the new rules in his first email. After taking over Twitter, Musk laid off almost half of the company’s staff. Apart from this, they have increased the price of Twitter Blue subscription to eight dollars.

Earlier, there was a provision for Twitter workers to work from anywhere permanently. The company started work from remote location during the pandemic. Musk said he was against such a system and would allow it on a case-by-case basis. Musk had said in the email that the path ahead is difficult and hard work will be required to achieve success.

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