- NYT reports that Twitter could be experiencing issues with its functionality after 1200 employees quit Thursday.
- Following Elon Musk’s acquisition, approximately 2,500 of the 7,500 employees are still employed.
- A former engineer described the company as Wile-E. Coyote running from a cliff.
Twitter’s future functionality could be at risk following the resignation of 1,200 employees on Thursday The New York Times reportedAccording to one engineer, the company is chaotic and unpredictable as an episode of Looney Tunes.
Elon Musk has acquired the social media platform. End of October, $44 BillionThe company made drastic cuts to its 7,500 employees workforce. He is executing his Investors are promised a 75% reduction in staffingMusk initiated layoffs immediatelyAfter the transaction was closed. Over 3,800 transactions were completed in the following days. There have been job losses. Thursday: approximately 1,200 More employees are leaving.
One former engineer The New York Times the company’s current situation is similar to when the Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote runs off a cliff — continuing on in midair for a moment and plunging like a rock once he looks down.
The current skeleton staff seems to be the culprit. More frequent technical issuesYou can find the platform here, including Staff being barred from accessing the official Twitter account of the companyThe Two-factor authentication fails to workMusk claimed that he was eliminating “bloatware” from the site. Musk also has rolled out, then removed, many features since his multibillion-dollar purchase. This included the $8 Twitter Blue subscription which offered blue-check verification that was available to users. A suspension was made less than one week prior to being lifted.
Insider asked Musk and Twitter representatives to respond but they didn’t immediately reply.
