- Blind was signed up by more than 1,400 Twitter employeesInsider has heard from its co-founder in the last month.
- Kyum Kim stated that 95% of Twitter’s employees are now blind.
- Only anonymous professionals can review companies they work for.
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, Twitter employees have been flocking at Blind, the anonymous professional network.
Insider was told by Kyum Kim, co-founder of Twitter. In the past month, over 1,400 Twitter employees joined Blind. According to him, blind accounts now account for 95% of Twitter employees.
Blind users can post, but they can only upload a review about a company that they work for. Blind posters must submit their job title, email address and employer when signing up to “gauge” the professional status of its users.
Kim Insider previouslyIt had seen “much greater usage” in this month’s second quarter, following massive layoffs in tech.
Musk’s $44B takeover of Twitter was completed on October 27, and almost half of Twitter’s workforce were fired a week later, or 3,700 employees.
Blind employees flooded to Blind to review the product The day some employees learnedMass layoffs would follow the next morning. Since 2020, more than 950 Twitter reviews have been posted.
The “Chief Twit”, thenRemaining staff was given an ultimatumLast week, to either sign up for his “extremely toughcore” work culture or resign. An estimated 2,000 chose to quitInsider reported.
One user is a self-described engineer manager. This month, I wrote earlierMusk: “Brutalist decisionmaker at the helm. People who love thrills will find emergency-driven work exciting. “Pay is not tied to stock market fluctuations.
Twitter isn’t the only tech company with employees who are speaking out on Twitter. Insider was also told by Kim, Blind’s chief of business officers. Around 3,000 Meta staff were signed upThe day before Mark Zuckerberg announced 11,000 job losses.
He said that over 7,000 Meta employees joined Blind within the first two week of November, and that 64,000 Meta employees are currently on site.
Insider requested comment from Twitter but was not able to get a response.
