Elon MuskHe has finally spoken up about his feelings for Twitter employees.
Twitter employees received an email Thursday from the company on Thursday, confirm[ing] that Friday’s layoffs would take place after seven days without hearing from their new boss. The email also stated that all offices of the company were being “temporarily shut down” and that all badge access would be suspended. It requested that all employees who work in the office today leave immediately.
You can read the entire note below. (An email address has been hidden to protect privacy)Â Â
Team,
To help Twitter move on a healthy track, we will have to reduce our global workforce. Although we recognize the impact this will have on a few individuals who have made valuable contributions, this is an unfortunate necessity to ensure that Twitter’s future success.
Due to the nature of our distributed workforce, and our desire for as quick as possible communication with the affected people, this process will be done via email. Everyone will receive an email with the subject: Your Role on Twitter. Please verify your email and your spam folder.
If your employment is not directly affected, you will be notified via your Twitter account.Â
You will be notified via email if your employment is affected.
Please email xxxxxxxx to ensure you receive an email notification from twitter-hr@ no later than Friday Nov. 4, at 5 PM PST.
Our offices will temporarily be closed to protect employees and customers. All badge access will be suspended. You must return home if you’re in an office or on the way to an Office.
This is a difficult experience that we all have to deal with, regardless of whether you are directly or indirectly affected. We appreciate your continued compliance with Twitter policies prohibiting you from sharing confidential company information via social media with the press and other outlets.
We are grateful to you for your Twitter contributions and for your patience during this process.
We are very grateful.
