Elon Musk will begin laying off Twitter employees on Friday morning, according to a memo sent to staff. The email sent on Thursday evening notified employees that they will receive a notice by 12:00 pm ET on Friday informing them of their employment status.
“If your employment is not affected, you will receive notification via your Twitter email,” said a copy of the email obtained by CNN . “If your employment is affected, you will receive a notification with next steps via your personal email.”
The email added that “to help ensure the security” of Twitter’s employees and systems, the company’s offices “will be temporarily closed and all badge access will be suspended.”
The email concluded by acknowledging that it will be “an incredibly challenging experience” for the workforce.
The memo comes after news that Musk was planning to lay off up to half of the company’s staff after acquiring it last week for $44 billion.
Musk began his tenure at Twitter by firing CEO Parag Agrawal and two other executives, according to two people familiar with the decision.
And in less than a week since Musk acquired the company, his C-suite appears to have been almost entirely wiped out, through a mixture of layoffs and layoffs. Musk also dissolved Twitter’s former board of directors.
*Clare Duffy contributed to this story
Source: CNN Brasil
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