Fired by Elon Musk, the Twitter CEO keeps smiling

Jakarta –

Perhaps Parag Agrawal, Twitter CEO, he was busy working in his office when suddenly Elon Musk, the new owner of the company, fired him. Also reported firedimmediately left Twitter’s San Francisco office with a security guard.

Agrawal has been CEO of Twitter since December 2019, replacing Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, who stepped down from the position. The man who was born in India 38 years ago started his Twitter career as a software engineer in 2011.

As CEO, Agrawal’s annual salary would be in the order of $ 1 million plus a large share of shares. Well, of course, Agrawal was not fired by Elon Musk empty-handed. The severance pay he received allowed him to keep smiling because the figure was extraordinary.

Yes, Agrawal still gets a stake in Twitter stock that hasn’t been cashed. Financial research firm Equilar estimates that he will earn $ 42 million or around Rp 653 billion.

The amount is calculated from all income channels Parag Agrawal on Twitter, namely salaries and stocks. Meanwhile, other Twitter officials who have been fired by Elon Musk, of course, will also receive various amounts of compensation.

Basically, as mentioned detikINET From News.com.au, Elon Musk doesn’t seem to get along with Twitter executives and can’t work with them. Also, his vision and mission for Twitter is different from theirs.

“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important for the future of civilization to have a shared digital urban space, where beliefs can be discussed in a healthy and non-violent way,” wrote Elon Musk about why he bought Twitter.

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