Musk’s “new course”. – The company-wide ultimatum comes after Musk already fired, without warning, key company executives, half of its full-time employees (about 3,700 people), and reduced the number of contractors working with the company.
The case of “withdrawn” layoffs – It was clear right away that Twitter would undergo a revolution, also from an employment point of view. Elon Musk also put his name in the controversial case of the “ad personam” dismissals, carried out against three employees, one of which was even live on Twitter itself. On Sunday, the Tesla boss apologized on the platform for the excessively slow service registered in many countries, receiving the correction in real time from an employee in the conversation. Musk’s response was lightning fast to lapidary: “You’re fired.” The tweet exchange was later cancelled, but some users had meanwhile photographed and republished it. A few days later, however, the tycoon retraced his steps, summarizing “Ligma and Johnson” complete with an announcement on Twitter: “It is important to admit when you are wrong and firing them was really one of my biggest mistakes”.
