Twitter has been on the agenda for a while, with layoffs and leaking internal confidential documents. It turned out that Elon Musk sent a new e-mail to the employees. According to the leaked information, the Twitter office was closed to employees until Monday.
Interesting decision from management: Twitter office closed to employees
In a surprise move on Thursday, Twitter closed its offices and told staff not to return until Monday, November 21. Badge access has also been suspended to ensure no one tries to access their site.
According to the news of the Washington Post, Musk’s move to close offices is directly related to the work commitment he wants employees to sign. Employees who have not been fired “yet” on Twitter will have to sign a document prepared by Musk that forces overtime under the name of “flexible working hours”.
Mobbing from Elon Musk: Twitter 2.0 era begins!
Elon Musk sent an e-mail to his employees about the new era, which he called Twitter 2.0, that they were at the crossroads.
Twitter officials have not yet explained why the decision was made to temporarily close their offices. The message, which was widely reported to Twitter employees, said, “From today, we are temporarily closing our office buildings. The current authorization of our employees’ access cards will be suspended. Offices will reopen on Monday, November 21. Thank you for your understanding. Please continue to comply with company policy by refraining from discussing confidential company information on social media, the press or elsewhere.”
A report on Twitter stated that anyone who refuses to sign the commitment will be told to quit their job and be given three months’ severance pay. It is speculated that Twitter management closed offices and canceled access cards to check signed documents. However, some reports suggest that hundreds of workers refused to sign the commitment and actually quit their jobs.
It is thought that Twitter, which came to the agenda with the claim of mass resignation, will put the functionality of the platform at risk for its 230 million users worldwide. Shortly after Musk bought the company a little over three weeks ago, orders emerged from the chief financial officer and the entire board of directors. In just a few days, 3,700 staff, equivalent to almost half of the workforce, were laid off to save money.