Elon Musk has asked Twitter workers to work “long hours at high intensity.” This was not just a request, he told his employees this was the new way or they could pack up and leave.
They have to sign a pledge to that effect.
He has fired about half of Twitter’s 7500 employees, and has made it a point to fire people who have criticized him.
But perhaps this is a good strategy. If you want a happy company, fire all of the unhappy employees.
But many people are not happy, and outsiders are claiming bias.
“He’ll drive out parents, caregivers, people who have responsibilities outside of the workplace,” said Kate Bischoff, a Minnesota employment lawyer. “It’ll have a dramatic effect on the diversity of Twitter’s workforce very, very quickly because he’s expecting people not to have lives.”
The liberals are lining up, but Elon is in charge. I firmly believe he will
Employment lawyer Ms. Bischoff was quoted in this article saying “he’ll drive out parents, caregivers, people who have responsibilities outside of the workplace,” said Kate Bischoff, as if all the other businesses who are presently laying people off are not doing that. It is rare to find an employee who has no responsibilities outside of the workplace, so this is not an unusual event. Twitter is now Mr. Musk’s company, and considering that the company showed a loss for eight years out of the last decade, layoffs could still have happened had he not bought it. The company hasn’t been profitable since 2018, so cuts were likely going to take place.
It is a huge difference between an owner and worker in a business, hope Elon can get it?????
That is irrelevant. You can bet that Twitter pays well enough and has enough perks (including stock options) that it is worthwhile for someone to give their best work. He is stating the conditions of employment. They can leave if they want.