Twitter sacks half of staff, as Elon Musk complains of massive drop in revenue
- The platform’s new billionaire boss is launching a major overhaul as many advertisers drop the troubled company
- A group of employees has filed a class-action complaint against the company over allegedly not being given the required 60-day notice period required by law
Twitter sacked half of its 7,500-strong staff on Friday as new owner Elon Musk launched his major overhaul of the troubled company just a week after his blockbuster takeover.
An internal document seen by Agence France-Presse said “roughly 50 per cent” of employees were affected and would be denied access to company computers and email on an immediate basis.
Workers around the world were shown the door and took to Twitter to vent their frustration or disbelief and say goodbye to one Silicon Valley’s most iconic companies.
“Woke up to the news that my time working at Twitter has come to an end. I am heartbroken. I am in denial,” said Michele Austin, Twitter’s director of public policy for the US and Canada.
Ahead of the lay-offs, Twitter closed access to its offices worldwide, asking employees to stay at home to await news of their fate at the company.