Elon Musk wants to hire new Twitter employees
After taking over Twitter, new owner Elon Musk laid off around half of the workforce. The billionaire has now announced that there will be no further layoffs. Instead, Musk wants to hire new employees and will require proof of work in the future.
The Twitter workforce has shrunk significantly. After new owner Elon Musk laid off around half of the workforce, another 1,000 employees left the company voluntarily. From the original 7,000 employees, only around 2,700 are now left.
Twitter: Elon Musk wants to hire new employees
Apparently that left its mark. Because the platform no longer seems to run smoothly after the numerous departures. Elon Musk therefore apparently wants to hire new employees. Like Tech Magazine The Verge reported, Musk also said in an internal company meeting that there should be no further layoffs.
Instead, he wants to advertise positions in the areas of technology and sales. The remaining staff can in turn make recommendations. According to Musk, potential employees “who can write software well” have the highest priority.
Weekly report: Twitter employees will now be required to provide proof of work
Meanwhile, the remaining employees have to be prepared for hard times, because Elon Musk ordered the entire workforce back to the office immediately after his takeover.
He threw the company’s previous home office regulations overboard. In the future, all employees will have to work at least 40 hours a week from the office. The new Twitter CEO wants to allow exceptions.
Noisy The Verge Meanwhile, Musk said in a memo that he will require a weekly report from all employees in the future. In it they should record their achievements from the previous days and prove them with code snippets, among other things.
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