{"id":49209,"date":"2022-11-04T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=49209"},"modified":"2022-11-07T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:46:43","slug":"elon-musk-illegally-sacks-thousands-of-twitter-employees-in-big-shake-up-following-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/elon-musk-illegally-sacks-thousands-of-twitter-employees-in-big-shake-up-following-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk &#8216;illegally sacks&#8217; thousands of Twitter employees in big shake up following takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mass sackings at Twitter will see the workforce of 8,000 nearly halved after Elon Musk bought the platform last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff were told on Thursday evening to expect an email on their personal accounts with the subject line \u2018Your Role at Twitter\u2019 by Friday at 16:00 GMT (09:00 Pacific Time).\u00a0The email was only received by those within the group being let go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Anthony\/status\/1588330366791819271?s=20&#038;t=J1MKw2kzgo8P1XYNAe9bOQ\n<\/div><figcaption>The email sent to Twitter employees on Thursday evening about the planned mass sacking on Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk has said that he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-63524219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;no choice&#8221;<\/a> but to majorly reduce the number of staff, as the company is losing more than $4m every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A class action lawsuit from former employees has been filed in the US against the media company over the short amount of notice given. Federal law requires a 60-day notice before a mass lay off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Twitter redundancies seven weeks before Christmas will leave employees jobless in a time of economic turmoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and ex-CEO of Twitter, posted on the platform on 5 November, apologising for the impact the redundancies will have on staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient. They will always find a way no matter how difficult the moment. I realize many are angry with me. I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the company size too quickly. I apologize for that.<\/p>&mdash; jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1588913276980633600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Musk took over the company, brands such as Pfizer, Audi and General Mills (which owns brands like Cheerios and Lucky Charms) have paused their advertising on the site. Volkswagen have become the latest brand to do the same in the wake of the mass sackings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ex-employees took to Twitter to post about their newfound unemployment&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well this isn\u2019t looking promising. Can\u2019t log into emails. Mac wont turn on. <br><br>But so grateful this is happening at 3am. Really appreciate the thoughtfulness on the timing front guys. <br><br>Meanwhile to everyone else at Twitter, you\u2019re the best \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWyAPeURcm\">pic.twitter.com\/iWyAPeURcm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chris Younie (@ChrisYounie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisYounie\/status\/1588378781714370560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s official I\u2019m out. Absolutely enjoyed my time and being able to be me everyday at work. My team has been fantastic and grateful I had the pleasure of working with them <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveWhereYouWorked?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LoveWhereYouWorked<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a> \ud83e\udee1<\/p>&mdash; Dr. Yvette Thomas (@TechD0C) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechD0C\/status\/1588415981227216897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got the email&#8230; I still have a job<br><br>but I stayed up last night watching hard-working, talented, caring people get logged out one by one and I don&#39;t know what to say. <br><br>Tweeps, you are remarkable. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TwitterLayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TwitterLayoffs<\/a><br><br>(My colleague captured it perfectly) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dLCx0Ts0bb\">pic.twitter.com\/dLCx0Ts0bb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; eli (@elibelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elibelly\/status\/1588483506497540098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t tweet about my day job much but it\u2019s hard to believe that after 5 years my time at Twitter has come to an end. Here\u2019s hoping all my fellow tweeps can land somewhere that treats them the way they deserve. \ud83e\udee1\ud83d\udc99<br><br>Always <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveWhereYouWorked?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LoveWhereYouWorked<\/a> . Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2SM4PBWFj\">pic.twitter.com\/J2SM4PBWFj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Parker Machemer is on Bluesky (@kupobox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kupobox\/status\/1588528925378240512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official. I&#39;m a free bird. So PROUD of all the things this Learning team achieved. The crazy talent and heart it takes to design, build and deliver programs like FlightSchool, Developing@, Managing@ and Leading@. This team = culture. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loveWhereYouWorked?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loveWhereYouWorked<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Grateful?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Grateful<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ubyh8OBIlN\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ubyh8OBIlN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Caroline Bergin (@caroline_bergin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caroline_bergin\/status\/1588455657635647488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our Twitter for live updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by VoiceOfLondonUK<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Yana Trup | Subbing: Cerah Handsaker<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass sackings at Twitter will see the workforce of 8,000 nearly halved after Elon Musk bought the platform last week. 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