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The New York Times reports:
Hours before a Thursday deadline that Elon Musk had given Twitter employees to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs, the social media company appeared to be in disarray. Mr. Musk and his advisers held meetings with some Twitter workers whom they deemed “critical” to stop them from leaving.
He sent out confusing messages about the company’s remote work policy, appearing to soften his stance on not allowing people to work from home before warning their managers, according to those people and internal emails viewed by The New York Times.
All the while, two people said, resignations started to roll in. By the deadline, 5 p.m. Eastern time, hundreds of Twitter employees appeared to have decided to depart with three months of severance pay, the people said.
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Facing an ultimatum, hundreds of Twitter employees appeared to have quit today. Their exits added to the turmoil at the company since Elon Musk completed his $44 billion takeover last month. https://t.co/cuRJyR3JrF
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 17, 2022
I’m told that in Twitter’s slack, scores of staffers have posted the Salute emoji, as many appear to reject Musk’s “hardcore” ultimatum. (The salute emoji has been what tweeps post as they exit.) A former exec who recently left described to me what’s occurring as a “mass exodus.”
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 17, 2022