Hundreds of Twitter Workers Resign Following Elon Musk's Hardcore Ultimatum
Twitter faces a massive exodus of engineers and staff after Elon Musk demands employees commit to intense working conditions or quit. The sudden departures raise serious concerns about the platform's stability ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Twitter continues to lose engineers and other staff members after new owner Elon Musk issues a strict ultimatum to the remaining workforce. He requires employees to pledge themselves to "hardcore" work conditions or resign with severance pay by a specific Thursday deadline. Hundreds of workers choose to leave the company rather than accept the demanding new terms.
The sudden wave of resignations causes significant concern about Twitter's ability to function normally with a severely reduced staff. Critical teams report having only a few people left, while some departments experience a total walkout. This mass departure happens just as the platform prepares for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, an event that typically drives massive traffic and heavily tests Twitter's systems.
In response to the escalating situation, Twitter closes its office buildings and disables employee badge access until the following Monday. These resignations add to the turmoil of Musk's takeover, which already includes the termination of half the company's full-time staff and numerous contractors. Departing employees express uncertainty regarding their U.S. visa status and whether the company actually distributes the promised severance packages.