Mass Resignations Rock Twitter After Elon Musk's Hardcore Ultimatum
Twitter faces a severe staffing crisis as over a thousand employees reject Elon Musk's demand for "extremely hardcore" work and choose to resign. The mass exodus follows an earlier round of layoffs that already slashed the company's workforce in half.
Elon Musk faces a major crisis at Twitter as hundreds of employees reject his ultimatum to commit to an "extremely hardcore" work environment or leave the company. After asking workers to click "yes" on a Google form accepting long hours at high intensity, a massive wave of staff members instead opts for severance. The exact number of departing employees fluctuates, but reports indicate that at least 1,200 people resign rather than embrace Musk's vision for Twitter 2.0.
The resignations dramatically deplete a workforce that Musk already cuts in half during earlier mass layoffs. Dozens of surviving employees take to Twitter to post farewell messages, with some sharing videos counting down to the 5pm deadline. Their posts mock the "hardcore" and "exceptional" language Musk uses in his memo, signaling a widespread rejection of his intense new corporate culture.
As the deadline approaches, Musk reportedly grows concerned about the sheer volume of departing staff and attempts to walk back his strict ban on remote work. Despite the last-minute concession that allows some flexibility, the effort falls short of stopping the exodus. Musk and his executives struggle to determine exactly how many essential employees remain as the company attempts to navigate this sudden and severe operational collapse.