There have been a few stories today about how to expect an “exodus” of Twitter employees who’d rather quit than work for a company owned by Elon Musk. Reportedly they held a meeting this afternoon to talk about Musk’s purchase, and they’ll probably hold a couple of “safe-space” meetings for employees to get off their chests all the emotions they’re feeling. Most will probably stay, we’ll wager.
Its “absolutely insane” @ Twitter right now in the virtual valves of private slack rooms & employee group texts, according to an internal source. Their take/breakdown just now:
“I feel like im going to throw up..I rly don’t wanna work for a company that is owned by Elon Musk”…1/— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) April 25, 2022
2/ The source at Twitter continued “I don’t rly know what I’m supposed to do…oh my god, my phone’s been blowing up…We have a meeting about it at 5pm…the CEO is going to address everyone about it” (it=elon)
“I hate him, why does he even want this?” they asked…
— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) April 25, 2022
The employee continued re Elon: 3/“ I feel like he’s this petulant little boy and that he’s doing this to troll…he doesn’t know anything about our policies and what we do…his statement about our algo was fucking insane…
“Were just gonna let everyone run amok?…nobody knows”— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) April 25, 2022
So sad.
— Pam Hebert (@pamehebert) April 25, 2022
Are these the upset employees? 😂 pic.twitter.com/0h937D9PMb
— Andrew J (@ajaz0810) April 25, 2022
God forbid they are being led by a pioneer in green technology, space exploration, and who also supports free speech. The horror.
— Eric CIAramella’s Dirty Whistle (@TheAndersPaul) April 25, 2022
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The ones that leave are gonna be pissed when they look back in 6 months and see how many stayed.
— Dog guy (@Catsorange1) April 25, 2022
I have an idea for all these triggered Twitter employees: pic.twitter.com/OdzMxkxBH4
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) April 25, 2022
One would need a heart of stone not to laugh.
— Will Collier (@willcollier) April 25, 2022
They literally got owned.
— Ali Rezaei (@Ali0Rezaei) April 25, 2022
This is the best thread I've seen on Twitter in maybe, ever. So great.
— sam henry (@gubanok) April 25, 2022
I think it's important that we show compassion toward Twitter employees who have made our lives hell since 2014. pic.twitter.com/CTfEfzXcuY
— Angsty Mustard the Musketeer (@AngstyMustard) April 25, 2022
I would invest in a lot of "Get Well" cards and letters of recommendation for them as they join the "Looking for Work" crowd.
— Mr. Nobody (@MrNobod25302774) April 26, 2022
Ten bucks says he moves the Twitter headquarters to TX
— CaliSandStorm🇺🇦 (@calisandstorm) April 25, 2022
Wait until he announces he is moving the headquarters to Texas….:-)
— Bret Jensen (@bret_jensen) April 25, 2022
Twitter HQ right now pic.twitter.com/QpyISTOihg
— 💥100 Seconds to Midnight 💥 (@Ann_Kelly007) April 25, 2022
Delicious salt 🧂 pic.twitter.com/hDzBhwEVZS
— PlanetWalker (@PlanetWalker6) April 25, 2022
This is normal. It's the end of a regime and it can be upsetting for these employees who are really activists.
— Steady Eddy (@SteadyHabs) April 25, 2022
These people were happy with the previous owners and never complained that we heard of.
Related:
‘The horror’! Reuters reports why there’s a panic among some Twitter employees https://t.co/rCRoFgwUS5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 7, 2022
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