{"id":4684,"date":"2022-11-05T14:02:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T08:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2022-11-18T00:26:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:56:41","slug":"elon-musk-justifies-mass-laying-off-of-twitter-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/elon-musk-justifies-mass-laying-off-of-twitter-employees\/05\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Justifies Mass Laying Off of Twitter Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Soon after firing 50% of Twitter&#8217;s workforce, there has been a mass outrage from ex-Twitter employees(Tweeps) and other celebrities on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Many prominent figures have expressed their anger by tweeting on the public platform.<\/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=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re a Twitter (or any) employee subject to mass layoffs, New York has a WARNS law too.<br><br>NY WARNS requires 90 days notice for mass layoffs from large employers.<br><br>Employers who violate may be required to back pay your wages and benefits: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B59Smc2ybA\">https:\/\/t.co\/B59Smc2ybA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qtxpr8974R\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qtxpr8974R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1588589743025303554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 class=\"has-medium-font-size\">US Representative Alexandria Cortez tells ex-Twitter employees can actually sue Elon Musk since NY has a WARNS law which requires 90 days notice for mass layoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There were many Tweeps who were really heart-broken after getting 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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I told my little son Horntence that daddy might not have a job tomorrow. He said \u201cDaddy, why don\u2019t the one percent understand that their actions have consequences that ripple out or don\u2019t they care.\u201d<br><br>He\u2019s four years old. He has to see his daddy cry.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OneTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lovewhereyouworked?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lovewhereyouworked<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLvyoCYMyY\">pic.twitter.com\/BLvyoCYMyY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Negative5 (@strangertemple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangertemple\/status\/1588425721030279168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Whil some people got highly emotional after losing their jobs there were few who knew this was coming and had a happy face while their journey came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/30\/prevent-strangers-following-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How to Prevent Strangers from Following You on Twitter<\/a>)<\/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\/yashagarwalm\/status\/1588405497988018179\n<\/div><figcaption>Yash Agarwal who worked in Twitter India seems to take this sad news very positively.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elon Musk Justifies Twitter\u2019s Mass Layoff<\/strong><\/h2>\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=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Regarding Twitter\u2019s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M\/day.<br><br>Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required.<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1588671155766194176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Elon Musk justifies cutting down Twitter&#8217;s workforce by half because Twitter is in debt and losing $4M every day. Also, those who were laid off were given 3 months&#8217; severance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Elon Musk plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/rahul-maheshwari.medium.com\/twitter-verifictwitter-will-charge-20-a-month-for-verification-badge-240b213c87ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">charge Twitter users an $8 monthly fee<\/a> in order to have blue tick verification. It&#8217;s one of the steps taken to make Twitter profitable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Many big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/nov\/03\/general-mills-twitter-ads-halt-musk-takeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">brands have announced to pause their advertising spend<\/a> amidst this fiasco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Only time will tell in which direction Elon Musk leads Twitter in to or does he just become a billionaire bully?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soon after firing 50% of Twitter&#8217;s workforce, there has been a mass outrage from ex-Twitter employees(Tweeps) and other celebrities on Twitter. Many prominent figures have expressed their anger by tweeting on the public platform. 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