July 10, 2024 Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, court rules The lawsuit alleged that Twitter paid laid-off employees less severance than they were contractually promised. BY Jessica Bursztynsky In a win for Elon Musk, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the billionaire owed former Twitter employees upwards of $500 million … Continue reading Elon Musk doesn’t owe ex-Twitter employees $500 million in severance, the court rules
US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet Software engineer Yao Yue told employees to let Musk fire them rather than resign over his new return-to-work policy. Cheyenne MacDonald Sat, Oct 14, 2023 Clodagh Kilcoyne / reuters X’s firing of an employee who pushed back against a return-to-office … Continue reading US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet
By Emily Price October 05, 2023 When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October of last year, he made headlines for his abrasive management style. The takeover, described by The New York Times as “two weeks of chaos,” resulted in widespread layoffs and employee lawsuits, and reportedly caused managers to vomit into trash cans. … Continue reading Leadership experts on why Elon Musk contagion is a nightmare scenario for workers
Crypto scammers hack Elon Musk, Biden, Obama, and Kanye on Twitter Karissa Bell @karissabe Hackers promoting crypto scams took over a number of high-profile Twitter accounts Wednesday, including Bill Gates, Kanye West and Elon Musk, who has been a frequent target of would-be crypto scammers. Joe Biden’s account was also briefly taken over, as was … Continue reading Twitter engineers can still use ‘GodMode’ to tweet as any account, claims whistleblower
Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington Post, Elon Musk … Continue reading Twitter has reportedly laid off more of its global content moderation team
Twitter has reportedly dismissed Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic In one of his first all-hands meetings after taking over the company in October, Elon Musk told Twitter employees the website’s financial position was dire, warning bankruptcy was “not out of question.” Since then, it appears the situation at Twitter has become more … Continue reading Twitter has reportedly laid off part of its infrastructure team
Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs NurPhoto via Getty Images Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington … Continue reading Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit
By Chris Stokel-Walker December 01, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0 is fast being foisted upon us, and if there’s one staple so far, it’s the speed at which features are being introduced and rewritten—often right in front of users’ faces. In a November 30 blog post, “Twitter” announced that it had changed its approach … Continue reading Former Twitter employee: We tried the changes Elon Musk is proposing—they didn’t work
Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again He also warned managers they could be fired if members of their team fall short of his expectations. K. Bell @karissabe David Odisho via Getty Images Elon Musk is changing Twitter’s remote work rules yet again amid deadline for employees to commit to his vision for … Continue reading Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum
Elon Musk bans Twitter employees from working remotely He enforced similar policies at SpaceX and Tesla. D. Cooper @danielwcooper Mark Leong for The Washington Post via Getty Images Elon Musk has banned Twitter employees from working remotely, saying they need to spend 40 hours a week in the office unless he gives his express … Continue reading Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again
