Elon Musk, the newly appointed CEO of Twitter Inc., sent out his first email to employees late on Wednesday, warning them of “tough times ahead” and forbidding remote work unless he personally approved it.
According to the email examined by Bloomberg News, Musk claimed there was “no way to sugarcoat the news” regarding the economic outlook and how it will damage a firm that depends on advertising like Twitter. According to the new regulations, which became effective right away, workers must put in at least 40 hours a week in the workplace.
Twitter has let go of over half of the company’s employees
Since taking over as CEO of Twitter, Musk has let go of over half of the company’s employees as well as the majority of its senior team. The cost of the Twitter Blue subscription has increased to $8 under the new leader, and user verification has been added. In the email, Musk expressed his desire for subscriptions to make up half of Twitter’s revenue.
For its employees, many of whom had first been forced into remote work by the pandemic, Twitter had already established a permanent work-from-anywhere arrangement before Musk’s arrival. It was one of the first things discussed in an all-hands call Musk convened with Twitter employees following the announcement of the acquisition earlier this year. He declared back then that he opposed remote employment and would only make exceptions in specific circumstances, as he is currently doing.
“The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”
This month, Bloomberg News reported that he had also removed “days of rest,” a monthly company-wide day off that had been instituted during the pandemic, from the calendars of Twitter employees. Its expiration revealed Musk’s frustration with the current workplace atmosphere at Twitter.
“The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed,” Musk wrote in his missive to employees. In a separate email, he added that “over the next few days, the absolute top priority is finding and suspending any verified bots/trolls/spam.”