Twitter Employees Call Musk Takeover ‘Reckless’ in Letter

The lengthy operating will-they-won’t-they tango between Elon Musk and Twitter seems to lastly be coming to an in depth, and Twitter workers will not be comfortable about who their new boss will probably be. Musk beforehand disclosed to buyers his plans to axe 75% of the corporate’s workforce, and Twitter workers have responded in a coordinated letter to Musk and Twitter’s board.

Musk’s forthcoming acquisition of Twitter is ending not with a whimper, however with a scream from workers of the social media platform. After being rightfully involved concerning the tycoon’s alleged plan to intestine 75% of the corporate’s workforce following his takeover, Twitter workers mobilized by penning a joint letter addressed Musk and the corporate’s board to precise their discontent over the path the platform and firm might take beneath the brand new management. The letter was obtained and reviewed by Time, and revealed in full on Monday.

“Elon Musk’s plan to lay off 75% of Twitter workers will hurt Twitter’s ability to serve the public conversation,” the letter reads, as quoted in Time. “A threat of this magnitude is reckless, undermines our users’ and customers’ trust in our platform, and is a transparent act of worker intimidation.”

The letter additional explains that Twitter has helped unbiased journalism thrive, particularly in locations like Ukraine as political agendas skew the goings-ons in risky areas. The staff behind the letter additionally specific that layoffs will threaten their livelihood, particularly entry to firm advantages like healthcare, and name Musk’s earlier feedback on firings “negligent layoff threats.”

“A threat to workers at Twitter is a threat to Twitter’s future. These threats have an impact on us as workers and demonstrate a fundamental disconnect with the realities of operating Twitter,” the letter continues.

The staff closed out their letter by demanding respect from their higher-ups, security from discrimination on components like race, gender, visa standing, and political opinions, safety of employment advantages, and “to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires.”

Time notes that it’s not clear what number of workers have signed the letter, and {that a} notice to potential worker signers allegedly learn “Signatures will not be made public unless we have critical mass.”