Musk is set to axe about half of Twitter‘s workforce of approximately 7,500. Bloomberg reported that Musk will inform the employees about his plan on November 4.The new CEO is reportedly discussing matters related to headcount reduction with his advisors, including former PayPal executive David Sacks.Musk’s people have been reviewing Twitter’s staff to identify those who aren’t needed anymore.
Twitter employees are set to face some changes in their working conditions as well.Musk has never been a big fan of remote work. According to Bloomberg, he wants to change Twitter’s work-from-home forever policy.This change could lead to further departures from the company. In one of the text messages revealed during the court case, we saw Jason Calacanis suggesting this to Musk.
Twitter has been undergoing several changes since Musk took over the company a week ago. The billionaire, himself a regular tweeter, has a vision for the company.He began by firing executives. He then increased Twitter Blue’s price and included verification or the ‘blue tick’ along with it.He also has plans to set up a ‘content moderation council’ for Twitter.