Social heist version 2.0. Since his takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made several controversial decisions, including offering an account certification at $8 a month. Second, the billionaire also stated that half of the social network’s staff, that is, 3,700 positions, must be removed.
“We will begin the difficult process of downsizing our global workforce on Friday,” Twitter told employees Thursday in an email. Of which act, since the first departures were recorded the next day.
Processes “humanly very brutal”
Among them, Emmanuel Cornet, a Frenchman whose exit was served by an employee who himself was calmly fired. On our antenna, the engineer, who had an hour to leave his post, relates the brutality and lack of humanity of the situation.
Since then, legal action has already been initiated in federal court in San Francisco. Federal law normally prohibits large companies from carrying out mass layoffs without at least 60 days’ notice.
deleted accounts
Because the examples of brutal and quick dismissals are legion. On the social network, several former American employees also share their misadventure.
On Twitter, others raved about Musk’s unscrupulous methods and his new org chart.
This is not the first time that Elon Musk has been the subject of unfair dismissal claims. His other company, Tesla, is also being sued for violating federal law after laying off 500 employees last June.
Source: BFM TV
