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| Musk ends remote work on Twitter urges employees to prepare for time ahead |
Elon Musk sent his first email to workers on Twitter Wednesday night, urging them to prepare for the tough times ahead, saying he would no longer allow remote work.
In his message to employees about the economic outlook and how this will affect companies like Twitter, where advertising accounts for nearly 90% of revenue, Musk said there is no way to soften the picture. This pops up from an email from Bloomberg.
He added that the new rules, which take effect immediately, require employees to be in the office at least 40 hours a week, with exceptions that he himself agrees to.
Twitter reportedly created a permanent scheme for employees to work remotely before Elon Musk bought it after the company noticed changes amid the pandemic, but in June last year, Musk said, in a conference call with Twitter employees at a time when he was against teleworking policy. No exceptions will be made. Except on a case-by-case basis, as announced now.
Bloomberg reported this month that Musk has also withdrawn his "day off" privilege for Twitter employees, a company-wide one-day-a-month benefit introduced during the pandemic.
“The path ahead is tough and it will take a lot of hard work to succeed,” Musk wrote in a letter to employees yesterday. "The top priority for the next few days is to find, verify and immediately block random accounts or bots," he added in a separate message.
during this period; Musk's biggest change to Twitter so far is to set the new Twitter Blue price at $8, and Musk emailed employees to say he'd like half-price Twitter Blue subscriptions to represent business income.
Twitter ad revenue was hit hard when Musk launched the platform, as several major companies suspended ad spending on Twitter due to concerns about Musk's plans to loosen restrictions on content posted on the platform.
Musk told advertisers in a meeting with advertisers on Wednesday that he had listened to their concerns but needed to make changes to the platform's content policies. Musk has previously accused "extremist groups" of pressuring advertisers to stop their campaigns on the platform without providing evidence, and accused the anonymous groups of trying to undermine freedom of expression in the United States.