The threat of sack from the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, has become reality for dozens of the microblogging app.
The affected staff took to the platform on Friday to announce that they had been laid off.
Twitter confirmed mass the impending layoffs on Thursday, November 3, announcing to staff that those affected would know by Friday.
On Friday, November 4, many Twitter employees received termination emails.
The affected employees took to Twitter to share their experiences after being laid off by the company in Elon Musk’s first week of ownership.
More than 1,000 people had already been let go by around 11 p.m. PST, hitting every department and ranging from the US to the UK to Singapore.
One person in New York said their “entire team” of 30-plus people had been laid off, while another worker estimated 90% of their team had been cut.
Dozens of employees posted on Twitter that they had been laid off, in many cases using the hashtags #OneTeam and #LoveWhereYouWorked, as well as blue heart and salute emojis.
People who posted tweets saying they had been laid off included people in managerial and leadership roles.
Some expressed their anger and said that would challenge their termination.
See some tweets below.
