Even as Twitter continues to change under Elon Musk’s new management, more workforce complaints are surfacing from another company of his — SpaceX.
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, the company had been engulfed in chaos. Musk started out by firing the entire board of directors — making himself the sole CEO — and then followed up by firing half of Twitter’s workforce, adding up to around 4,000 employees. Entire departments were closed down, and those who stayed behind were quietly expected not to comment. It seems this is not the first time that Elon Musk has acted quickly when employees spoke up against him, as allegedly evidenced by the firings of several SpaceX employees earlier in 2022.
In the midst of all the drama that’s currently taking place at Twitter, it should come as no surprise that many employees are unhappy with the treatment they received. Some of them were only alerted about being fired on the day that it happened. Some were not told at all and simply lost access to all company software and equipment. Musk enforced a return to the office — previously, Twitter employees were allowed to work from home. The billionaire has also removed Twitter’s “day of rest,” meaning a monthly day off for the entire company.
