A Twitter manager vomited in a trash can after new boss Elon Musk directed him to fire hundreds of employees as part of the company’s decision to slash its workforce in half, according to a new report.
Since Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant, the New York Times has spoken to 36 current and former Twitter employees, revealing graphic details that create a bleak image of the company’s revamp.
The report said that some of whom told the newspaper that many staffers learned about the mass layoffs via an internal Slack channel where HR and legal teams discussed the move on November 2. The message indicated as many as 3,738 workers could be laid off following which employees immediately began saying their goodbyes and exchanging information, New York Times reported.
“One engineering manager was approached by Mr. Musk’s advisers — or ‘goons,’ as Twitter employees called them — with a list of hundreds of people he had to let go. He vomited into a trash can near his feet,” the report said.
Those that remained behind “slept in the office as they worked grueling schedules to meet Mr. Musk’s orders,” the report added.
The newspaper said that Elon Musk told employees “Those who are able to go hard core and play to win, Twitter is a good place. And those who are not, totally understand, but then Twitter is not for you.”
Since taking control, Elon Musk has implemented a number of divisive modifications, such as the $8 blue verification check mark included in its brand-new membership service, Twitter Blue. On Friday, the program was suspended.