Elon Musk has canceled “days of rest” from Twitter Inc. staff calendars, according to
reports. The monthly, company-wide day off was introduced during the pandemic
period. Its expiration is another sign of Musk’s impatience with Twitter’s
existing work culture.
Twitter began offering one companywide paid rest day per month, in addition to
normal paid time off, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy
was meant to help reduce burnout among staffers.
But Musk has eliminated future “days of rest” from Twitter’s calendar this week,
sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. The move came as Musk swiftly
overhauls Twitter’s workplace culture after completing his $44 billion deal to buy the
firm last week.
The Post has reached out to Twitter for comment on the change.
Musk interrupted one of Twitter’s “days of rest” even before he became the
company’s owner and CEO. In April, employees reportedly learned that Musk had
rejected an offer to take a seat on Twitter’s board of directors just before a scheduled
day off — a development that left workers stressed out instead of relaxed.
The policy change is the latest indication that Musk will set new standards for
Twitter’s internal culture during an ongoing reshuffling effort.
Musk is reportedly planning to lay off about half of Twitter’s 7,500-employee
workforce, with impacted workers expected to learn their fate on Friday, according to
Bloomberg. The cost-cutting effort was widely expected as Musk expressed concern
that he had overpaid for the company.
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In another major internal shift, Musk is reportedly planning to end Twitter’s remote
work policy and require employees who aren’t laid off to report to the company’s
offices. The billionaire had previously enacted a strict return-to-office policy at his
electric car firm Tesla.
Meanwhile, some Twitter employees were reportedly told to prepare to work “24/7”
earlier this week to hit Musk’s Friday deadline for a revamped “Twitter Blue” service.
The Twitter CEO plans to charge users $8 per month for “blue check” verification
badges and other perks.
Employees are purportedly concerned that they would be out of a job if they were
unable to meet the deadline.
On Wednesday, Twitter’s director of product management Esther Crawford caused a
stir after she was photographed sleeping on the office floor — with a sleeping bag and
eye mask — as Musk’s tight deadlines loomed.
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