Twitter now has only regarding 2,000 employees, down from almost 7,800 before
Tremendous cost-cutting measures taken by new Twitter boss Elon Musk have forced some employees to bring their own toilet paper due to a lack of staff to fill the stock at the company’s US headquarters. the New York Times soberly reports that the absence of staff “let the mess set in”. “The toilets have become filthy and the smell of leftover takeaway food is everywhere,” according to the newspaper.
Musk closed four floors of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, leaving employees to work on just two floors. It also cut janitorial and cleaning services following staff went on strike for a pay rise in early December. Twitter is down to around 2,000 employees, down from almost 7,800 before, as Musk proceeded to massive layoffs following taking control of the company October 28.
Last week, the new Twitter boss said he had spent the “last five weeks cutting costs like crazy” in order to save “the company with a $3 billion hole in its budget”. In addition to putting Twitter $13 billion in debt when he bought it and then losing $4 million a day in revenue, Musk now faces interest payments that are expected to reach more than a year. billion over the next 12 months.
