Twitter CEO faces employee anger over Musk’s criticism

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The meeting came after Musk criticized the CEO Tesla Who struck a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, has repeatedly used Twitter’s content moderation practices and a senior executive to set up discourse and safety policies.

In the internal meeting, heard by Archyde.com, executives said the company would monitor the rate of staff attrition per day, but that it was too early to know how it would affect. The acquisition deal with Musk on employee retention.

Informed sources reported that Musk told the banks that will finance the deal that he will cut the salaries of board members and executives, but the cost cuts are still not precisely clear. One of the sources said that Musk would not make decisions about job cuts Before he became the owner of Twitter.

One of the employees asked a question to Agrawal that was read aloud during the meeting saying "I’m sick of hearing talk about shareholder value and fiduciary duty. What are your thoughts on the very high probability that many employees will lose their jobs after the deal is completed?"

Agrawal replied that Twitter has always taken care of its employees and will continue to do so.

And he said "I believe that the future Twitter organization will continue to care about its impact on the world and its customers".

During the meeting, executives said that Attrition rate It was unchanged from levels prior to the news of Musk’s interest in buying the company.

In recent days, Musk has posted on Twitter criticism of Twitter’s top lawyer, Vijaya Jade, a Twitter veteran who is widely respected in Silicon Valley. Musk’s attack sparked a barrage of online harassment targeting her.

The employees also told the executives that they feared the behavior mask An eccentric is set to destabilize and financially damage Twitter’s business as the company prepares to address the world at a presentation next week in New York City.

One of the employees asked "Do we have a near-term strategy on how to deal with advertisers who are divesting".

Sarah Personnet, Chief Customer Officer, TwitterThe company is working to communicate frequently with advertisers and reassure them "That the way we serve our customers will not change".

After the meeting, a Twitter employee told Archyde.com there was little confidence in what the executives were saying.

The employee told Archyde.com "Public relations talk is useless. They told us no leaks and do something you’re proud of, but there is no clear incentive for employees to do so"Noting that the bonuses for non-executive employees have now been capped due to this deal.

During the meeting, Agrawal urged employees to anticipate change in the future under the new leadership and acknowledged that the company could have done better over the years.

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The meeting came after Musk criticized the CEO Tesla Who struck a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, has repeatedly used Twitter’s content moderation practices and a senior executive to set up discourse and safety policies.

In the internal meeting, heard by Archyde.com, executives said the company would monitor the rate of staff attrition per day, but that it was too early to know how it would affect. The acquisition deal with Musk on employee retention.

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Informed sources reported that Musk told the banks that will finance the deal that he will cut the salaries of board members and executives, but the cost cuts are still not precisely clear. One of the sources said that Musk would not make decisions about job cuts Before he became the owner of Twitter.

One employee asked Agrawal a question that was read aloud during the meeting: “I’m sick of hearing talk about shareholder value and fiduciary duty. What are your thoughts on the very high probability that many employees will lose their jobs after the deal is done?”

Agrawal replied that Twitter has always taken care of its employees and will continue to do so.

“I believe that Twitter’s future organization will continue to care about its impact on the world and its customers,” he said.

During the meeting, executives said that Attrition rate It was unchanged from levels prior to the news of Musk’s interest in buying the company.

In recent days, Musk has posted on Twitter criticism of Twitter’s top lawyer, Vijaya Jade, a Twitter veteran who is widely respected in Silicon Valley. Musk’s attack sparked a barrage of online harassment targeting her.

The employees also told the executives that they feared the behavior mask An eccentric is set to destabilize and financially damage Twitter’s business as the company prepares to address the world at a presentation next week in New York City.

“Do we have a near-term strategy on how to deal with divergent advertisers?” asked one employee.

Sarah Personnet, Chief Customer Officer, TwitterThe company has been communicating frequently with advertisers and reassuring them that “the way we serve our customers will not change.”

After the meeting, a Twitter employee told Archyde.com there was little confidence in what the executives were saying.

“Public relations talk doesn’t work. They told us don’t leak and do something you’re proud of, but there is no clear incentive for employees to do it,” the employee told Archyde.com, noting that non-executive employees’ bonuses have now been capped because of this deal.

During the meeting, Agrawal urged employees to anticipate change in the future under the new leadership and acknowledged that the company could have done better over the years.

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