In Elon Musk’s first three weeks as CEO of Twitter, he has orchestrated a firing spree at the company, laying off thousands of workers and, this week, seeking to crush dissent among employees by reportedly firing workers who have criticized him.
about 4,400 contractors that were working for the company, or about 80 percent of the contract workforce.say he will have to if he wishes to continue having a functioning website
— the recent round of firings will likely have a chilling effect on employees’ willingness to confront Musk or correct him when he’s wrong. It’s within reason to assume that Musk is aiming to have employees who will capitulate to his every will. Workershave reported there being a “cult-like” following for him at the company. “No company have I worked for, in our quarterly meetings, do you clap when a CEO walks into the podium. So that’s just something that people do at Tesla,” one worker told
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