# Chaos, confusion reign ahead of Twitter layoffs Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-11-04 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Twitter Inc Employees Fear Job Cuts Amid Elon Musk Takeover Meta Description: Twitter employees on edge as Musk keeps plans under wraps, leading to speculation and anxiety about job cuts and layoffs. URL: https://financedigest.com/chaos-confusion-reign-ahead-of-twitter-layoffshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-11-03t224530z1lynxmpeia210nrtroptp4twitter-workers-1736814918457-compressed.jpg) By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Fear and dread spread across Twitter Inc offices on Thursday as 7,500 employees from San Francisco to Singapore feared for job cuts that were planned to hit about half of the staff, according to current and former employees and message board posts shared with Reuters. Since billionaire Elon Musk took over last week, he has kept employees in the dark. He has not addressed the staff or laid out his plans for the future of the company, [leaving workers](https://www.financedigest.com/more-than-half-of-workers-are-open-to-leaving-their-current-employers.html "MORE THAN HALF OF WORKERS ARE OPEN TO LEAVING THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYERS") to study message boards, news reports and tweets by Musk and his advisers for clues about their fate, multiple employees said. [Managers have been forbidden from calling team meetings or communicating directly with staff](https://www.financedigest.com/edf-staff-shareholders-file-complaint-over-management.html "EDF staff, shareholders file complaint over management"), one senior Twitter employee said, adding that they were being monitored. It [feels like we’re working](https://www.financedigest.com/research-reveals-huge-increase-in-employees-feeling-stressed-at-work.html "Research Reveals Huge Increase In Employees Feeling Stressed At Work ") among the Gestapo,” they said. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Employees have largely [stopped posting on internal](https://www.financedigest.com/new-forex-comparison-site-aims-to-stop-uksmes-from-being-burned-on-international-transfers-fees.html "New Forex Comparison Site Aims To Stop UkSmes From Being Burned On International Transfers Fees") Slack channels for fear of reprisal from new bosses, with many instead taking to venting in encrypted messaging apps and the dedicated Twitter company channel on the app Blind, which provides a space for employees to share information anonymously. I’m really worried tweeps,” a Twitter staffer wrote Thursday on Blind, which verifies [employees through their work](https://www.financedigest.com/voice-quality-matters-quarter-of-employees-working-from-home-still-experiencing-regular-connectivity-issues.html "Voice Quality Matters: Quarter of Employees Working From Home Still Experiencing Regular Connectivity Issues") email addresses. Twitter colleagues often refer to each other as “tweeps.” The comment only scratched the surface of the dark and apprehensive mood inside the [social media](https://www.financedigest.com/saudi-snitching-app-turns-citizens-into-social-media-police.html "Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police") company now controlled by the Tesla Inc chief executive. [Employees are waiting to hear if they will still have jobs](https://www.financedigest.com/finding-new-home-easy-job-cambridge-employees.html "Finding A New Home Is An Easy Job For Cambridge Employees") on Friday, when layoffs are expected to begin, according to speculation among employees. WAITING FOR THE AXE Some Twitter employees have stopped taking [calls or responding to emails from clients](https://www.financedigest.com/redpalm-enhances-client-engagement-with-vias-advanced-call-routing-solution.html "REDPALM ENHANCES CLIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH VIA’S ADVANCED CALL ROUTING SOLUTION ") hounding them for information, because they did not know if they still had jobs, one employee told Reuters. Others raced to meet deadlines by Friday U.S. time, when they [expected the axe to fall](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-manufacturers-expect-output-to-fall-3-2-in-2023.html "UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023"), another employee said. One manager tweeted of a photo of herself sleeping on the [floor of the office](https://www.financedigest.com/ireland-to-turn-heat-down-in-public-buildings-shut-empty-office-floors.html "Ireland to turn heat down in public buildings, shut empty office floors") in a silver sleeping bag. While some worried about annual bonuses or how they would be notified of layoffs, others rushed to apply for jobs at other companies. International employees fretted about the status of their visas. One [employee sought advice](https://www.financedigest.com/the-challenges-of-employee-access-to-financial-advice.html "The challenges of employee access to financial advice.") on Blind on whether it was worth mentioning Twitter on their resume. [Employees who spoke with Reuters said they are learning about changes at their company by observing their work calendars and screenshots of discussion from managers](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-manage-burnout-and-how-leaders-should-support-employee-wellbeing-tom-keya.html "How to manage burnout and how leaders should support employee wellbeing | Tom Keya"), not from official communication from Musk or other leaders. One [employee](https://www.financedigest.com/why-your-employees-need-a-mental-health-day.html "Why Your Employees Need A ‘Mental Health Day’") confirmed that “days of rest,” which are highly popular company-wide days off, have been removed from calendars for the rest of the year. Give us the details,” a Google [employee wrote in a Blind post directed at Twitter](https://www.financedigest.com/after-elon-musks-ultimatum-twitter-employees-start-exiting.html "After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting") staff. “It’s worse than everything you’re reading. Much worse,” answered a Twitter employee. (Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas and Katie Paul in Palo Alto, Calif.; Additional reporting by Arriana McLymore in New York; Editing by Kenneth Li and Matthew Lewis) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---