For at least the fourth time since he said the company was done with layoffs, Elon Musk is reportedly cutting more of Twitter’s workforce. According to The information, the social media website laid off “dozens” of employees on Saturday night. The outlet estimated the number of staff affected at about 50, a count Platform players Zoë Schiffer later said it was probably much higher.
“When I learned last night’s Twitter layoffs were well over 50 and affected multiple departments, including engineering,” said Schiffer tweeted Saturdaythereafter add that product manager Esther Crawford was one of those letting Twitter go this weekend. Crawford’s departure is notable for a number of reasons. Outside of Musk herself, she was one of the most recognizable faces at “Twitter 2.0.” She led the company’s redesign of Twitter Blue and oversaw work on its upcoming payments platform. At one point, she even shared a photo of herself sleeping on the floor of Twitter’s office.
Look, you’re going to feel pretty stupid about this if you get fired with 0 severance pay.
— cliff@leaninto.it on mastodon (@moonpolysoft) November 2, 2022
The company’s latest cuts claimed at least one other high-profile employee. On Saturday morning Revue founder Martijn de Kuijper tweeted he was one of those who had lost their jobs. “Waking up to discover I can no longer access my email,” he said. “Looks like I’ve been let loose.” Twitter shut down Revue early this year. Musk did not comment on the Twitter cuts. “I hope you have a nice Sunday,” he said tweeted early Sunday afternoon. “The first day of the rest of your life.” Since acquiring the company last year, Twitter has reportedly cut more than 80 percent of its full-time workforce. As of January, the company’s daily revenue was reportedly down 40 percent year-over-year.
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