Twitter erases computer memory of its employees who were laid off on the orders of Elon Musk in the UK

New owner of Twitter, Elon Musk

It worker from Twitter in great Britain they are in great uncertainty about whether they will lose their jobs after a wave of over 3,700 layoffs by Elon Musk in all offices social network in the world, having bought the company for 44 billion dollars.

Former employee at United States of America They have sued the company for the dismissal which the employee said was carried out without prior notice, thus violating federal law and from California.

As for the UK, the platform has offices in London you Manchesterand this Friday all employees are expected to receive an email with the subject “Your role on Twitter” at 16:00 local time, according to local media, Daily Mail.

Team member at britainclaim that information on their computers is “remotely erased” while they sleep and their access to messaging platforms from Slack and Gmail.

Chris Youngie, who used to work for Twitter in the entertainment field, said in a post that, “This doesn’t look promising. I can’t get into e-mail. Mac won’t turn on. But I’m so grateful that this happened at 3am. I really appreciate people’s attention ahead of time…”

Tweets from Twitter workers in the UK
Tweets from Twitter workers in the UK

Simon Balmainwho is a senior manager at the company in the UK, said he believed he had been fired after he logged off from his computer and from slack.

Twitter workers can't access their computers
Twitter workers can’t access their computers

“Everyone got emails saying there was going to be a huge reduction in the number of employees, and then about an hour later, people started wiping their laptops remotely and revoking access to Slack and Gmail.” , communicated the former employee in a statement to it BBC.

Twitter worker screen when he finds out he doesn't have access to Gmail
Twitter worker screen when he finds out he doesn’t have access to Gmail

“Most people in England are probably asleep and don’t know it yet. I mostly work in LA because of the projects I’m working on so I was still up when that happened,” he wrote. Balmain.

Former Twitter employees used the platform itself to communicate the radical ways of firing them,

“I feel sorry for anyone who hasn’t been fired. Elon will beat those left behind with their wild ideas. All the Twitter types we knew before were dead,” said an employee who identified himself as James.

Tweet from a former Twitter worker
Tweet from a former Twitter worker

Twitter It said its offices would be temporarily closed and all staff access and credentials would be suspended to “help ensure the security of every employee, as well as Twitter systems and customer data.”

Several witnesses confirmed that Twitter’s London headquarters this morning was empty.

People walk past the building containing Twitter UK headquarters in central London, England
People walk past the building containing Twitter UK headquarters in central London, England

The lights are on, but all the tables are empty in the building located at Piccadilly Circus. Meanwhile security staff said they had no instructions to deny entry to staff.

“If you are in the officena or on the way to work, back home, ”said the memorandum communicated by the social network, as announced Daily Mail.

“In an effort to put Twitter on a healthy path, we will be going through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday.

“We recognize that this will affect a number of people who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but unfortunately this action is necessary to ensure the company’s future success.”

“We recognize that this is a very challenging experience, regardless of whether you are affected or not,” the email reads.

The Twitter logo can be seen through the window of Twitter UK headquarters in central London, England
The Twitter logo can be seen through the window of Twitter UK headquarters in central London, England

On the other hand, employees San Franciscoreceived on Thursday email anticipate that before 16:00 GMT on Friday they will have a notice telling them whether or not they will continue at the company, according to US media.

According to British newspapers Financial timeEmployers are also aiming to make face-to-face work in the office mandatory starting this Monday, which would reverse Twitter’s current policy, which allows employees to work from anywhere.

Last weekend, the South African-born tycoon overhauled the internet giant’s management team and fired executives, including the head of Twitter.Parag Agrawal, while bringing along a small group of trusted advisors, including his personal lawyer Alex Spire.

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