Elon Musk has given Twitter staff an ultimatum over their future at the social media platform, telling them to commit to an “extremely hardcore” working culture of long hours or receive three months of severance.
In an email to staff, Musk told employees “we will need to be extremely hardcore” to build what he referred to as Twitter 2.0. “Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,” he added.
Employees have been asked to formally register their desire to be part of the new Twitter through a link in the email. Those who have not done so by 5pm EST will receive three months of severance pay, according to the email seen by the Financial Times and first reported by the Washington Post.