X’s closure in Brazil came as a surprise, according to ex-employee report

One of the company’s former employees said the closure of the X (Twitter) office in Brazil was a surprise. g1Workers were informed at a meeting on Saturday that operations would be closed (17) directly by the network’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino.

“It was totally unexpected. As far as I know, X tensions were building in Brazil, the team’s results were great and I didn’t think this would happen,” said the interviewee, who preferred to remain anonymous.

THE The first warning signal came on Thursday, August 15All 35 employees of X Brasil were summoned to a meeting with CEO Linda Yaccarino, where they were briefed on “concerns regarding the scenario of X’s Brazilian operation.”

“They hinted there would be changes but never mentioned closing the office,” the former employee said.

Then, on Saturday (17), they were called again for an unusual meeting, according to the employee. In it, they were informed that the office would be closed. The chat lasted about 15 minutes..X’s operations in Brazil were shut down the same day.

During the conversation, Yaccarino justified the decision with “legal complexities” and that the company’s HR would be in touch to follow up on the layoffs. The former employee in question had his access to the system cut off in less than an hour.

The employee said X Brasil was seeing good results and that the shutdown was “very frustrating.” “The main reason for that was because the team was working very well and we had plans in place,” he said. G1.

X pending issues

HR contacted shortly after the layoffs were announced, and severance pay was paid days later. However, FGTS penalty (entitlement of employees hired under CLT and dismissed without just cause) not paid.

According to the company responsible for HR in X in Brazil, this pending issue is due to the following reasons: Starlink accounts blocked in BrazilThe company’s resources were blocked by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brazil, weeks after X was shut down on August 29.

There is no estimate that these amounts will be received and X did not speak to former employees about the matter.

Fortunately for the laid-off professionals, the job market was quite positive and there were already job offers for them. According to the former employee, the group consists of “seasoned professionals” and they are still in touch.