videos Employees allegedly fired from Twitter It went viral on Friday, the 28th, hours after Elon Musk took over the helm of the company. The footage shows two men carrying cardboard boxes from the social network’s headquarters in San Francisco (USA).
One of them claimed to be a software engineer at the company and interviewed journalists around the building. In an ironic tone, he said he was “concerned about the future of democracy” after the arrival of the new owner, and worried about the celebrity’s presence on the microblog, and that he could no longer pay for the Tesla car after the loss. It’s his job.
But according to Boundarywas a joke that capitalized on rumors of mass layoffs after the company’s sale. The publication states that the name given by the interviewee is not found in the email system or Slack of Twitter employees, nor is it on LinkedIn.
Software engineer and friend fired @Twitter #ELONMUSK #Twitter #twitterhq #lay off #Twittertakeover #elonmusktwitter #twitter pic.twitter.com/RkDGXm3nAH
— Rezowan Siddique Reza (@Rezowan_) October 28, 2022
In addition, the name reported by the alleged dismissal employee is a english famous meme It causes careless presenters and narrators to fall for jokes, similar to those used among Brazilian internet users. Several American media broadcast the interview without realizing the joke.
the truth was fired
While Twitter has so far not confirmed that the alleged employees were not contracted by the company, everything indicates that it was indeed a joke. Meanwhile, other collaborators with proven connections to the social network lost their jobs with Musk’s arrival.
Among them, the former CEO of the social network, Parag Agrawaland former policy director, Vijaya Gadde, the billionaire was disconnected from the microblogging shortly after the sale. There are several rumors about the possibility of further layoffs, reducing 75% of existing employees who have already been rejected by the new management.
Source: Tec Mundo
