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BusinessNovember 21, 2022

Twitter announced Thursday, Nov. 17, it would close all of its offices until at least Monday, Nov. 21, following an ultimatum from the San Francisco-based social media company's new owner, Elon Musk. Musk sent a companywide email last week telling employees to expect "long hours at high intensity" if they wished to retain their jobs — reportedly prompting a rash of resignations...

Elon Musk
Elon Musk

Twitter announced Thursday, Nov. 17, it would close all of its offices until at least Monday, Nov. 21, following an ultimatum from the San Francisco-based social media company's new owner, Elon Musk.

Musk sent a companywide email last week telling employees to expect "long hours at high intensity" if they wished to retain their jobs — reportedly prompting a rash of resignations.

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Since the billionaire Musk assumed control of Twitter in late October, a combination of layoffs and voluntary employee departures have rocked the microblogging and social networking service founded in 2006.

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