ET on Thursday to decide whether they wanted to be a part of the culture Musk wants to implement at the social media company, or else effectively resign, according to an email he sent to staff Wednesday.Ī former Twitter executive who recently exited the company described Thursday’s employee exits as a “mass exodus.”

Twitter’s remaining workforce had until 5 p.m. Meanwhile, an internal Slack channel at the company was filled with employees posting the salute emoji after the 5pm ET deadline, indicating they had chosen not to sign Musk’s pledge and depart the company, employees told CNN. Deciding to leave today was 100% the opposite.” One Twitter employee said in a tweet that deciding to join the company was “one of the easiest decisions ever made. On Thursday afternoon, Twitter staffers began posting the salute emoji, which has become a signal that someone is exiting the company. Another employee exodus appears to be underway at Twitter as many workers rejected Elon Musk’s terms for staying with the company, choosing instead to depart, according to multiple current and former employees.Īs the deadline approached for Twitter employees to respond to Elon Musk’s ultimatum to commit to working in an “extremely hardcore” fashion at the company or leave, some employees appeared to publicly indicate they had chosen the latter option.

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