An inside source at Twitter has exposed that after Elon Musk’s all-hands conference with staff members, “woke” workers are now experiencing “Musk derangement syndrome.” According to an expert who is an engineer from the social network business, Tesla’s CEO failed to win over some of the activists who were increasingly opposed to the billionaire’s $44 billion takeovers.
The Twitter engineer, who spoke on condition of privacy, stated Musk’s remarks on subjects varying from possible layoffs to remote work to aliens had actually restored suspicion amongst some coworkers who fear the social networks company’s rhetoric.
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“It looked like some of my coworkers were experiencing ‘Musk-Derangement Syndrome’ again. I think it’s the direct opposite of “Musk-Fanboy Syndrome,” the unnamed Twitter engineer explained to Business Insider.
“For me, the meeting motivated me and took me back to my north star of doing something well while I’m at Twitter.”
The engineer added that he’s “not worried about” Musk’s “online presence reflecting poorly on Twitter as a company” or effecting the company’s stock market performance
“If he took Twitter public again after making it private, it would maybe be an issue,” he reasoned.
“But so far, I think it’s only benefited him.”
The unnamed engineer likewise stated some associates were not delighted with Musk’s remarks.
“People are flipping about those comments. And this is understandable. Not many people live in San Francisco or near any other Twitter offices. There needs to be a bigger conversation about what we are going to do about people who have joined the company as remote workers.”
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Musk on Thursday told Twitter employees that remote work will only be accepted in cases where those remote employees are “exceptional.”
“If someone can only work remotely and they’re exceptional, it wouldn’t make sense to fire them,” he qualified.
He also announced that he decided to purchase Twitter because he loves the platform and learns a lot from it, adding that the platform is a “great way to get a message out.”
“Some people use their hair to express themselves, I use Twitter,” he added.
He also indicated that layoffs may take place at the tech company, as “right now, costs exceed revenue.”
“That’s not a great situation,” he said. “The company does need to get healthy.”
A source informed CNBC That a lot of responses to Musk’s presence on Twitter’s internal Slack messaging board were unfavorable– with activists likewise worried about the impact it could have upon the moderation of content and a decreased focus on inclusivity on the platform.
H/T Patriot Nation Press, TheBlaze, Insider, CNBC
