Elon Musk ends remote working for Twitter staff

Elon Musk has ended remote working for Twitter staff and told them to prepare for ‘difficult times ahead’ in his first email to employees since taking over.

The email, sent late last night, said there was ‘no way to sugarcoat’ the economic outlook. 

According to Bloomberg, he said that it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter.

Also in the email, he outlawed remote work, expecting workers in the office for at least 40 hours a week.

The hours are subject to conditions approved by him as the new head of Twitter.

 Policies mentioned in last night’s email are effective immediately. 

The email, sent late last night, said there was ‘no way to sugarcoat’ the economic outlook. According to Bloomberg, Musk, pictured, said that it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter

Musk’s removal of remote work comes after Twitter established a permanent arrangement with staff members to allow them to work from anywhere.

The new Twitter head is against remote work and is only granting exemptions individually, on a case by case basis.

Billionaire Musk has also taken away ‘days of rest’ from Twitter staff calendars.

This was a monthly, companywide day off that was introduced during the pandemic period.

It comes amid a raft of changes under his leadership at Twitter since he became head almost two weeks ago.

He has sacked nearly half of Twitter’s workforce. Musk has also attached user verification to Twitter Blue and increased the price to $8 a month.

The new boss wants subscriptions to count for half of Twitter’s revenue, according to the email.

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