{"id":428640,"date":"2022-04-08T18:51:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-to-let-twitter-employees-ask-me-anything\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T18:51:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:51:53","slug":"elon-musk-to-let-twitter-employees-ask-me-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-to-let-twitter-employees-ask-me-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk to let Twitter employees &#8216;ask me anything&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f838b8d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f838b8d9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-to-let-twitter-employees-ask-me-anything\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_to_let_Twitter_employees_%E2%80%98ask_me_anything%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk to let Twitter employees &#8216;ask me anything&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Elon Musk to let Twitter employees &#8216;ask me anything'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk will attempt to calm anxious <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> staffers at an \u201cask me anything\u201d-style town hall \u2014 just days after his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment to the company\u2019s board caused an internal uproar.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal\u00a0revealed the unusual plan in a companywide email to employees just days after Musk became the company\u2019s largest individual shareholder with a 9% stake.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s investment drew sharp criticism from some Twitter employees who have questioned whether the Tesla CEO\u2019s brash persona will hurt the company\u2019s culture or affect their day-to-day jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say that Twitter is what\u2019s happening and what people are talking about right now. Often, we [at] Twitter\u00a0are\u00a0what\u2019s happening and what people are talking about. That has certainly been the case this week,\u201d Agrawal said in the email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing our board announcement, many of you have had different types of questions\u00a0about\u00a0Elon Musk, and I want to welcome you to ask those questions\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u201d Agrawal added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Twitter staffers have expressed concern that Elon Musk will change the company culture.\" class=\"wp-image-21829762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Twitter staffers have expressed concern that Elon Musk will change the company culture.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk has pledged to work with Twitter\u2019s top boss and other board directors to \u201cmake significant improvements\u201d to the platform. The billionaire frequently uses his Twitter account to share major announcements regarding Tesla, SpaceX and his other business initiatives, but he has also bashed the social media platform for stifling free speech.<\/p>\n<p>A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the Musk town hall was in the works. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/04\/07\/musk-twitter-employee-outcry\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=wp_business\">The Washington Post was first to report<\/a> on the plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan confirm\u00a0Elon\u00a0will join our CEO Parag for an AMA with Twitter employees soon. We have nothing more to share,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Twitter logo\" class=\"wp-image-21827733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk joined Twitter\u2019s board after disclosing his investment.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The prospect of the notoriously opinionated billionaire\u2019s involvement at Twitter spooked some employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuick question: If an employee tweeted some of the things Elon tweets, they\u2019d likely be the subject\u201d of an HR complaint, one employee wrote on Twitter\u2019s internal Slack channels, according to the Washington Post. \u201cAre board members held to the same standard?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another worker suggested that Musk\u2019s values were contradictory to those of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that he has caused harm to workers, the trans community, women, and others with less power in the world,\u201d the employee said. \u201cHow are we going to reconcile this decision with our values? Does innovation trump humanity?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-04-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing &quot;Cyber Rodeo&quot; grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-21829846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-twitter-employees-meet-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing \u201cCyber Rodeo\u201d grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As The Post previously reported, Musk\u2019s board seat drew a mixed response from Twitter employees on the anonymous corporate message board Blind.<\/p>\n<p>Some praised \u201cDaddy Elon\u201d for boosting their stock options and potentially loosening \u201cwoke\u201d content moderation rules, while others bashed him. One employee described Musk as \u201ca racist demagogue with a god complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Musk has taken the polarized response in stride, joking about smoking weed during upcoming Twitter board meetings.<\/p>\n<p>In the days since the investment was disclosed, Twitter executives sought to address concerns by telling employees that Musk couldn\u2019t take unilateral action at the company and that Agrawal, as CEO, was \u201cthe tiebreaker\u201d on major decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of Musk\u2019s deal with the board, he received a seat through at least 2024 and was barred from buying more than 14.9% of the company.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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