{"id":463942,"date":"2022-06-16T20:23:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T17:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-talks-layoffs-aliens-in-qa-with-twitter-employees\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T20:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T17:23:52","slug":"elon-musk-talks-layoffs-aliens-in-qa-with-twitter-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-talks-layoffs-aliens-in-qa-with-twitter-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk talks layoffs, aliens in Q&#038;A with Twitter employees"},"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-6a3c58845520f\" 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-6a3c58845520f\" 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-talks-layoffs-aliens-in-qa-with-twitter-employees\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_talks_layoffs_aliens_in_Q_A_with_Twitter_employees%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk talks layoffs, aliens in Q&#038;A with Twitter employees&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_talks_layoffs_aliens_in_Q_A_with_Twitter_employees%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk talks layoffs, aliens in Q&#038;A with Twitter employees&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk staged a town hall meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> employees on Thursday, answering questions on everything from layoffs and remote work to politics and aliens as he <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>eared to double down on his $44 billion commitment to take over the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked about whether he would slash jobs at Twitter if the deal goes through, Musk gave an ominous response, reportedly saying, \u201cRight now, costs exceed revenue. That\u2019s not a great situation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company does need to get healthy,\u201d added Musk. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, Twitter\u2019s rank and file failed to specifically ask Musk the biggest question on Wall Street right now \u2014 namely, whether he plans to negotiate down the sale price for the company or is considering backing out of the deal altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter shares were roughly flat around $37.90 on Thursday afternoon \u2014 far below the deal price of $54.20 a share, indicating continued investor skepticism about the deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Twitter-headquarters-60.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"wp-image-22687803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Twitter-headquarters-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Twitter-headquarters-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Twitter-headquarters-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cRight now, costs exceed revenue. That\u2019s not a great situation,\u201d Musk said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the a video question-and-answer session, Musk told Twitter employees that he has \u201cmoderate politics\u201d and is \u201cpretty close to center\u201d but said that extreme political views and \u201cpretty outrageous things\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>should be allowed on the site as long as they don\u2019t violate the law, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/live-blog\/2022-06-15\/elon-musk-addresses-twitter-staff-meeting\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk also reiterated that he was leaning toward supporting Florida\u2019s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for president in 2024, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/06\/16\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-meeting#what-elon-musk-has-said-about-the-twitter-deal-so-far\">the New York Times reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to employee questions, Musk said that top performing Twitter employees could be allowed to work from home forever, but that it is \u201cmuch better if you are on location physically.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone can only work remotely and they\u2019re exceptional, it wouldn\u2019t make sense to fire them,\u201d Musk reportedly said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twitter currently allows most employees to work remotely as much as they want.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk showed up 10 minutes late to his first meeting addressing Twitter employees, which is still ongoing. He dialed in from his phone handheld like this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UoZ4U9dDme\">pic.twitter.com\/UoZ4U9dDme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Heath (@alexeheath) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexeheath\/status\/1537471781123936256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk \u2014 who has taken a hard line toward remote work at Tesla, ordering all employees back into the office for a bare minimum of 40 hours per week \u2014 said he could make exemptions for \u201cparticularly exceptional contributors\u201d at Twitter but would have to approve such requests personally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his vision for Twitter, Musk said he would be interested in it becoming similar to China\u2019s WeChat app, which is a one-stop-shop for everything from messaging to payments to shopping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou basically live on WeChat,\u201d he said, adding that he wants Twitter to one day reach 1 billion users.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22687828\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-00-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI have seen no actual evidence for aliens,\u201d Musk said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company currently has\u00a0roughly 229 million monetizable daily active users, though Musk has repeatedly\u00a0questioned how many of those users are bots. He reiterated his concern about bots during Thursday\u2019s meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk also said that he\u2019s not necessarily committed to being CEO of Twitter but wants to take an active role driving improvements to the company\u2019s products, according to Bloomberg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk showed up 10 minutes late to the meeting and dialed in from his phone, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexeheath\/status\/1537471781123936256\">according<\/a> to Verge editor Alex Heath. <\/p>\n<p>In a strange turn, Musk\u2019s Twitter chat briefly turned to aliens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen no actual evidence for aliens,\u201d Musk said, according to Bloomberg.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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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