Twitter closed its offices on Friday before a global wave of layoffs, which could see its payroll halved and which is the subject of a stream of tweets on the network. Hashtags like #LoveWhereYouWorked or #OneTeam serve as relays for ex-employees of the blue bird where some deliver a last message to the community and their former colleagues.
“After 5 and a half unforgettable years, my time at Twitter is over. Grateful for what we have built together and for working alongside some of the most talented and creative people in the industry,” wrote @superrla, a former employee, for example, on the social network.
Another user @retromauro, a former member of the company, assures him that “the tweeps (members of the Twitter community) will always have a special place in my heart. I had the pleasure of working with many of you on many different projects. We laughed, we cried, and above all, we became a family. »
For others, it’s obviously overwhelming. “Last Thursday in the office, really the last day Twitter was Twitter. I am 8 months pregnant and I have a 9 month old child. I just had access to my laptop cut off, ”wrote Rachel Bonn this Friday.
A father recounts with sadness what his 4-year-old son told him this Friday. “I told my grandson Horntence that dad might not have a job tomorrow. He told me : Dad, why don’t the 1% understand that their actions have consequences that affect them, or else they don’t care “. “He must have seen his father cry,” he adds.
“Layoffs are terrible. No warning. Just an abrupt, early morning meeting on your schedule with your boss. Followed by blocked access. It’s awful. Giving your blood, sweat, and tears to a company, only to find out that they didn’t take it into account. The industry can do better”, regretted an ex-employee, @JaelnTech.
On the social network, the community posts hundreds of messages of support and thanks to former employees, whose lives were turned upside down by the arrival at the helm of Elon Musk. The latter has already mentioned avenues for development for the company.
The expected job cuts at Twitter are also part of a global phenomenon in the technology sector. On Thursday, two Silicon Valley companies, Stripe and Lyft, reported major layoffs as Amazon froze hiring at its offices.