model on November 1. He said in a tweet that Twitter's"current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit." He added,"Power to the people! Blue for $8/month."on November 4. A week after Musk took the helm, he sent employees an email confirming rumors that layoffs were imminent.
The memo said they would find out the next day if their roles had been impacted by the cuts. However, some staff received notice that they had lost their job that same evening. SomeThe following week Musk issued remaining employees an ultimatum: work at an"extremely hardcore" rate to build"" or accept a three-month severance package. Musk sent employees an email at midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, a timestamp on the email seen by Insider showed.