Musk Eliminates ‘Days of Rest’ From Twitter Employee Calendars

Elon Musk has removed “days of rest” from Twitter Inc. staff calendars, according to people familiar with the matter.

By:BLOOMBERG
| Updated on: Nov 04 2022, 17:24 IST
When Elon Musk tweet sparked horror online abuse against Vijaya Gadde at Twitter
Elon Musk Twitter
1/6 Elon Musk tweet back in April had sparked a storm against Twitter's Vijaya Gadde. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO’s previous tweets have caused a controversy following his completed takeover of Twitter. (PowerfulJRE YouTube)
image caption
2/6 Elon Musk’s old tweets about Twitter’s top lawyer Vijaya Gadde are back in the spotlight after he took a bold step on his first day as the new owner of Twitter by firing Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde. (Wikimedia Commons)
Elon Musk Twitter
3/6 Musk was responding to a tweet from Saagar Enjeti, host of a political podcast and called the move “incredibly inappropriate.” According to Bloomberg, while Musk didn't identify Gadde by name, the post was in response to an article in which she was mentioned. (AFP)
image caption
4/6 Enjeti tweeted on April 27, “Vijaya Gadde, the top censorship advocate at Twitter who famously gaslit the world on Joe Rogan's podcast and censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, is very upset about the @elonmusk takeover.” (Breaking Points/YouTube)
Elon Musk Twitter
5/6 Musk has frequently used the social media platform as a way to criticize the company’s decisions, especially when they involve banning accounts from people who violate Twitter's rules and policies. Twitter has banned people like American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West due a couple of anti-semitic tweets recently. (PTI)
image caption
6/6 A flurry of negative, and even abusive tweets from Twitter users followed Musk’s comments directed at Gadde. Racist slurs were tweeted referencing Gadde’s Indian heritage, with words like “curry” used to target the Twitter lawyer. Users questioned Gadde and blamed that she “destroyed countless @Twitter accounts for speaking the truth.” Racist comments were even hurled at ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. (AFP)
Elon Musk Twitter
icon View all Images
Days of Rest has been removed from Twitter employees calendar. (AFP)

Tesla chief Elon Musk has removed “days of rest” from Twitter Inc. staff calendars, according to people familiar with the matter.

The monthly, company-wide day off was introduced during the pandemic period. Its expiration is another sign of Musk's impatience with Twitter's existing work culture.

Musk also plans to cancel Twitter's remote work policy and have staff that are spared from deep layoffs return to Twitter offices full time.

Catch all the Latest Tech News, Mobile News, Laptop News, Gaming news, Wearables News , How To News, also keep up with us on Whatsapp channel,Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. For our latest videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

First Published Date: 04 Nov, 17:23 IST
NEXT ARTICLE BEGINS

Editor’s Pick