Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, today said that he was not worried even as employee departures were multiplying at the micro-blogging platform after his ultimatum asking staff to commit to "hardcore" work.
"The best people are staying, so I'm not super worried," Musk tweeted hours after Twitter shut its offices due to the mass resignations.
Musk was responding to a Twitter user who asked, "What do people mean when they say Twitter is gonna shut down? Doesn't it kinda run itself?"
Hundreds of Twitter employees resigned today after Musk gave them an ultimatum to either commit to the company's new "hardcore" work environment or leave. So many employees opted to take severance that the company was forced to temporarily close its office.
In another tweet after the exodus, Elon Musk said that Twitter just hit an all-time high in usage,
"And … we just hit another all-time high in Twitter usage lol," he tweeted.
Musk, the world's richest person, has come under fire for radical changes at Twitter, which he bought for $44 billion late last month.
He had already fired half of the company's 7,500 staff, scrapped a work-from-home policy, and imposed long hours, all while his attempts to overhaul Twitter have faced chaos and delays.
His stumbling attempts to revamp user verification with a controversial subscription service have led to a slew of fake accounts and pranks, and prompted major advertisers to step away from the platform.
Featured Video Of The Day
INDIA's Bihar Ally Mukesh Sahani's Father Brutally Murdered At Home
"This Is The Final Straw": Elon Musk Moving X And SpaceX Out Of California Elon Musk Moves SpaceX And X Headquarters To Texas. Here's Why Trump Shooting Conspiracy Theories Viewed Over 215 Million Times On X: Report In Massive Row Over Karnataka 100% Quota Bill, Chief Minister Deletes Post "I Divorce You... Your Ex-Wife": Dubai Princess Dumps Husband In Insta Post 25,000 Aspirants For Jobs Paying Rs 22,000: A Mumbai Stampede Scare How A Small-Town Kannadiga Brought India Its 1st Miss Universe Petite Crown The History Of Railway Budget And Why It Was Demerged From Union Budget Video: Rajasthan Teachers Caught Dictating Answers During Board Exams Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.