Twitter plans to order remaining workers back to office after layoffs

Workers who were hired remotely during the pandemic will have only a short time to decide whether they will relocate to be near a Twitter office, one source said, adding they will have a bit longer — perhaps as little as 60 days — to actually relocate.

• Some details of the plans were reported earlier Wednesday by Bloomberg.

Details: The layoff plan being discussed would announce the cuts to all employees via a Friday email, with workers learning via a follow-up email whether they still have a job, the source said.

• The source cautions that Twitter's plans have already shifted many times and could shift again.
• Elon Musk originally wanted to conduct layoffs last week, sources said.

Between the lines: Musk has yet to communicate directly with employees and several all-hands meetings have been scheduled only to be canceled shortly thereafter.

Be smart: Musk is known to quickly change his mind on major decisions, which could happen with both the layoffs and the back-to-the-office plan.

The big picture: Large-scale layoffs have been a part of Musk’s takeover plan for a while, but their speed and scale, along with the firing or resignation of Twitter's entire leadership team, is leaving the company's ranks in turmoil.

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