Elon Musk slams Twitter workers with an ultimatum: prepare to work 'extremely hard' or leave by Thursday

led to a complete overhaul of internal systems and external products, including mass layoffs and voluntary resignations of senior executives and employees who are unaware of Musk's vision for the future. future of social media platform.

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On Tuesday evening, a leaked memo, titled "A Fork In the Road", was obtained by The Washington Post and quickly shared on social media and other outlets, showing just how much he plans to continue his reign as Twit leader.

In the memo, Musk refers to his future plan for the company as "Twitter 2.0" and warns employees that they're meant to be on board - or they can find work elsewhere.

“We will have to be extremely rigorous. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,” the memo reads.

The billionaire went on to explain that the majority of the new Twitter will be "engineering focused" and while design and project management roles will still be vital, employees working directly with code "will make up the majority. of our team and will have the biggest swing."

Musk closed the letter by giving employees an ultimatum: Sign a Google form saying they agree and want to be part of "Twitter 2.0" by 5:00 p.m. ET Thursday or be fired and get three months of severance pay.

The memo comes as no complete surprise after reports of employees being overworked and fired for speaking negatively about Musk's practices poured in.

Earlier this month, a photo of Esther Crawford, director of product management at Twitter, went viral after she was seen sleeping on her office floor in a sleeping bag with the caption "when your team is working around the clock to meet deadlines". ."

Before that, rumors swirled that employees were working more than 12-hour days and not receiving overtime for their dedication, fueling the fire that made his takeover of Twitter anything but smooth browsing .

Musk, however, doesn't seem to be in tune with the complaints.

“Twitter feels more and more alive,” the billionaire tweeted on Sunday.

Read Musk's full memo to employees below.

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