The Twitter social networking service has told employees that the company's office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately, BBC reports. However, the agency told employees that the offices would reopen on Monday (21 November).
‘Please continue to comply with company policy by refraining from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press, or elsewhere.’, the message says.
Following some media reports, Elon Musk told Twitter staff earlier this week that they had to commit to working long hours and would need to be highly hardcore or leave the company. In November this year, the company said it was cutting around 50% of its workforce.
The announcement that the social networking service had temporarily closed its offices came amid signs that many workers have resigned as they have not accepted Musk's new terms.
Twitter employees have been tweeting using the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked and a saluting emoji to show they were leaving the firm.
One former Twitter worker who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC news agency: "I think when the dust clears today, there's probably going to be less than 2,000 people left."
They added that everyone on their team had been terminated.
Before Elon Musk took control of Twitter, the company had around 7,500 staff. The firm was also reported to have employed thousands of contract workers, most of whom are understood to have been laid off.
Another person said they had resigned despite being prepared to work long hours.
The world's richest person became Twitter's chief executive after buying the firm last month in a $44bn (£37bn) deal.
In his turn, Elon Musk tweeted:
‘The best people are staying, so I'm not super worried.’
The Twitter owner tweeted a skull, a crossbones emoji, and a meme showing a gravestone with the Twitter logo in separate posts.
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