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Twitter chief Elon Musk considers further layoffs in sales on Monday

Musk had offered Twitter employees an ultimatum: either stay on and work long hours in a more "hardcore" version of Twitter, or leave with severance pay

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Kurt Wagner and Sarah Frier | Bloomberg
Elon Musk is considering firing more Twitter Inc. employees as soon as Monday, this time targeting the sales and partnership side of the business after mass resignations among engineers on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. 
 
Musk had offered Twitter employees an ultimatum: either stay on and work long hours in a more “hardcore” version of Twitter, or leave with severance pay. More employees in technical roles opted to leave than expected, compared to those in sales, partnerships and similar roles, said the people, who declined to be named discussing internal matters.

On Friday, Musk asked leaders in

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