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Twitter temporarily closes its offices after Musks's ultimatum to employees

The closure until Monday came after more workers than expected opted for the latter option, causing confusion over who should still be allowed access to Twitter premises

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Kurt Wagner | Bloomberg
Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced it was temporarily closing its offices after Elon Musk issued employees an ultimatum: Stay with the company “working long hours at high intensity” or quit with three months’ severance pay.
 
The closure until Monday came after more workers than expected opted for the latter option, according to people familiar with the situation, causing confusion over who should still be allowed access to Twitter premises.

It’s a fresh blow for Musk, who laid off half the company’s workforce upon taking over, before having to ask some of them to return in order to build the platform

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