French Twitter Head Quits Amid Layoffs, Tweets Get Out Message
The head of operations in France at Twitter, Damien Viel, said he is leaving the social network, whose new owner Elon Musk has recently fired top management and forced job cuts at the company.
“It’s over,” Viel tweeted on Sunday, thanking his French team, which he has led for the past seven years.
Viel confirmed he was leaving Twitter in a separate message to Reuters.
He did not elaborate on the circumstances of his departure and declined to say how many people were employed by Twitter in France before or after Musk took over the company last month.
Twitter has had a rough ride since Musk, the world’s richest man, took over.
It has cut its workforce in half, and Musk has hinted that the social media company may run out of money.
He recently told employees to consider whether they want to stay “working long hours at high pressure” or take a three-month severance package.
It was recently reported that Twitter CEO Elon Musk asked management to approve remote working for their team members at their own risk. Last week, Musk said in an email to his staff, “Regarding remote work, all you need to do to be sure is that your boss is committed to making sure you’re making a positive contribution. You’re also expected to have in-person meetings. .” and your partner in reasonable peace, preferably every week, but not less than once a month.”
“At the risk of stating the obvious, any manager who lies that someone they report to is doing an outstanding job or that a role is important, whether remote or not, will be out of the company,” he added, according to reports by The Verge.
On November 10, Musk wrote in an email to employees, “Management will send me alternative lists for review and approval.
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