--- title: "Twitter Employees Reportedly Furious Over Musk Acquisition" description: "To the surprise of absolutely no one, Twitter workers are apparently really upset that Elon Musk is now their employer. " date: "2022-04-26" modified: "2022-04-26" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/twitter-employees-reportedly-furious-over-musk-acquisition" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "elon musk" - "free speech" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Twitter Employees Reportedly Furious Over Musk Acquisition ![To the surprise of absolutely no one, Twitter workers are apparently really upset that Elon Musk is now their employer. ]() *\Image: Futurism\* ## Gauntlet To the surprise of absolutely no one, Twitter workers are apparently *really pissed* that the company is now cooperating with Elon Musk's plan for a takeover. According [to *The Washington Post*](), numerous Twitter employees have spoken out about how upset they are over [Musk waltzing in and purchasing the site]() for a cool $44 billion. "The news today is so crazy I literally forgot I have COVID," [one employee tweeted](). Another said that the majority of people who work on "health issues," or the company's division enforcing anti-misinformation rules in the pandemic era, find Musk's buyout "dispiriting." "I don’t know any non-engineer who works on health issues who sees how this helps," the employee told *WaPo*. ## Keep Calm During an internal town hall meeting held by company executives to address the stunning takeover, according to *WaPo* and [the *New York Times*](), Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and board chair Bret Taylor tried to reassure employees amid the Musk-caused chaos ¯ but were vague when answering questions about the potential for future layoffs or changes to company policies. Employees appeared dissatisfied with their executives' reassurances, the report**s** note. They apparently asked during the town hall whether former president [Donald Trump's account would be restored](), but got no definitive response. ## Naysayers In spite of their well-earned trepidation, not all Twitter employees are worried about Musk's buyout. One "cautiously optimistic" employee even told *WaPo* that they "personally think a change like this may be what Twitter needs." "Elon did not tie up 20 percent of his net worth to destroy Twitter,” the employee said, noting that they think the social media giant is falling behind its peers in ways the report didn't specify. In spite of the turmoil, hopes for an employee revolt of the likes that took down [Trump's old account]() were deliberately dashed by a policy that will, [as *Bloomberg* reported](), make it harder for individual workers to "go rogue." **READ MORE:** [Twitter workers face a reality they’ve long feared: Elon Musk as owner]() \[*The Washington Post*\] **More on Muskian types:** *[Scientists Are Studying the Psychology of "A\*\*holes" ]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()