{"id":1434405,"date":"2022-04-13T07:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434405"},"modified":"2022-04-13T07:31:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:31:52","slug":"great-twitter-a-s-t-show-for-employees-since-elon-musk-took-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-twitter-a-s-t-show-for-employees-since-elon-musk-took-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Great: Twitter \u201cA S\u2013t Show\u201d for Employees Since Elon Musk Took Stake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreat-twitter-a-s-t-show-for-employees-since-elon-musk-took-stake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s looming battle with Twitter\u2019s board is a source of major anxiety for company employees \u2013 many of whom are reportedly worried that billionaire\u2019s campaign to force changes is just beginning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/11\/elon-musk-reverses-decision-to-join-twitter-board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musk\u2019s surprise rejection of a Twitter board seat<\/a> emerged ahead of a scheduled \u201cday of rest\u201d for company employees, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal broke the news on his account the previous night, describing Musk\u2019s decision as \u201cfor the best\u201d even as he warned workers they would face \u201cdistractions ahead,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-11\/twitter-staff-super-stressed-over-musk-board-chaos-on-day-off\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty left Twitter workers feeling \u201csuper stressed\u201d about the future, with employees reportedly \u201cworking together to help each other get through the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report cited interviews with Twitter employees who asked not to be identified while discussing the company\u2019s inner workings. Several employees told the outlet that Twitter\u2019s internal environment was a \u201cs\u2013t-show\u201d after Musk\u2019s deal with the board fell through.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter employee griped that Musk was likely \u2018just getting started\u201d with pushing for change at the company \u2013 a development the worker described as \u201cunfortunate,\u201d according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-1-2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Twitter employees have felt \u201csuper stressed\u201d since Elon\u2019s Musk\u2019s drama with the board.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-employees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-employees.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter employees\" class=\"wp-image-21868657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-employees.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-employees.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-employees.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Twitter employees are reportedly concerned that Elon Musk\u2019s power grab at the company is just beginning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk has emerged as a vocal critic of Twitter\u2019s business practices, taking particular umbrage with the platform\u2019s content moderation policies. He\u2019s also the company\u2019s largest individual shareholder after acquiring a 9% stake earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of his initial agreement with Twitter, Musk would have received a board seat through at least 2024 and would be barred from acquiring more than 14.9% of the company. Without that deal in place, Musk is free to acquire a larger stake in the company and push for greater influence over its operations.<\/p>\n<p>Musk updated an SEC filing on his Twitter holdings with language that suggests he plans to stay active in the company\u2019s dealings, despite his expanding business empire that includes Tesla and SpaceX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-2.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter employees go to work in a San Fransisco office.\" class=\"wp-image-21869385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-logo-san-francisco-headquarters-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Twitter employees go to work in a San Fransisco office.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The amended filing said Musk \u201cmay express his views to the Board and\/or members of the Issuer\u2019s management team and\/or the public through social media or other channels with respect to the Issuer\u2019s business, products and service offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Post reported, a Twitter representative said the company\u2019s planned \u201cask me anything\u201d town hall with Musk \u2013 set up to address concerns among company employees about his involvement \u2013 was likely \u201cnot happening anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At present, Musk\u2019s exact plans for Twitter\u2019s future are unclear. One prominent analyst suggested his about-face on a board seat would tee up a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/11\/elon-musks-rejection-of-twitter-board-seat-sets-up-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d-style battle<\/a> for control of the social media platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk\u2019s looming battle with Twitter\u2019s board is a source of major anxiety for company employees \u2013 many of whom are reportedly worried that billionaire\u2019s campaign to force<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1434405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1434405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1434405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1434405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}