One of the largest social media channels twitterSimultaneously with the disappearance of uncertainty in the process of purchasing the platform by Elon Musk and canceling the purchase, it is laying off dozens of employees.

departments of the company responsible for recruiting new employees. about 100 employees will be fired. These employees include HR professionals, recruiters and talent scouts.

Twitter fired

The Wall Street Journal’According to the news of twitterabout the subject “less than 100he stated that the person had been removed and that only the talent acquisition unit was affected by this situation. This is not surprising given the company’s recent efforts to reduce costs.

Twitter, which previously announced it is partially freezing new hires, so Elon Musk’s He believed he could end the buying process. The status of the deal had become uncertain after Elon Musk’s withdrawal threats.

On the other hand, Elon Musk was asked if the layoffs were part of the deal effort. According to CNBC, Musk was asking questions about the topic. “Depends on the situation” He gave such rounded answers. Musk He also complained that there were too many bots on the platform.

Leaf fall at technology companies

Sharing the consequences of dismissal on social media twitter Users have not provided any details. Senior tech recruiter shares a post on LinkedIn Ingrid JohnsonCriticizing the layoffs, said it was unfair to those who have been working in the company for many years and dedicating their lives to developing this company. Johnson also stated that it is even more tragic that Musk has been sued for billions of dollars to protect the value of his unfairly inflated stock from those who have devoted their lives to this company.

Recently, technology companies are giving up hiring. meta recently announced that it is slowing down recruitment. Netflix† Unit† Coinbase and Paypal It has also made a number of layoffs recently.