The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Elon Musk, has told staff of the microblogging and social networking service that they must commit to working “long hours at high intensity” or leave the company.
Musk reportedly told his workers on Wednesday in an email that they should pledge if they wanted to stay.
According to Washington Post, those who do not sign up by Thursday (today) will be given three months’ compensation pay.
The America’s richest billionaire said that Twitter “will need to be extremely hardcore” in order to succeed.
“This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,” he said.
In the email entitled, ‘A Fork in the Road’, Musk said, “Those who choose to stay should expect long, intense hours of work. Those who leave will receive three months’ severance pay.”
Workers were told that they needed to click on a link by 17:00 EST on Thursday if they want to be “part of the new Twitter”.
He added, “Whatever decision you make, thank you for your efforts to make Twitter successful.”
Musk said the workers would be expected in the office for at least 40 hours a week.