Twitter employees aren't pleased with Elon Musk

The staff of the company was steadfast in their response to the latest talk from Musk.

The Washington Post reported last week that the chief of the two companies told potential investors that he would fire 75 percent of the employees at the company. According to Time Magazine, staff at the micro-messaging service wrote an open letter protesting that idea, calling it a "reckless" threat that would hurt their ability to serve the public conversation.

Billy Perrigo reported that a letter is circulating among staff that lays out demands for respect, safety, protection, and dignity if the Musk deal closes.

The letter said that they wanted transparent, prompt and thoughtful communication. We want to be treated with respect and not be treated as pawns in a game.

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The platform's ability to "uplift independent journalism in Ukraine and Iran as well as power social movements around the world" was threatened by the letter according to Time. Part of the letter was read.

A threat to workers at Twitter is a threat to Twitter’s future. These threats have an impact on us as workers and demonstrate a fundamental disconnect with the realities of operating Twitter. They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare, and the ability for visa holders to stay in the country they work in. We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats.

Musk's claim that he would fire 75 percent of staff doesn't mean he would be willing to do so. The billionaire has a tendency to exaggerate and make false claims. Chris Taylor wrote that it could be a move to please investors and that Musk has said in the past that he would increase the company's workforce. Musk says a lot, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen.

It remains to be seen if the Musk deal forTwitter actually goes through this time, though it now seems more likely than it had in the past. The funding for the purchase price is still coming together, but a lot of potential hurdles have already been cleared.

The deal should be known by the end of the week. Who is aware of what happens from there?