Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, sacked an engineer who had worked at the social media network for years after he pointed out that Musk’s evaluation was incorrect.
The billionaire apologized on Twitter for the app’s sluggish performance in several countries. According to him, the microblogging platform executed “>1000 improperly batched RPCs merely to generate timelines.”
Eric Frohnhoefer, a developer who has worked on Twitter for Android for years, stated that Musk’s evaluation was wrong. As a reaction, the CEO of Tesla questioned Frohnhoefer about the exact numbers, and the efforts engineers had taken to resolve difficulties.
As soon as the topic was made public on Twitter, individuals began responding to the tweets and a flood of memes followed.
Some developers backed the Android developer, while others said he should have discreetly informed his manager of the difficulties. However, according to Frohnhoefer, Musk should have requested personally.
“Perhaps he should ask his queries in private. Possibly over Slack or email.”
“He was the first to bring it up in public,” a netizen said.
During the heated discussion, one user tagged Musk and questioned whether he even wanted “this type of mentality” on his crew.
Musk, well-known for his social media engagement, reacted to the thread with “he’s fired.” The developer responded with a salute emoji and updated his Twitter bio to say, “Android developer receptive to new chances.” Previously @twitter”
Interestingly, Musk erased his tweet a few hours later.
Since acquiring Twitter in a $44 billion purchase, the CEO of SpaceX has taken many contentious measures. According to reports, he sacked 90% of the Indian workers. According to a Bloomberg article, the corporation has just over a dozen employees remaining in India following a massive reduction in employment. Musk also discontinued remote work for workers, expecting them to work only in the office.
In addition, he launched a subscription service for verified handles, costing $8 per account. Musk, known for his humor, barred spoof accounts and eliminated the “official” check for well-known individuals and organizations.
The Twitter workforce reported working 80 hours per week to meet deadlines for assigned jobs. Some stated that they had to sleep on the office floor since they could not leave due to the volume of work.
The billionaire who stated on Twitter that the platform would be rife with “stupid blunders” turned back some modifications. He wrote, “We will maintain what works and alter what doesn’t.”
