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After firing almost half its workforce in November last year, Twitter chief Elon Musk has initiated another round of layoffs at the microblogging website. As per reports, the latest round of layoffs will cut Twitter’s workforce to about 2,000. One of the persons fired by the Tesla owner is Esther Crawford, whose picture of sleeping on the office floor had grabbed attention last year. Crawford had been one of the senior executives in charge of Twitter blue, the social media network’s subscription service. The former Twitter employee took to the micro-blogging platform to express her emotions at being laid off. Crawford admitted that while some people may “jeer” at her from the sidelines, she was proud of the work she and her team had accomplished.
“The worst take you could have from watching me go all-in on Twitter 2.0 is that my optimism or hard work was a mistake. Those who jeer & mock are necessarily on the sidelines and not in the arena. I’m deeply proud of the team for building through so much noise & chaos,” Crawford wrote.
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Many people were impressed by Crawford’s words and her dedication towards her former company.
Some wrote that they were “heartbroken” by the news.
Others were more critical of Crawford’s latest tweet and lambasted her for supporting Musk’s policies earlier.
“I don’t think anyone thought it was a mistake to work hard as such as it was to pander to a self-obsessed egotist who did massive damage to a respected product, a competent team and anyone who experienced hate speech on this platform,” wrote one person.
Crawford had grabbed eyeballs when a photo of her sleeping at Twitter headquarters went viral. At that time, she had defended her decision to share the photo of herself in a sleeping bag in the office, saying that people sometimes need to “#SleepWhereYouWork” to achieve deadlines. The tweet had sparked a controversy, with many accusing the executive of pandering to Musk and his sudden changes.
Esther Crawford had defended Musk’s decision of mass layoffs in November, stating that the company is “willing to try lots of things” to ensure success and growth.
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