Elon Musk Fans Solicit Twitter Jobs by Tweeting at Him
Although Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter Inc. is still months away from closing, some of Musk’s fans are soliciting future employment at the social media platform via the mercurial entrepreneur’s Twitter feed.
Considerable turnover is likely, at least based on Musk’s twitter feed, which is often critical of leadership. So Musk’s followers are taking their shot.
“Hire me to run Twitter as VP of Product,” wrote Nikita Bier, co-founder of a positivity-focused polling app called tbh that was acquired by Meta Platforms Inc., in a post tagging Musk on Twitter. “I’ve been building social apps for 11 years -- and not in a way that leads products to decay like a typical BigTech ‘product director dad.’”
During negotiations to acquire Twitter, Musk told bankers that he would be focused on the social media company’s bottom line, and floated nonspecific proposals to cut both costs and jobs, according to people familiar with the matter.
It’s unclear how Musk envisions his leadership team -- especially the chief executive officer role. The billionaire is unlikely to take the job himself, which means he’ll need to find a thick-skinned executive who can handle Musk’s penchant for airing his displeasure in public.
In a regulatory filing, Musk said he does not have faith in the company’s leadership, leading many to speculate that Twitter’s CEO, Parag Agrawal, is on his way out the door. And on Wednesday, Musk posted two tweets that were critical of Vijaya Gadde, the executive who oversees the policy and legal teams, for a decision the company made in 2020 to restrict posting of a New York Post article about U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. A wave of trolls proceeded to wage personal attacks against Gadde online,
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