Twitter is reportedly on the brink of collapse after critical employees reject Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum

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Scrolling through Twitter on Thursday night was like the last day of high school or summer camp: Keep in touch, I'll miss this place, the principal stinks.

Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, sent employees an ultimatum email on Wednesday, giving them until 5 p.m. Thursday to decide if they would commit to being "extremely hardcore" and working "long hours at high intensity" to help him "build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0," or leave Twitter with a three-month severance package.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.