Elon Musk Takes Questions From Twitter Employees: ‘Exceptional’ Staffers Could Remain Remote

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acquire the company for $44 billion. Musk has agreed to appear for another internal meeting, according to updates leaked to The New York Times.The Q&A began with employee questions around layoffs and remote work.

The San Francisco-based company’s roughly 8,000 workers have about a quarter that are working from home. Musk acknowledged that those who are “exceptional” at their work can remain remote, but he also said working on site is “much better.” Regarding layoffs, Musk said layoffs would depend on a lot of factors, but he did not directly answer questions on whether jobs will be cut.Musk was also asked about how payments might work on the platform.

He replied that Chinese social media and payments app WeChat could be a model for Twitter. Developed by tech giant Tencent, WeChat provides social media and payments services to more than 1 billion people, often seen as the app for everything in China.Later on, employees asked about Musk’s involvement at Twitter.

Musk said he wants to be involved in the product but is unsure of his title going forward. Musk previously suggested he would take over as interim CEO of the company after the deal closes later this year.