Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter with a dowry of USD 43 billion was not welcomed by many Twitter employees. The company's internal survey revealed that not a few of Twitter employees hate the figure of Elon Musk.
Some Twitter employees even cursed him with inappropriate words . While others believe that Elon Musk only buys Twitter shares for his personal use and will sell them if they are profitable.
As quoted by us from the New York Post, in an official survey on the company's internal service called Blind, 68% of Twitter employees disagreed with Elon Musk's tweets about the company's future strategies, such as making Twitter paid.
Furthermore, 78% of employees think that Elon Musk does not have the best intentions for Twitter and its shareholders. They also rejected the possibility of Elon Musk becoming the CEO of Twitter.
"I don't want him to be the CEO. He has no mercy," one employee wrote. "I'm not sure he's mentally okay," wrote another. There are also those who call it a dangerous oligarchy.
About 69% of employees say Twitter's CEO and board of directors are not good at acting to fight a confrontation with Elon Musk so that Elon seems to have the upper hand.
Musk himself offered to buy all Twitter shares with a value of USD 43.4 billion . Previously, Musk had bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter and was about to join Twitter's board of directors but was cancelled.
Regarding his potential holdings, Musk said he would make Twitter's algorithm open source and transparent. The richest person in the world also indicated that Twitter would be a platform that prioritizes free speech over censorship.
Elon Musk on the other hand has criticized Twitter's moderation policies several times, especially regarding COVID-19 misinformation and demonstrations at the Capitol Building, USA on January 6, 2021.