Although Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter is still months away from closing, some of Mr 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 Mr Musk’s Twitter feed, which is often critical of leadership. So Mr 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, in a post tagging Mr 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.’”
.@elonmusk Hire me to run Twitter as VP of Product. 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.” Twitter has the potential to be the leading messenger, groups app & content creation tool.
— Nikita Bier 🇺🇦 (@nikitabier)April 25, 2022
During negotiations to acquire Twitter, Mr Musk told bankers that he would be focused on the social media company’s bottom line and floated non-specific proposals to cut both costs and jobs, according to sources.
It’s unclear how Mr Musk envisions his leadership team – especially the chief executive role. The billionaire is unlikely to take the job himself, which means he’ll need to find a thick-skinned executive who can handle Mr Musk’s penchant for airing his displeasure in public.
In a regulatory filing, Mr Musk said he does not have faith in the company’s leadership, leading many to speculate that Twitter’s chief executive, Parag Agrawal, is on his way out the door.
On Wednesday, Mr 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 US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
A wave of trolls proceeded to wage personal attacks against Ms Gadde online, prompting former Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo to accuse Mr Musk of bullying.
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