Future Retirement Success
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks

Future Retirement Success

Business

Elon Musk accused of turning Twitter offices into bedrooms

by December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Elon Musk accused of turning Twitter offices into bedrooms

Twitter is under investigation by city officials in San Francisco following a complaint that the company allegedly converted rooms in its headquarters to sleeping quarters, an inquiry that has drawn scorn from Elon Musk.

As of Monday, the office has “modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors” with four to eight beds a floor, employees told Forbes. The changes appear to be part of Musk’s plan for “hardcore Twitter” in which he’s demanded workers dedicate “long hours at high intensity” after he fired nearly half the company’s workforce.

But the San Francisco Chronicle reported the company has not applied for any permits to use portions of the building for residential purposes.

The San Francisco department of building inspection confirmed to several media outlets that it is investigating the matter after receiving a complaint and that it plans to inspect the company’s headquarters.

“We need to make sure the building is being used as intended,” a department spokesperson, Patrick Hannan, told the Washington Post. “There are different building code requirements for residential buildings, including those being used for short-term stays. These codes make sure people are using spaces safely.”

The department has contacted the building representatives to conduct an inspection and if the headquarters are no longer up to building code, it will issue a notice of violation. They city treats all property complaints and owners the same, Hannan said.

“No one is above the law,” Hannan said.

Musk was critical of the investigation. “So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. Where are your priorities @LondonBreed!?” he said on Twitter with a link to an article detailing an account from a father who says his baby overdosed on fentanyl after being exposed to the drug at a city playground.

So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. Where are your priorities @LondonBreed!?https://t.co/M7QJWP7u0N

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 6, 2022

No city or police officials have confirmed whether or not the child’s emergency was the result of fentanyl exposure.

Some workers have already reported sleeping in company headquarters. Twitter’s director of product management, Esther Crawford, shared a photo last month of her sleeping in the office with an eye mask and sleeping bag. “When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork,” Crawford wrote on Twitter.

Employees told Forbes that no announcement was made about the new beds but that they believed they were there so workers could stay in the office overnight.

“It’s not a good look,” they said. “It’s yet another unspoken sign of disrespect. There is no discussion. Just like, beds showed up.”

Read more:
Elon Musk accused of turning Twitter offices into bedrooms

0
FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest
previous post
eBay announces small business grants to boost income amid cost-of-living crisis
next post
Cost of living crisis and Royal Mail strikes deter Moonpig consumers

You may also like

Building Smiles and Futures: The Journey of Dr....

January 29, 2025

Small business debt load doubles since pandemic, hampering...

May 19, 2025

You need tax cuts to boost growth, Sir...

January 19, 2023

Reeves scraps winter fuel payments for 10M pensioners...

July 29, 2024

Property investment challenges in 2023

December 7, 2022

Entrepreneurs secure Dragons’ investment for pioneering Pop Specs...

January 13, 2024

Best Sales Tools for Productivity: Enhance Your Performance

October 16, 2024

Registrations live for the Evening Standard SME XPO...

January 19, 2023

Mastering Hybrid Working:  Benefits, Challenges and Strategies

April 13, 2023

Starmer installs non-political ministers in ‘government of all...

July 7, 2024

    Get free access to all of the retirement secrets and income strategies from our experts! or Join The Exclusive Subscription Today And Get the Premium Articles Acess for Free

    By opting in you agree to receive emails from us and our affiliates. Your information is secure and your privacy is protected.

    Recent Posts

    • Jill Biden’s ‘work husband’ runs for cover as privilege protection crumbles

      June 26, 2025
    • Poll: Majority of Republicans back Trump’s strikes on Iran; most Americans fear getting dragged into war

      June 25, 2025
    • Senate Republicans look to sweeten Medicaid pot to silence dissent on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

      June 25, 2025
    • Judicial nominee shuts down ‘wildly inaccurate’ claims that he’s Trump’s ‘henchman’

      June 25, 2025
    • Tesla’s European sales fall for a fifth month in a row

      June 25, 2025
    • World leaders flock to meet with Trump at NATO Summit

      June 25, 2025

    Categories

    • Business (8,314)
    • Investing (2,072)
    • Politics (15,806)
    • Stocks (3,168)
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Disclaimer: futureretirementsuccess.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

    Copyright © 2025 futureretirementsuccess.com | All Rights Reserved