Elon Musk sent a message to Twitter employees saying they have until Thursday to decide whether they want to stay on board for “long hours of high-intensity work” or accept severance pay. , reports Reuters.

The South African billionaire told employees at the social media company that anyone who didn’t click on a link confirming they “want to be a part of the new Twitter” by Thursday evening New York time would be considered to have quit.

“Whatever you decide, thank you for your efforts to make Twitter a success,” he wrote to them.

Musk said that employees who decide to leave will receive compensation in the amount of 3 months’ salary.

Copies of the message were obtained by reporters from The Washington Post and Reuters, and its content was confirmed by the person who received it.

Twitter did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

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“In the future, in order to create a cutting-edge Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an environment of increasing competition, we will have to be extremely hardcore,” Elon Musk told employees of the company, which he will officially lead at the end of the month. October.

“This will mean long hours of high-intensity work. Only exceptional performances will be a passing score,” he emphasized.

The South African billionaire also told Twitter employees that he wants the company to be much more “engineering” oriented under his leadership, adding that “those who write great code will make up the majority of our team and have the biggest push.”

Earlier in November, Musk had already fired half of Twitter’s staff after gaining control of it following negotiations and disputes that had been ongoing since the spring.

The South African billionaire has criticized the company’s costs and organizational culture, saying it needs to be reformed through massive cuts and a review of the services it provides.

Days after buying Twitter, Musk ordered a reduction in employees’ “days off,” a policy implemented by the company’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey to avoid overworking them.

As with Tesla, his car company, Musk asked Twitter employees to return to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, de facto eliminating the possibility of remote work.