Twitter Cuts More Workers , and Gets Rid of Free Lunches.<br />NBC News reports that on Nov. 12, Twitter let go of a significant number of contract workers.<br />News publication Platformer says that about 4,400 to 5,500 workers were affected.<br />Anonymous full-time employees claim that neither they nor the contractors they were collaborating with were given prior notice about the development.<br />The contractors who were cut reportedly found out about their work status when they could no longer log into Slack or Twitter's other work systems. .<br />The contractor layoffs come after Musk let go of nearly half of the company's employees since acquiring Twitter on Oct. 28.<br />Insider reports that another recent change Musk has made is doing away with free lunches.<br />Musk claims since "almost no one" was coming to work at Twitter's HQ in San Francisco, free lunches were costing over $400 per meal.<br />He says badge-in records show that over the last year, average office occupancy was less than 10% and peaking at 25%.<br />Musk also claims that the company spends <br />$13 million a year on meal services.<br />Insider reports that Musk's first address to Twitter employees after acquiring the company warned staff of less perks and 80-hour workweeks
