Elon Musk Tells , Twitter Employees To Embrace , ‘Extremely Hardcore’ Work Ethic or Leave.<br />Since acquiring Twitter at the end of October, Musk has laid off nearly half of the company's employees and sent thousands of contractors packing. .<br />Now, according to 'The Washington Post,' Musk has given his remaining employees an ultimatum for keeping their jobs. .<br />In an email to employees, <br />Musk asked staff to commit to <br />an "extremely hardcore" Twitter <br />from here on out. .<br />He stipulated that part of this work ethic would mean "working long hours at high intensity.".<br />Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade, Elon Musk, via email obtained by 'The Washington Post'.<br />If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Twitter, please click yes on the link below. , Elon Musk, via email obtained by 'The Washington Post'.<br />Those who don't sign the pledge by 5 p.m. EST on Nov. 17 will be fired and given <br />three months of severance pay.<br />In other company news, the rollout of the revised Twitter Blue service has been suspended after it resulted in an influx of impersonators.<br />Engadget reports that according to external data, the subscription service only had about 150,000 active users when it was paused
