Twitter has begun firing contractors without advance notice: Report

• According to reports, Twitter fired contractors Saturday. 
• Axios received information from contractors who said they found out after being lockedout of their work accounts.
• Contractors shared their fears that they wouldn’t be able receive their final paychecks.

Twitter began to layoff its contract workforce. According to reports, some contractors found out by losing access to work accounts. 

Starting on Nov. 4, Twitter — under the new ownership of Tesla CEO Elon Musk — slashed its full-time employee workforce by nearly 50%.

Contractors are now the next target. telling AxiosThey were also locked out of their work accounts on Saturday. Many other full-time employees of Twitter also discovered that they were being laid off on Saturday.ost access to work platforms like Slack and email.

Some of these contractors work in content moderating, which was already done by others. hit with layoffs,Sources confirmed this to Axios.

Casey Newton, a journalist, said that contractor layoffs also affected other departments like marketing and real estate.

—Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) November 13, 2022

Axios received concerns from contractors about whether they would receive their final paycheck. Many were placed on teams with no full time employees after the layoffs. 

Melissa Ingle, a content moderator contractor, said to Axios she was concerned about how layoffs would affect her family’s finances.

Ingle said to Axios that “this is not the way to treat people.”

—Melissa Ingle (@mingle74) November 13, 2022

Musk’s acquisition by Twitter has caused chaos among the company’s employees for several weeks.

Some Twitter employees were laid off asked to come backAfter the company realized they were vital to the operation, Other Twitter staff filed a lawsuitThey claimed they weren’t given enough notice before being fired.

Musk has asked employees to fill out a questionnaire. return to the office40 hours per week or resign.

One Twitter employee describes the current environment as “ruthless” and wrote about it in an essay. Insider’s Jyoti Mann.

Insider asked for comment from Musk representatives and Twitter.