A laid-off Twitter manager, who was one of Elon Musk's most loyal employees, tweeted 'cruelty is the worst' in an apparent dig at the tech mogul

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Esther Crawford tweeted "cruelty is the worst," shortly after Elon Musk accused a former Twitter director of using his disability as an "excuse."

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Elon Musk accuses laid-off Twitter employee of using their disability as an 'excuse' to do 'no actual work'

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Haraldur Thorleifsson formerly worked at Twitter.

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A Twitter engineer says the company is 'like a building where all the pieces are on fire'

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The boss of Elon Musk's Boring Company called Twitter managers to ask about employee performance just days before 200 people were laid off, report says

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Steve Davis, the CEO of Elon Musk's Boring Company, called Twitter managers last week to discuss employee performance.

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A Twitter manager seen as embodying Elon Musk's 'hardcore' work culture was reportedly laid off. She says she has no regrets going 'all-in on Twitter 2.0.'

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Esther Crawford was seen as an embodiment of Elon Musk's "hardcore" work culture at Twitter.

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America's 'Big Three' passive funds now own more of Tesla than CEO Elon Musk does, report says

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Twitter shut down 2 of its 3 offices in India and asked staff to work from home, report says — even though owner Elon Musk is a huge advocate of in-office working

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Elon Musk shut down two of three Twitter offices in India located in Delhi and Mumbai.

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Twitter owner Elon Musk says CEOs and politicians should take a leaf out of his book and be more authentic on social media

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Elon Musk said CEOs should 'speak authentically' and write their own tweets at the 2023 World Government Summit.

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Elon Musk donated nearly $2 billion worth of Tesla stock to a charity last year, SEC filing shows

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Elon Musk says it's 'highly likely' man will go to Mars within 10 years because he's 'congenitally optimistic'

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Elon Musk believes man will go to mars within 10 years.

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