Twitter Staff Forced To Get Toilet Paper At ‘Smelly Offices’ After Musk Sacked Janitors: Report

After Twitter resorted to cost-cutting measures to control its finances, employees in some offices are reportedly getting their toilet paper as janitorial and security services have been cut.

Twitter chief Elon Musk cancelled janitorial services this month after workers went on strike for better wages.

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After Twitter resorted to mass layoffs and other cost-cutting measures to control its finances, employees in some offices are reportedly getting their toilet paper after janitorial and security services have been cut.

Twitter fired cleaning staff at its New York offices last week and 10 people from corporate security hinting that it may close one of its two buildings, reported New York Times citing its sources.

Even at the San Francisco headquarters, where the company missed out on paying rent, the same measures have been implemented where workers have been consolidated into two floors by shutting four of them. Musk also cancelled janitorial services this month after workers went on strike for better wages.

The absence of janitors has ‘left the office in disarray,’ with bathrooms that have ‘grown dirty’ and persistent smells of ‘leftover takeout food and body odor,’ the report added.

The report said some employees are bringing in their own toilet paper because no janitors are on hand to replace supplies.

Moreover, the social media company has also closed its data center in Sacramento and downsising another in Atlanta by early Jan, likely as a cost-saving measure, reported Platformer. This means a huge amount of traffic will be shifted to its remaining data centers, which could result in increased instability.

The data center shutdown was one of many drastic steps taken by the new Twitter chief, Elon Musk, to stabilise Twitter’s finances. The company also stopped paying millions of dollars in rent and services over the past few weeks with Musk asking subordinates to renegotiate those agreements or simply end them. The company has stopped paying rent at its Seattle office, leading it to face eviction, the report added.

The company also reportedly missed or delayed payments to some vendors, including account firm KPMG and benefits provider Carrot. The new leaders are looking to renegotiate some of the agreements to lower costs.