Elon Musk put Twitter employees to the test this weekend to see who is capable, and willing, of surviving under his new reign.
, an angel investor and Musk friend, and Steve Davis, president of The Boring Company owned by Musk, all have been added to the official staff directory, according to two people familiar with the changes.
Workers have received little or no communication from Musk or his leadership team in recent days, three employees told Insider, despite Musk officially taking control of Twitter Thursday evening. All asked not to be identified discussing internal company matters. A representative of Twitter did not respond to requests for comment.
"This is it," one of the people familiar said, describing the feeling at the company under Musk."Your job is on the line." The people who have been working the weekend and generally"looped in" on what's been occurring since Musk took over and given various tasks are expected to remain employed, both of the people said. As are those Twitter leaders who have been posting positively about Musk and conversations they've had with him since his takeover became official, including Yoel Roth, head of safety and integrity , Sarah Personette, chief customer officer, and Leslie Berland, Twitter's CMO.
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