Elon Musk. File photoMOSCOW, Oct. 27U.S. entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk told Twitter employees that he does not plan to fire 75% of the company's staff in the event of its acquisition, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Earlier, the Washington Post newspaper referring to corporate documents, she wrote that Musk wants to fire 75% of Twitter employees if he buys it.Elon Musk says meeting with 'a lot of great people' at Twitter office «Elon Musk told Twitter Inc. employees on Wednesday that he does not plan to cut 75% of the staff when he takes over the company,» the agency said on Tuesday. It was reported that Musk plans to complete the purchase of the social network Twitter on Friday. Earlier media reported that Musk had allegedly already informed potential investors in the deal that he intended to fire 75% of the company's 7.5 thousand employees. Later, the leadership of the social network in a letter to employees asked not to believe rumors of massive layoffs that allegedly could follow the acquisition of the company by Musk. In April, Musk offered $ 44 billion for Twitter, but then demanded to check the company's data that the number of fake accounts used in including for sending spam, does not exceed 5%. According to the billionaire, the social network underestimated the number of such accounts, and also did not provide sufficient information upon request. He was also dissatisfied with the personnel policy of the company. Later, on July 8, Musk notified Twitter of the withdrawal from the purchase. The social network filed a lawsuit against the businessman in Delaware court, who in October postponed the hearing scheduled for October 17, giving the entrepreneur the opportunity to close the deal to buy the social network until October 28. The American company Twitter Inc. was founded in 2006. The main product of the company is a social network for exchanging short messages. Headquartered in San Francisco, California.Musk said he was «Tweeting Chief»
