Some employees who were departing speculated that so many were leaving, along with their knowledge of how the product works, that the social network may have trouble fixing problems or updating systems during its normal operations, according to people familiar with the matter. Elon Musk's Tumultuous Twitter Takeover: Timeline Mr Musk on Wednesday had asked employees to formally state whether they were willing to keep working at the company - a commitment that would include "working long hours at high intensity." Employees had until 5 p.m. Eastern time Thursday to fill out a Google form. The form included just one possible response: "Yes." Anyone who failed to accept the form by the deadline was told they would be out of the company with three months severance. Source - NDTV #twitter #elonmusk