They’ve done fine with these employees for the last while. Trimming the fat is healthy, especially when Twitter has historically over-hired hard for no reason other than “growth for growth’s sake”.
There’s lots of legitimate reasons to criticize, but making a more efficient company and firing valueless employees is not one of them.
What makes you think all of those employees were useful? An employee does not have inherent value. It’s not as though Twitter never had problems before the acquisition.
There’s lots of legitimate reasons to criticize, but making a more efficient company and firing valueless employees is not one of them.