25-year-old posts cheerful goodbye after being fired from Twitter, wins over internet

25-year-old Yash Agarwal was among the hundreds of employees laid off by Twitter on Friday, but he did not part on a bitter note.

In fact, Agarwal, who was part of the Public Policy team, posted a cheerful message on the micro blogging site saying it was an "absolute honour" to be part of the Twitter team.

"Just got laid off. Bird App, it was an absolute honour, the greatest privilege ever to be a part of this team, this culture. #LoveWhereYouWorked #LoveTwitter," read the text accompanying the tweet.


And he really looked the part in the photo he posted, holding up blue and yellow cushions in each hand with the Twitter logo on them.

Needless to say, his attitude won hearts on the social media site. "Absolutely wonderful way to take send off!! With this attitude you are always a winner," a user wrote. "This positive outlook towards life is rare to see. Wish you unmatched success and happiness in everything you choose to do! Best wishes for your future endeavors!" said another.

New owner Elon Musk, who bought Twitter in a $44 billion deal recently, has fired almost half of its 7,600-strong workforce, leaving several departments completely shut across the globe, including in India.

Teams focused on trust and safety issues were hit the hardest, including those tasked with defending against election misinformation ahead of the US midterms on November 8, IANS reported quoting the Verge.

The Twitter verticals that were the worst-hit included product trust and safety, policy, communications, tweet curation, ethical AI, data science, research, machine learning, social good, accessibility, and certain core engineering teams.