Twitter employee unaware of his job status, Elon Musk replies. Read what actually happened

Twitter CEO Elon Musk laughed at an employee who was laid off by the company and was unaware of his working status. Haraldur Thorleifsson, who claims to work at Twitter since February 2021, posted his grievance on the micro-blogging platform, saying he could no longer access his work computer.

After Elon Musk bought the social media platform, Twitter has undertaken several rounds of layoffs to cut costs. Many employees who were laid off had narrated their grievances on micro-blogging sites. Thorleifsson did the same after the head of Human Resources (HR) was also not able to confirm if he was still an employee.

“Dear Elon Musk, 9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with about 200 other Twitter employees. However, your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am an employee or not. You've not answered my emails," he tweeted. “Maybe if enough people retweet you'll answer me here?”


Soon, Elon Musk responded and asked about his job profile. Thorleifsson mentioned the Twitter confidentiality clause and politely asked if he is allowed to answer it openly.

“If you have your lawyers share in writing that I can do that then I'd be happy to discuss that openly!” he said.


To this, Musk replied, “It’s approved, you go ahead”

Thorleifsson went on to disclose his job profile and the specific work he was doing at Twitter.

Musk, without letting Thorleifsson know about his employment status, laughed at him using emojis, in an apparent indication that he has been sacked.

Jeremy C. Owens a Twitter user revealed the identity of Thorleifsson and tweeted:


Haraldur Thorleifsson is an Icelandic entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the founder of the company Ueno and the 2019 Icelandic businessman of the year. In 2021, he sold his company to Twitter.