Social media giant Twitter laid off 30 percent of its talent acquisition team on Friday amid businessman Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover, according to multiple reports.
Roughly a third of the talent acquisition team was affected by the decision, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch.
Twitter employs more than 7,000 people globally and the layoffs impacted less than 100 people, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider, although the exact number of employees affected was not provided. The spokesperson added that the layoffs were done to “align Twitter with its new business needs,” according to the publication….