Twitter is under investigation by San Francisco city officials following an allegation that the company reportedly converted rooms at its headquarters into dormitories🇧🇷
Since Monday, the office “modest rooms with messy mattresses, drab drapes and gigantic conference room telepresence monitors”with between four and eight beds per floor, as employees explained to Forbes.
The changes appear to be part of Musk’s plan, whereby he urges workers to dedicate themselves “long hours at high intensity” after he laid off nearly half of the company’s employees.
The diary San Francisco Chronicle reported that the company has not applied for any permission to use parts of the building for residential purposes.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection has confirmed to various media outlets that is investigating the matter after receiving a complaint and that you intend to inspect the company’s headquarters.
NEW: The BBC has obtained footage of the inside of Twitter – rooms that have been converted into bedrooms – for employees to sleep in.
The City of San Francisco is investigating because it is a commercial building. pic.twitter.com/Y4vKxZXQhB
—James Clayton (@JamesClayton5) December 7, 2022
Musk has criticized the investigation. “Therefore, the City of SF attacks companies that provide beds for tired employees, instead of ensuring children are protected from fentanyl. Where are your priorities @LondonBreed?🇧🇷 said on twitter with a link to an article detailing the account of a parent who says their baby overdosed on fentanyl after being exposed to the drug in a city playground.
Some workers have already reported that they slept at the company’s headquarters. Twitter’s director of product management, Esther Crawford, last month shared a photo of herself sleeping in her office wearing an eye mask and sleeping bag. “When your team is working around the clock to meet deadlines, sometimes you need to #SleepWhereYouWork”Crawford wrote on Twitter.
When your team is working around the clock to meet deadlines, sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork
— Esther Crawford (@esthercrawford) November 2, 2022