San Francisco Officials Launch Investigation into Twitter HQ. Musk Responds.

Leah Barkoukis | December 07, 2022 9:35 PM

After firing about half of Twitter’s workforce, the company’s new chief Elon Musk gave the remaining employees an ultimatum: work extremely hard or leave. His expectations were clear given the state of the company’s finances. If the social media giant were to succeed, serious changes would be needed.

The talented and dedicated workers who remained were putting in such long hours, that some posted about sleeping at the office.

When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork https://t.co/UBGKYPilbD
— Esther Crawford ✨ (@esthercrawford) November 2, 2022

This came as reports surfaced that the San Francisco headquarters included makeshift bedrooms amid the new “hardcore” culture at the tech company, with Forbes describing them as “modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors.”

Following an alleged complaint, the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is now investigating.

“We need to make sure the building is being used as intended,” Patrick Hannan, a spokesman for the department, told The Washington Post. “There are different building code requirements for residential buildings, including those being used for short-term stays. These codes make sure people are using spaces safely.”

“No one is above the law,” Hannan added.

Musk addressed the issue with Mayor London Breed on the site, writing: "So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. Where are your priorities @LondonBreed!?”

So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. Where are your priorities @LondonBreed!?https://t.co/M7QJWP7u0N
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 6, 2022

No word, however, on San Francisco officials working to address open drug use, crime, public defecation, or the thousands of "makeshift bedrooms" set up on the city's streets.

The San Francisco DEI-ESG progressives are mad that someone is not allowing these people to sleep in tents on the street. https://t.co/0SgN5kni1l
— Avatans Kumar 🕉 (@avatans) December 7, 2022

SF city government be like: pic.twitter.com/L5vC90MTuT
— Erin Smith(friend/enemy) (@erinsmithSF) December 7, 2022

San Francisco of all places?!?! The employees could literally walk outside and defecate on the sidewalk pick it up and throw it at a cop and that would be ok but if they are tired they can’t sleep inside the building. That city is so far removed from reality. pic.twitter.com/whRD9YynjG
— RebuildingSince1957 (@cmac810) December 7, 2022