Just because it is Twitter, tech, and Elon, we can make a big deal out of it and public outcry, insult the CEO etc.
But when it's any other large company being taken over, needing to pivot, and laying off 30-50% of staff... people are much more understanding.
What I'm really surprised about is the firings of pregnant women. In other countries, this is more strictly regulated.
I don't think it is forbidden to fire pregnant women, even in countries where it is strictly regulated. However, it is usually forbidden to fire women because they are pregnant. Here Twitter laid off half of their staff, and if they can show that they were "fair" (for example by firing only half of the pregnant women) they may get a pass.
But anyways, in countries where pregnant women are well protected, employees in general are also well protected and Musk wouldn't be able to do what he does now.
https://fortune.com/2015/09/20/biggest-corporate-layoffs/
HP did 30% in 2008 over multiple rounds.
Does anyone actually know how many Musk is laying off? (It seems there is an enormous amount of BS being claimed here, I heard 80%+ but with no reliable numbers, who knows)