Twitter says it considerably slowed hiring in the course of the second quarter

Twitter mentioned on Tuesday that the corporate “considerably slowed hiring” within the second quarter.

The corporate disclosed the hiring slowdown in its second-quarter earnings submitting with the Securities and Trade Fee that cited a have to handle its value construction “in gentle of the present macroeconomic surroundings.”

“We considerably slowed hiring within the second quarter of 2022 and are being extra selective in regards to the roles that we’re filling, and we have now concurrently seen our attrition fee enhance,” the corporate mentioned. “We’ve additionally lowered non-labor spend in areas corresponding to journey and advertising and marketing.”

In Might, Twitter imposed a hiring freeze amid the departures of the corporate’s head of shopper, Kayvon Beykpour, and income product chief Bruce Falck.

Twitter reported poor second-quarter monetary outcomes final week that missed on the highest and backside traces and person progress. Its gross sales declined 1% 12 months over 12 months to $1.18 billion, which the corporate attributed to a weak macroeconomic surroundings and the associated internet advertising market.

As well as, the corporate blamed its gross sales decline to “uncertainty associated to the pending acquisition of Twitter by an affiliate of Elon Musk.”

In October, Twitter is slated to face Musk in a Delaware courtroom in an effort to implement the Tesla CEO’s $44 billion provide to amass the corporate.