Per Business Insider
Platformer reported Zoë Schiffer said Elon Musk decided to scrap holiday pay for remaining contractors starting Thanksgiving.
Musk also laid off additional engineers due to their code being unsatisfactory. Twitter sent "performance warning" emails to other engineers saying they should restore the company's confidence and demonstrate their contributions.
The leak reportedly came after employees were required to submit weekly reports.
Musk tweeted that users might experience "small, sometimes major, improvements in speed." He noted that the changes would be significantly felt in countries outside the US.