Elon Musk Will Step Down As CEO of Twitter After Finding a “Silly Person” to Be His Replacement

Elon MUsk's meme posted by Elon MUsk himself. (photo: twitter @elonmusk)

JAKARTA - Elon Musk said on Tuesday, December 20  that he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement.

"I'll be stepping down as CEO as soon as I find someone stupid enough to take the job! After that, I'll just be running the software & servers team," Musk wrote on Twitter.

I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 21, 2022

This is the first time Musk has mentioned leaving as head of the social media platform, after Twitter users voted strongly in opinion polls for him to step down. The poll was launched by the billionaire on Sunday night.

Reports from Reuters, calls for Musk to step down have been building for weeks and recently even Bulls Tesla Inc has questioned his focus on social media platforms and whether it distracts him from properly directing the electric vehicle business, of which he is at the center of design. product and engineering.

Musk himself admits he has too much on his plate, and says he will be looking for a Twitter CEO. He said last week that there was no successor and that "no one wants the work that can actually keep Twitter alive."