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A diary of Elon Musk's totally chaotic first week of owning of Twitter

  • Twitter has had a chaotic week since Elon Musk officially took over the company.
  • Musk announced key product overhauls while employees waited to hear if they would be axed.

The Elon Musk train is finally rolling through Twitter and leaving a wake of chaos and significant change.

Employees at Twitter have been bracing for Musk's takeover for months, predicting disorder and confusion as the will-he-won't-he saga came to an end officially last week.

Still, the degree to which they have been proven correct seems to have taken some by surprise. One employee called the current work culture "a free for all," with some people desperate to get in on projects dubbed "Elon critical" as others are openly applying for jobs and prepping for interviews.

If you're hazy on some of the pandemonium surrounding Musk's first week at Twitter, we've compiled a full timeline of the events. From the billionaire busting into the company's San Francisco headquarters holding a bathroom sink, to demanding 12-hour workdays and new products to sparring with celebrities, changes to Twitter have just begun.

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