Twitter Employee Fired Says That Termination Email Was Not Sent to Him, But His Wife

• Bloomberg reports that an ex-Twitter employee claims that the company sent his wife a termination notice via email.
• According to the report, John Barnett was fired for supporting a colleague who was terminated.
• The report stated that Barnett sued Twitter over claims that Twitter had canceled some stock options.

An ex-Twitter employee who was fired claims that the company sent a termination notification to his wife’s email instead of his own. BloombergReport on Thursday.

John Barnett, a former product manger at Twitter, was fired in November according to a lawsuit Barnett filed over claims that Twitter violated a restricted stock arrangement he received when it acquired his startup Chroma Labs. Bloomberg reports.

Bloomberg reported that Twitter sent an email to Barnett’s wife with the termination notice, according to the lawyers in the lawsuit. The lawyers stated that Barnett’s spouse didn’t work for Twitter, according to the report.

Bloomberg reports that lawyers claimed that “Twitter never sent this message to Barnett” in the suit. 

Barnett was fired after he supported a colleague. Eric FrohnhoeferHe claimed to be a man named. terminatedAccording to the report, after an argument with Elon Musk.

Bloomberg reported that Barnett’s stock options, which were granted to him when he joined Twitter following the acquisition of Chroma Labs, could only be cancelled if he is fired for misconduct.

Twitter stated that Barnett’s termination notice would result in any unvested stock options being canceled. Bloomberg reported this information.

Twitter and Barnett didn’t immediately reply to Insider’s request for comment outside of normal US hours.

Three Twitter employees were fired after Musk’s criticisms on Twitter were posted within 24 hours. Insider reported. Frohnhoefer was one of them. tweetedA picture showing him locked out of his computer at work. Musk even tweeted that Frohnhoefer had “fired”, but later deleted his post.

According to a former supervisor who spoke to, it seems that Twitter informed employees via email about their firing via Twitter. Insider. Many were also prevented from accessing their emails, laptops, or Slack accounts. without formal notice.

Barnett’s experience is reported as Twitter was hit with legal complaints 100 former staffMusk’s departure caused many to lose their jobs and sign arbitration agreements.