Around the same time as Musk’s post, hundreds of thousands of federal workers received an email also titled “Fork in the Road,” with a similar offer: Simply send an email to the Office of Personnel Management with the word “Resign” in the subject line, and you’ll receive eight months’ pay, so long as you reply before Feb. 6.

Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.

In the ever-ambitious Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, this penchant for disruption has been on the cards for a long time.

Elon Musk reportedly has said that X is "barely breaking even" in an email to X staff. The news comes as X's competitors see rapid growth, and the banks that financed Musk's takeover prepare to sell off debt they've incurred from the deal.

Though Musk notes that X is 'shaping national conversations,' that's not going to help banks collect on the money they put up to help Musk buy Twitter in 2022.

X’s deal with Visa, the largest U.S. credit card network, was announced by CEO Linda Yaccarino and will be dubbed X Money Account.