Fired HMV Employee Hijacks Twitter Account To Live Tweet Mass Layoff

Dozens of employees of HMV, the bankrupt British music retailer, have been fired. News of the layoffs was first leaked on Twitter, appearing on HMV's official Twitter account (@hmvtweets) by a rogue Tweeter. The posts, which have since been removed, gave a blow-by-blow account of what was happening as the employees were being let go.

The first of the tweets, reportedly posted by a disgruntled HMV employee who was among the casualties, appeared about 2:30 p.m. London time: "There are over 60 of us being fired at once! Mass execution, of loyal employees who love the brand."