Elon Musk says he will step down

Twitter’s mercurial new boss may be out the door after less than two months on the job.

Elon Musk tweeted a poll Sunday evening asking people to vote on whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO.

As of Sunday evening, “Yes” was winning by a margin of 58% to 42%.

In several follow-up tweets, Musk suggested that he was serious about leaving.

“As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it,” Musk tweeted.

Since buying Twitter for $44 billion and taking over as CEO in late October.

Musk has journeyed from one controversy to the next.

Musk immediately laid off several top executives and laid off about half of Twitter’s staff.

Musk has frequently stated that Twitter’s finances are dire.

“No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,” Musk tweeted.