Hawthorne: SpaceX, the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon muskAccording to media reports, several employees involved in an open letter reprimanding the colorful billionaire for his behavior have been fired.
The report, published Friday, cited an email from SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell saying the company had terminated employees who put together and circulated the letter. The letter writers denounced Musk for actions they said “have been a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, especially in recent weeks.”
new York Times The outlet was the first to report the purge, based on information from three employees familiar with the situation. The employees were not named.
It’s not clear how many SpaceX employees lost their jobs, but Shotwell leaves no doubt that the company believes they have crossed an unacceptable line.
According to the Times, Shotwell wrote in his email, “The letter, solicitation and normal process left employees feeling uncomfortable, intimidated and threatened, and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign something that did not reflect their views.” used to do.” “We have much more important tasks to complete and there is no need for such hyperactivity.”
The firing took place on Thursday — the same day Musk first addressed Twitter employees about a $44 billion deal to add that social media service to his business empire. The buyout is in limbo while Musk tries to determine whether Twitter is hiding the number of fake accounts on its platform.
As the Twitter drama unfolded, another report surfaced that Musk had paid a flight attendant $250,000 to quash a possible sexual assault lawsuit against him. Musk denied the allegations of sexual harassment, and Shotwell sent an email to SpaceX employees last month saying he believed the allegations were false.
In recent weeks, Musk has also ridiculed his looks Microsoft Posted a poop emoji during an online discussion with Twitter co-founder Bill Gates and Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal,
In an open letter to SpaceX employees criticizing Musk, some of his tweets sent to his 98 million followers cast the company in a bad light.
“As our CEO and foremost spokesperson, ELON Seen as the face of SpaceX – any tweet that Elon sends out is a genuine public statement by the company. reflect the mission or our values.”
The report, published Friday, cited an email from SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell saying the company had terminated employees who put together and circulated the letter. The letter writers denounced Musk for actions they said “have been a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, especially in recent weeks.”
new York Times The outlet was the first to report the purge, based on information from three employees familiar with the situation. The employees were not named.
It’s not clear how many SpaceX employees lost their jobs, but Shotwell leaves no doubt that the company believes they have crossed an unacceptable line.
According to the Times, Shotwell wrote in his email, “The letter, solicitation and normal process left employees feeling uncomfortable, intimidated and threatened, and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign something that did not reflect their views.” used to do.” “We have much more important tasks to complete and there is no need for such hyperactivity.”
The firing took place on Thursday — the same day Musk first addressed Twitter employees about a $44 billion deal to add that social media service to his business empire. The buyout is in limbo while Musk tries to determine whether Twitter is hiding the number of fake accounts on its platform.
As the Twitter drama unfolded, another report surfaced that Musk had paid a flight attendant $250,000 to quash a possible sexual assault lawsuit against him. Musk denied the allegations of sexual harassment, and Shotwell sent an email to SpaceX employees last month saying he believed the allegations were false.
In recent weeks, Musk has also ridiculed his looks Microsoft Posted a poop emoji during an online discussion with Twitter co-founder Bill Gates and Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal,
In an open letter to SpaceX employees criticizing Musk, some of his tweets sent to his 98 million followers cast the company in a bad light.
“As our CEO and foremost spokesperson, ELON Seen as the face of SpaceX – any tweet that Elon sends out is a genuine public statement by the company. reflect the mission or our values.”