Posted on 06/17/2022 11:04:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
Private spacecraft engineering company SpaceX, run by Elon Musk, fired employees on Thursday who took part in disseminating a letter that criticized its founder and CEO.
Employees told The New York Times that those behind the letter, which they posted in a company messaging channel and circulated online on Wednesday, were investigated and asked to leave SpaceX.
“The letter, solicitations and general process made employees feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied, and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign onto something that did not reflect their views,” the company’s president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, wrote in an email to employees obtained by the Times. “We have too much critical work to accomplish and no need for this kind of overreaching activism.”
The letter shared by now-former employees of SpaceX called Musk’s behavior “a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment,” especially blasting his recent comments online.
“As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values,” read the letter, which was shared with The Verge.
Musk, who is in the midst of closing a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, regularly breaks SpaceX’s “No Asshole” policy, employees said, and they called on the company to “hold all leadership equally accountable” for its rules and “publicly address and condemn Elon’s harmful Twitter behavior.”
The letter also addressed recent allegations of sexual misconduct against Musk, citing SpaceX’s “zero tolerance” policy against sexual harassment.
A report published by Insider last month accused Musk of exposing himself to a SpaceX employee and soliciting her for sex, which he called “wild” and “utterly untrue.”
“The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens — this is their standard (despicable) playbook — but nothing will deter me from fighting for a good future and your right to free speech,” said Musk at the time, referring to his promises to promote free speech on Twitter once he acquires ownership of the platform.
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That’s that I guess. I’m glad Elon followed my suggestion.
Play stupid games...
Hilarious.
These are likely folks who would try to unionize...and that’s not going to happen.
He really has no other choice.....................
“Tolerance” didn’t work because the left has none.
Sine they’ve proven to be a cancer on any organization, leading only to ruin and decay, this method is necessary.
Not real smart, zillennials. If you want to bash your company’s CEO, it’s probably best not to do it in a public forum, especially one that’s on the company’s portal.
This made my day! Thanks Elon!
For the left it is not a stupid game.
Can’t have potential saboteurs in a space program.
The A$$...es tried to invoke the no A$$...e rule against Trump and proved that they themselves were in violation of the rule. Its a kind of karmic justice when you take yourself out with your own argument trying to take someone else down.
“Not real smart, zillennials. If you want to bash your company’s CEO, it’s probably best not to do it in a public forum, especially one that’s on the company’s portal.”
Their mission required it to be public.
I’m starting to like him for the same stuff that caused me to like trump.
“...It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values,” read the letter.”
Exactly. So now you can go find another place to work owned by someone whose messages do reflect your work, your mission, and your values.
Buhbye!
Getting yourself fired is pretty stupid.
Even in non-at-will states, that letter was insubordination. I wonder who they thought was going to protect them.
told yall yesterday, Texas is a right to work state, and they guys would be fired immediately.
shoot your mouth off to your boss in Texas and they have every right here to FIRE YOU!
bye bye LIBS!!
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